“Lost careers. Broken marriages. Dismissed and disbelieved by family and friends. “…Facing the end of the federal public health emergency in May, many people experiencing lingering effects of the virus say they feel angry and abandoned by policymakers eager to move on.” […]
Action Alerts Senate Health CommitteeHearing on SB770 “Unified Health Care Financing” Author: Senator Scott Wiener (D-SF) Wednesday, April 19 at 1:30 pm State Capitol 1021 O Street, Room 1100, Sacramento, CA If you can’t attend in person, testify by phone: 877-226-8163, […]
“Although Horizon says it now has 20 drugs under development, in its 15 years of existence it has yet to license a product it invented. Yet the company has managed to assemble a war chest of lucrative drugs, in the process writing a playbook […]
“The odds of [uninsured] patients getting insurance to help cover the cost of treatment play out a bit like a game of roulette, depending upon where they live and what type of cancer they have.“’It is very random — that’s, I think, the heartbreaking […]
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“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 […]
“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.“ […]