Breaking News in Healthcare Reform
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health policy, Medicare for All & California
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“…35% of American Indian and Alaska Native households and 24% of Black households had trouble accessing care for serious illness, compared with only 18% of White households.”
A ‘Staggering’ Number of People Couldn’t Get Care During the Pandemic, Poll Finds
NPR | Rhitu Chatterjee | August 8, 2022
“…the French government has also approved plans to develop a biometric version of the Carte Vitale that will enable holders to verify their identity using their fingerprint….”
France Lets Citizens Add a Digital Version of Their Health Insurance Card to Their Smartphone
NFCW | Tom Phillips | August 8, 2022
“…an estimated 98 million Americans said rising health care prices had caused them to skip treatments, delay buying prescription drugs or pay for their care by borrowing money or cutting back….”
Inflation Has Many Americans Cutting Back on Health Care, Poll Finds
US News & World Report | Dennis Thompson | August 8, 2022
“Cheers broke out as Senate Democrats held united, 51-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking vote after an all-night session.”
Senate Democrats Pass Budget Package, A Victory for Biden
Associated Press | Alan Fram, Lisa Mascaro | August 7, 2022
“The estimated $740 billion package — passed Sunday by the Senate and heading to the House — is full of party priorities.”
What’s in Democrats’ Big Bill? Climate, Health Care, Savings
Associated Press | Lisa Mascaro | August 7, 2022
“[Senator Bernie] Sanders stood alone on proposed amendments to reinstate the child tax credit and a guarantee that Medicare drug costs wouldn’t exceed what the Department of Veterans Affairs pays for the same medications.”
What Could the Inflation Reduction Act Mean for You?
Vox | Ellen Ioanes | August 7, 2022
“…72% of employed adults who pick their insurance wish someone would tell them which health plan is best for them….”
Survey: The Health Insurance “Knowledge Gap” is Wide and Employees Don’t Know Where to Turn When Choosing Health Insurance Options
PR Newswire | JustWorks | August 4, 2022
“Universal healthcare campaigners in California on Monday unveiled a tool they say shows how most working families would save at least hundreds — and likely thousands — of dollars each year [with] a Medicare for All-type system.”
Health Cost Calculator Shows Most Californians Would Save Big with Medicare for All
Common Dreams | Brett Wilkins | August 1, 2022
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