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!
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
“A major proposal from Gov. Gavin Newsom to overhaul the state’s behavioral and mental health system is likely to take nearly $720 million away from services provided by county governments annually….”
Gavin Newsom’s Mental Health Plan Could Strip More Than $700 Million from Services, Report Says
CalMatters | Kristen Hwang | July 17, 2023
“KFF’s analysis shows that in the six states that report Medicaid disenrollments by age — Arkansas, Arizona, Virginia, Indiana, Oklahoma, and Washington — roughly a third of those removed from the lifesaving program since April are children.”
Medicaid Purge Has Affected at Least 2.1 Million People — Including Many Children
Truthout | Jake Johnson | July 15, 2023
“…it squeezed more revenue out of customers served through its Optum Health business, which runs clinics, outpatient surgery centers and provides home care … treating more people through value-based care arrangements….”
UnitedHealth Shares Rally as Health Care Giant Beats 2Q Forecasts, Eases Care Use Concerns
Associated Press | Tom Murphy | July 14, 2023
“Currently, Medicare beneficiaries are only guaranteed access to daily oral PrEP through Part D, facing out-of-pocket costs….”
Medicare Proposes Coverage for PrEP Without Patient Cost Sharing
Fierce Healthcare | Noah Tong | July 13, 2023
“The bill would require taxpayers making more than $400,000 annually to contribute more to Medicare, while closing legal loopholes and also ensuring ‘that wealthy owners of pass-through businesses like hedge funds and private equity firms with more than $400,000 in annual income cannot avoid Medicare taxes.’”
Dems’ Wealth Tax Bill Would Extend Social Security Solvency by 75+ Years: Analysis
Common Dreams | Brett Wilkins | July 11, 2023
“Since the 1990s, insulin manufacturers have raised prices many times over for U.S. patients, as much as 1100%, despite their products remaining largely unchanged, and low production costs.”
Advocates Push Schumer to Go Further to Lower Insulin Prices
Public Citizen | July 10, 2023
____________________________________________
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.