“Before the celebration, family members who were eligible were vaccinated and boosted. They quarantined and used masks in the days leading up to the event. And many took solace in negative results from rapid covid-19 tests taken a few days before the 35-person indoor […]
Breaking News in Healthcare Reform “Becerra’s directive … comes days after drugmaker Biogen slashed the price of its $56,000-a-year medication, Aduhelm, to $28,200 a year….” Medicare Told to Reassess Premium Hike for Alzheimer’s Drug Associated Press | Ricardo Alonzo Zanzibar | January 10, […]
It’s time to fight media bias with truth As soon as it was announced that Assemblyman Ash Kalra, author of California’s Guaranteed Health Care for All Act, had introduced ACA 11, a single-payer financing proposal, negative headlines were splashed all over the […]
A new Health Justice Monitor commentary on the conviction of Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos, on charges of defrauding investors. Deception Comeuppance: Theranos & Privatized US Health Insurance By James G. Kahn, MD/MPH Summary Yesterday Elizabeth Holmes was convicted of four counts […]
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 […]
“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 […]
