“Congress could resolve the matter with a simple fix to the ACA, says [Dr. A. Mark Fendrick, director of the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design at the University of Michigan]. ‘Give the task force recommendations approval by the secretary of the Department of Health […]
Author: Mark Wrede
“California is legally bound to continue doing business with Walgreens through the state’s massive Medicaid program, health law experts said. And according to a public records request, the state paid Walgreens $1.5 billion last year.“ Gov. Newsom Wanted […]
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“The decision from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas could open the door for insurers or employers to reinstate copayments for some of those preventive services, although many may be reluctant or unable to do so, at least immediately.“ […]
“Rather than propose a comprehensive policy bill developed by a few single payer experts (an essential component of our work but an approach that has not succeeded politically after numerous attempts), SB 770 seeks to engage health justice supporters of all stripes to […]
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“…the platform Sanders commands is essentially a bully pulpit. So Sanders was left to bully his way toward results….“By the end of the hearing, seeming to acknowledge the limits of his power, the former presidential candidate was pleading with Moderna chief executive Stéphane Bancel […]
“States are barred from using federal Medicaid dollars to pay directly for rent, but California’s governor is asking the administration of President Joe Biden, a fellow Democrat, to authorize a new program called ‘transitional rent,’ which would provide up to six months of rent […]