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“The nation’s leading trade groups for end-of-life care have repeatedly recommended that Medicare impose a moratorium on certifying new hospices in counties that have seen an explosion in questionable startups. This would prevent bad actors from draining Medicare funds,…”
Medicare Certifies Hospices in California Despite State Ban on New Licenses
ProPublica | Ava Kofman | January 25, 2024
“’The largely unregulated sale of seniors’ information to lead generators and [third-party marketing organizations] has led to a race to the bottom as unscrupulous actors put their own financial interests ahead of seniors’ health needs,’ Wyden said….”
Senator Probes MA Exchanges’ Marketing Tactics
Healthcare Dive | Sydney Halleman | January 24, 2024
“Corporations are becoming the norm in health care, and agencies like the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) know that what’s good for business isn’t necessarily good for patients.”
The FTC is Cracking Down on Big Healthcare Companies
PIRG | Maribeth Guarino, Catherine Tan | January 24, 2024
“…a lower court’s decision to curtail the widely used abortion pill mifepristone would have ‘disruptive consequences’ for women and the FDA if it’s allowed to stand.”
DOJ Tells SCOTUS Curbing Abortion Pill Access “Threatens Profound Harms”
Axios | Rebecca Falconer | January 24, 2024
“No one really knows how far — or where — AI will take health care, but Nvidia’s recently announced $100 million deal with Amgen, which has access to 500 million human genomes, made some conference attendees uneasy.”
What The Health Care Sector Is Selling To Wall Street: The “First Trillion-Dollar Drug Company Is Out There”
CBS News | Molly Castle Work, Arthur Allen | January 23, 2024
“Patients across the country are left waiting and wondering while their physicians fight for access to treatment plans they’ve prescribed.”
Health Insurance Made Me Jump Through Hoops to Get the Treatment I Need. It Cost Me My Job.
Louisville Courier Journal | Bonnie Jean Feldkamp | January 23, 2024
“Racial and ethnic earning disparities associated with health insurance premium growth have increased over time.”
Study Links Rising Health Care Costs and Income Disparities
Benefits Pro | Alan Goforth | January 23, 2024
“Once you’re in a Medicare Advantage plan, you may not be able to get out.”
Medicare Advantage is Popular, But Some Beneficiaries Feel Buyer’s Remorse
KFF Health News | Sarah Jane Tribble | January 23, 2024
“Equal access to contraception and reproductive health care, regardless of where someone works or lives, is essential to workers’ fundamental freedoms and economic security.”
AFL-CIO: Reproductive Rights Are Worker Rights
AFL-CIO | Staff | January 22, 2024
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