Breaking News in Healthcare Reform
Snippets of news & commentary with a special focus on
health policy, Medicare for All & California
Like Weekly News Roundup? Then you’ll love our popular podcast Code WACK! where we shine a light on the outrageous hassles patients face when dealing with America’s callous healthcare system. Subscribe below!
“The donations shed new light on Emblem’s close ties to New York labor leaders as it is vying against Aetna for a multi-billion-dollar deal to redesign the health benefits of hundreds of thousands of city employees.”
Insurer Vying for City Contracts Donates $550,000 on Union Leader’s Behalf
Politico | Maya Kaufman | January 8, 2024
“A new study finds that the list prices for the 10 selected drugs are about three times higher … even after rebates and discounts….”
Americans Pay the Most for Drugs Selected for Medicare Price Negotiation
Managed Healthcare Executive | Denise Myshko | January 4, 2024
“High healthcare costs put pressure on an already strained fiscal situation and are one of the primary drivers of the long-term structural imbalance between spending and revenues that is built into the country’s budget.”
Why Are Americans Paying More for Healthcare?
Peter G. Peterson Foundation | January 3, 2024
“[CMS] Rule 4201-F is aimed at putting Medicare Advantage in greater alignment with traditional Medicare…. Under the rule, Medicare Advantage organizations must cover Part A and Part B benefits on the same conditions as traditional Medicare.”
New Medicare Advantage Guidance, Emphasis on Health Equity on the Horizon for 2024
Insurance News Net | Susan Rupe | January 3, 2024
“Creating a sane healthcare system … will depend on building a massive common movement to free our economy from Wall Street’s wealth extraction.”
We Deserve Medicare for All, But What We Get Is Medicare for Wall Street
Common Dreams | Les Leopold | January 3, 2024
“The chatbot misdiagnosed 72 of 100 cases selected and delivered too broad a diagnosis to be considered correct for another 11….”
ChatGPT Had a High Error Rate for Pediatric Cases
Axios | Adriel Bettelheim | January 3, 2024
“Inaccurate directories shift the responsibility onto patients to locate a plan’s network or pay for out-of-network care….”
Health Insurance Giants’ Directories Are Falsely Listing In-Network Providers
Jacobin | Helen Santoro | January 2, 2024
“Residents often don’t even know why they’re being forcibly discharged.”
New California Laws for 2024: Nursing Homes Must Provide More Information Before Evictions
CalMatters | Jocelyn Wiener | January 2, 2024
____________________________________________
Shining a light on ongoing inequities in health care
and the impact they have on vulnerable individuals and communities.
Our podcast Code WACK! brings to life the failures of America’s healthcare system with stories, commentary and analysis.
Our Weekly News Roundup shares news and views about health policy, health equity and healthcare reform (from non-paywalled news sources)
Our Media page connects you to doctors, advocates and experts in health economics and health policy.
Our Resources page provides a wealth of additional resources including links to legislation and studies.
Keep up with the Medicare for All movement
Subscribe to Code WACK!
Apple Google Amazon Spotify Subscribe
Podcasts Podcasts Music for emails
Or wherever you find your favorite podcasts!
And follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and subscribe for email updates.