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“California lawmakers are poised to vote for the first time on regulating private equity investments in health care, but the proposal they will weigh in on carves out exemptions for some of the industry’s biggest players.”
Will California Regulate Hedge Funds in Health Care? Lawmakers Will Decide Soon
CalMatters | Kristen Hwang | August 19, 2024
“…Harris vowed that under her administration, Medicare negotiations would continue and grow to encompass all Americans, not only Medicare beneficiaries.”
Harris Vows Biden-Era Health Care Programs Will Get Bigger If She’s Elected
The Hill | Joseph Choi | August 16, 2024
“…despite higher healthcare spending, America’s health outcomes are not any better than those in other developed countries. The United States actually performs worse in some common health metrics like life expectancy, infant mortality, unmanaged diabetes, and safety during childbirth.”
How Does the U.S. Healthcare System Compare to Other Countries?
Peter G. Peterson Foundation | August 15, 2024
“The average cost of employer-sponsored health care coverage in the U.S. is expected to increase 9%, surpassing $16,000 per employee in 2025….”
Employer Health Care Costs Projected to Increase 9% Next Year
Insurance News Net | PR Newswire | August 15, 2024
“These drugs treat common ailments like blood clots, diabetes and rarer conditions like blood cancers. Some are relatively cheap and used by millions of older Americans, while others are relatively expensive and used by tens of thousands.”
In a First, Medicare Has Set Prices for 10 Drugs, Saving Billions
Politico | Robert King, David Lim, Lauren Gardner | August 15, 2024
“…privately run Medicare Advantage and safety-net Medicaid plans are seeing their profitability shrink amid ongoing operational pressures creating a sharp reversal in expected fortunes — much to health insurance executives’ chagrin.”
Medicaid Overtakes Medicare Advantage as Health Insurers’ Bogeyman in Q2
Healthcare Dive | Rebecca Pifer | August 15, 2024
“Recently released federal data once again show the United States with by far the highest rate of maternal deaths of any high-income nation…. Racial disparities are also extreme: Black women in the U.S. are nearly three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women are.”
Health Care for Women: How the U.S. Compares Internationally
The Commonwealth Fund | M Gunja, R Masitha, L Zephyrin | August 15, 2024
“…uninsured patients had greater odds of withdrawal of life-supporting treatment and mortality and publicly insured patients had longer stay and greater odds of hospital complications when compared with privately insured patients.”
Insurance-Related Disparities in Withdrawal of Life Support and Mortality After Spinal Cord Injury
JAMA Surgery | Husain Shakil, MD, et al | August 14, 2024
“Although Republicans were not able to repeal Obamacare, they were successful in another way: years of attacks left little room to expand coverage or rein in healthcare prices, essentially the unfinished work of Obamacare.”
Tim Walz Pick Excites Hopes of Taking US Healthcare Beyond Obamacare Era
The Guardian | Jessica Glenza | August 12, 2024
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