“Private equity is rapidly moving to reshape health care in America, coming off a banner year in 2021, when the deep-pocketed firms plowed $206 billion into more than 1,400 health care acquisitions, according to industry tracker PitchBook.“Seeking quick returns, these investors are buying […]
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“Mike Odeh, senior director of health for the California advocacy group Children Now, … thinks 89,000 children a year are affected. The California legislature included the continuous eligibility provision in the budget approved in June. California would cover children in Medicaid from birth […]
“Like many others with long covid, Taveras has fallen through the cracks of a system that was time-consuming and difficult to navigate even before the covid pandemic. People are facing years-long wait times, insufficient legal support, and a lack of clear guidance on […]
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Centene Showers Politicians With Millions as It Courts Contracts and Settles Overbilling Allegations
“On Nov. 2, 2021, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak’s reelection campaign received 10 separate $10,000 contributions from what appeared to be unrelated health insurance plans from across the country. … But a thread connects the companies: Each is a subsidiary of Centene Corp., ranked […]
“’It’s not age alone that renders elderly people vulnerable in disasters. … It’s the intersection of age with other social forces’ that affects people who are poor and represent racial and ethnic minorities.“This lesson has been painfully learned during the covid pandemic, which […]
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“Though Lupron was invented in 1973, its manufacturer got patent extensions in 1989 by offering a slow-release version. Drugmakers commonly use this tactic to extend their exclusive rights to sell a product. … In subsequent years, Abbott and Takeda, in a joint venture called […]