The Week in Healthcare Reform “List price increases don’t tell the entire story about U.S. drug pricing, but drug company claims about how net prices are falling right now distort how much prices have increased over time.” The Big-Ticket Drugs That Have […]
Author: Mark Wrede
“We felt that there was no better way to begin distributing these funds than by giving to our students who will soon give so much to our world….” Why an HBCU Med School Decided to Put CARES Act Money […]
The Week in Healthcare Reform “…we find that increased access to healthcare through Medicaid coverage reduces recidivism among offenders convicted of violent and public order crimes.” The Effect of Public Health Insurance on Criminal Recidivism Journal of Policy Analysis and Management | […]
“…hundreds of thousands of Californians who are eligible for the credits are not yet reaping the benefit. Among them are 575,000 uninsured people, most of whom could get coverage for $0 a month, and about 260,000 people who buy insurance outside the state’s Affordable […]
“In January, the word in the fields was that covid vaccination would make you sterile. Now, people hear from friends and social media that the vaccines can turn you into a monkey, change your gender or clone you.” Vaccine Promoters […]
The Week in Healthcare Reform “After baby Dorian Bennett arrived two months early and spent more than 50 days in the neonatal ICU, his parents received a bill of more than $550,000 — despite having insurance.” NICU Bill Installment Plan: That’ll Be […]
“…the industry plans to argue it needs more money to deliver better results — and it wields substantial power in the Capitol. In the past decade, it has spent at least $10 million to influence lawmakers and has given one or more political donations […]
“On March 31, 1977, as a measles epidemic swept through Los Angeles, the county health department issued an ultimatum to the parents of the county’s 1.6 million schoolchildren: Get your kids vaccinated within a month or keep them home. The ‘no shots, no school’ […]