The Biden administration announced a major initiative to protect Americans from medical debt on Thursday, outlining plans to develop federal rules barring unpaid medical bills from affecting patients’ credit scores. Biden Administration to Ban Medical Debt From Americans’ Credit Scores The regulations, […]
“Humira has enjoyed high-priced U.S. exclusivity for 20 years. Its challengers could save the health care system $9 billion and herald savings from the whole class of drugs called biosimilars — a windfall akin to the hundreds of billions saved each year through the […]
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“…the newly renamed Behavioral Health Services Act would build 10,000 new beds and housing units for people experiencing homelessness who have behavioral health needs. It would also focus on diversifying the workforce and improving accountability — tracking outcomes in a more detailed way — […]
“Atencio had a heart attack at 19, triggered by an undiagnosed congenital condition. The debts from his care devastated his credit score. ‘It always felt like I just couldn’t get a leg up,’ he said, recalling a life of dead-end jobs and high-interest loans […]
Zoom Webinar “Civil Rights, Medicare, the Desegregation ofAmerican Hospitals, and theMenace of ‘Value-Based’ Care” Featuring Linda Phenix, Texas Task Force to Protect Medicare from Privatization Click to Register Wednesday, September 13 at 5pm PT / 8pm ET (30 minute presentation) […]
The issues dominating the dual Hollywood strikes by actors and writers are artificial intelligence, residual payments, and job protections. But one topic that’s often a contentious point in labor negotiations — health insurance — has slipped under the radar. Hollywood’s A-List […]
“The proposed standard was prompted by the industry’s troubled performance earlier in the coronavirus pandemic, when 200,000 nursing home residents died. “But the proposal falls far short of what both the industry and patient advocates believe is needed to improve care for most of the […]
