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“…as Americans die because they cannot afford the medications they need, five of the largest drug companies in the U.S. made nearly $80 billion in profits last year….”
Greedy Pharma Firms Rip Off Americans While Pfizer, Moderna Swim in Profits
Fox News | Senator Bernie Sanders | January 23, 2023
ACO REACH “provides an opportunity for healthcare insurers with a history of defrauding and abusing Medicare and ripping off taxpayers to further encroach on the Medicare system.“
‘Cancel This Failed Experiment’: Physicians Tell Biden HHS to End Medicare Privatization Pilot
Common Dreams | Jake Johnson | January 20, 2023
“Only 19% of hospitals fully comply with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rule that requires facilities to post estimated costs for items and services….”
Study Finds Hospitals Are Still Not Posting Prices
Axios | Arielle Dreher | January 19, 2023
“If you don’t believe corporate greed has deadly consequences, take a look at the decline in American life expectancy. We need Medicare for All, and we must raise the minimum wage.” —Rep. Ro Khanna
‘We Need Medicare for All’: Record Number in US Postponed Healthcare in 2022
Common Dreams | Kenny Stancil | January 18, 2023
“We still have 11 states resisting Medicaid expansion, and that leaves a big, gaping hole in coverage in those states. But that’s not for lack of trying by the Biden administration.”
Numbers Don’t Lie. Biden Kept His Promise on Improving Obamacare.
Kaiser Health News | Julie Appleby | January 18, 2023
“Overall, more than 600 rural hospitals — nearly 30% of rural hospitals nationwide — are at risk of closing in the near future, according to the report.”
Hundreds of Hospitals Could Close Across Rural America
US News & World Report | Dennis Thompson | January 16, 2023
“Certain payers would need to include a specific reason when denying requests, publicly report certain prior authorization metrics and send decisions within 72 hours to seven days, depending on the level of urgency, which is twice as fast as the existing Medicare Advantage response time limit.”
Current Prior Authorization Practices Are Adding to Burnout, Surgeon General Says
Healthcare Finance | Susan Morse | January 18, 2023
“Three primary focuses of OHCA include analyzing the healthcare market for cost trends and drivers of spending, enforcing healthcare cost targets, and conducting cost and market impact reviews of proposed healthcare consolidations.”
California Office Of Health Care Affordability’s ‘Affordability Board’ to Begin Regular Meetings This Year
State of Reform | Hannah Saunders | January 17, 2023
“These are ten worst instances of bad faith in health care in 2022, according to the Lown Institute.”
‘Producing the Poison and Selling the Cure’: Group Ranks Health Care Industry’s Lowlights in 2022
USA Today | Orlando Mayorquin | January 14, 2023
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