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“…Every year we have deaths which appear to be attributable to
health insurance problems that are a thousand times
greater than the deaths in the LA fires.”
– James G. Kahn, MD, MPH
Murder, Money & Medicine:
The United Healthcare
CEO Tragedy and
America’s Insurance Crisis
Featuring James G. Kahn, MD, MPH
Health Justice Monitor
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Breaking News in Healthcare Reform
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“The removed sites, primarily maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, covered issues like contraception, transgender health and climate change that President Trump and Republicans have repeatedly targeted.”
Trump Health Info Blackout Shocks Providers
Axios | Maya Goldman | February 3, 2025
“His responses raised concern among health experts that Kennedy lacks basic skills needed for the job.”
RFK Jr. Kept Asking to See the Science That Vaccines Were Safe. After He Saw It, He Dismissed It
Associated Press | Lauran Neergaard, Mike Stobbe | January 31, 2025
“While the specific proposals being considered vary, they would all reduce health funding and make clinical services less affordable, directly harming the millions of Americans who presently benefit – and often survive – due to these programs.”
How Medicaid Cuts Could Leave Millions Without Health Care in the U.S.
Partners in Health | January 30, 2025
“Nine health insurance parent companies that received more than 5 million claims denied in-network claims at a rate of more than 20%, according to KFF’s analysis.”
ACA Insurers Deny 20% of Claims: Report
Axios | Maya Goldman | January 30, 2025
“Every day, we find ourselves in battles over approvals for medications or procedures we know our patients desperately need…. It’s heartbreaking to explain to a patient that their care is delayed – not because of medical reasons, but because of their insurance.”
Health Insurance Companies Hold Too Much Sway Over Patient Care, Doctors Say
Medical Economics | Richard Payerchin | January 30, 2025
“A federal judge on Tuesday issued a stay against a White House directive that ordered a spending freeze on federal assistance, which sent Washington and organizations around the country into chaos on Tuesday as they scrambled to figure out how their programs would be affected.”
Judge Blocks Trump Federal Funding Freeze On All Public Loans, Grants and More Aid
CBS News | Nancy Cordes, Robert Legare, Kathryn Watson, Caroline Linton, Kaia Hubbard, Melissa Quinn, Kristin Brown, Richard Escobedo | January 28, 2025
“In circumstances where treatment is either inaccessible or inadequate, frustrated patients are resorting to do-it-yourself medicine, like using psilocybin to manage cluster headaches.”
Americans Are Going Rogue in Response to a Broken Health Care System | Opinion
Newsweek | Catherine Tan | January 27, 2025
“Time and again, you see these issues and you realize, ‘I can either be a bystander or I can attempt to advocate’ – even if the political winds are against us.”
Doctors Say They’ve Apprehensively Taken On Job of Preventing Patients’ Medical Debt
The Guardian | Jessica Glenza | January 27, 2025
“In areas like California’s rural Shasta County, school campuses may be the most effective places to care for children’s mental health needs, and such care will now be covered by insurance.”
Under a New Law, California Schools Hope Insurance Changes Lead to More Student Therapy
Capital & Main | George B. Sánchez-Tello | January 27, 2025
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