Author: Mark Wrede

  “President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to run the sprawling government agency that administers Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act marketplace — celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz — recently held broad investments in health care, tech, and food companies that would pose significant conflicts of interest.” […]

  “A California agency charged with slowing health costs has set a lofty goal for insurers to direct 15% of their spending to primary care by 2034, part of the state’s effort to expand the primary care workforce and give more people access to preventive […]

  “Should Kennedy win Senate confirmation, his critics say a radical antiestablishment medical movement with roots in past centuries would take power, threatening the achievements of a science-based public health order painstakingly built since World War II.”     Scientists Fear What’s Next for Public […]

  “These are fundamental questions for older adults who live alone: Who will be there for them, for matters large and small? Who will help them navigate the ever more complex health care system and advocate on their behalf? Who will take out the garbage […]

  “Providers and hospitals, however, caution that the state hasn’t expanded its workforce adequately or increased Medi-Cal payments sufficiently, leaving some enrollees unable to find providers to see them in a timely manner — if at all.”     California Expanded Medi-Cal to Unauthorized Residents. […]

  “…the election’s outcome could alter the very nature of the nearly 60-year-old federal program.”     Election Outcome Could Bring Big Changes to Medicare   On the campaign trail, both former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are eager to portray themselves […]