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“…excluding the commercial market from the law’s reach was dictated by political necessity and arcane Senate rules.”
The Coming Public-Private Drug Pricing Divide
Axios | Caitlin Owens | August 15, 2022
“…the Commissioners agreed that moving to … single-payer … would be a transformational step towards a health care system that prioritizes access, quality, equity, and affordability.”
Healthy California for All Commission Releases Report on Strategies to Implement Unified Financing Single-Payer System
The Source | Robin Davison | August 12, 2022
“In the past 12 months, PhRMA and closely allied groups spent at least $57 million … on TV, cable, radio, and social media ads opposing price negotiations, according to monitoring by the advocacy group Patients for Affordable Drugs. PhRMA spent over $100 million this year to unleash a massive team of 1,500 lobbyists on Capitol Hill.”
Big Pharma Went All In to Kill Drug Pricing Negotiations
Kaiser Health News | Arthur Allen | August 12, 2022
“…California must craft reform options to balance two potent opposing forces: the strong and enthusiastic public support given to a single-payer system … versus the powerful and well-organized opposition to a single-payer system mounted by strong vested interest groups….”
Unified Financing of Health Care in California: The Road Ahead
Health Affairs | William Hsiao & Richard M. Scheffler | August 11, 2022
“…experts disagree on whether drugmakers will shift those costs to the private market.”
Senate’s Medicare Drug Pricing May Ripple into Private Market
Roll Call | Lauren Clason, Jessie Hellmann | August 10, 2022
“All but two of the seven largest insurers saw profits climb in the second quarter compared with the prior-year period….”
Profits Climb for Major Insurers as Hospital Volumes Drop in Q2
Healthcare Dive | Samantha Liss | August 9, 2022
“The Teen Vogue [and Change Research] poll found 73% of people surveyed support Medicare for All, a single-payer, government-subsidized health care program that would cover all Americans.”
The Inflation Reduction Act is Good for Young People — And That’s Good for Biden
MSNBC | Ja’han Jones | August 8, 2022
“‘To be a doctor in that position … you think, will the hospital let me do this? Will the DA go after me and I end up fined or in jail?’ Dr. Jordan Crow said. ‘It’s this feeling of helplessness and utter confusion for everyone involved.’”
Pregnant Women in States with Abortion Bans Face the Reality of a Post-Roe World
NBC News | Lauren Dunn, Kristen Dahlgren | August 8, 2022
“The biggest provision by far of the package is the $313 billion Moody’s Analytics says will be raised over 10 years by imposing a 15% minimum tax on corporate profits for businesses that earn at least $1 billion a year.”
The Market’s Biggest Winners and Losers in the Inflation Reduction Act
CNBC | Tim Mullaney | August 8, 2022
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