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Breaking News in Healthcare Reform
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“…despite California’s staggering budget deficit, the state is moving forward with a long-term investment in luring more doctors to the San Joaquin Valley.”
A UC Merced Medical Program is Slowly Taking Shape. Why California Wants More Doctors There
Cal Matters | Ana B. Ibarra | July 8, 2024
“‘…the U.S. health care system isn’t the result of design…,’ said Amy Finkelstein, an economics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.”
Economist, Doctor Suggest Publicly Funded Health Care as Solution to Insurance Woes
Association of Health Care Journalists | Sean Kirkby | July 3, 2024
“At the end of 2023, gross margins per enrollee in Medicare Advantage were $1,982 on average compared to $1,048 in the individual market.”
KFF: This Insurance Market Had the Highest Gross Margins Last Year
Fierce Healthcare | Paige Minemyer | July 2, 2024
“…the taxpayers are overpaying these Medicare Advantage private plans by tens of billions of dollars each year.”
‘It’s Time to Take Medicare Advantage Off the Market’: CounterSpin Interview with David Himmelstein on Privatized Medicare
FAIR.org | Janine Jackson | July 2, 2024
“The Supreme Court’s decision is likely to have a significant impact on hospitals’ ability to seek higher Medicare reimbursement for low-income patients, particularly for hospitals in rural areas treating vulnerable patient populations.”
SCOTUS to Review Case Impacting Medicare Reimbursement for Hospitals Treating Low-Income Patients
National Law Review | Leonard Lipsky, John Herbstritt, Alexandria M. Foster | July 2, 2024
“…it is the Supreme Court, as much or more than any elected official, that will shape access across the country in the years to come.”
‘A Battle to the Death’: The Next Abortion Cases En Route to the Supreme Court
Politico | Alice Miranda Ollstein | July 1, 2024
“Some former FDA officials said they expect the decision to especially impact federal agencies that use science to support their policies….”
Chevron Ruling Could Clog the Drug Pipeline
Politico | Chelsea Cirruzzo, Ben Leonard | July 1, 2024
“For years, researchers have been warning the public that maternal deaths in America were rising, more than doubling between the 2000s and 2010s, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).”
How Dangerous Is It Really to Have a Baby in America?
Vox | Anna North | July 1, 2024
“From its inception, privatized Medicare has been rife with fraud and mismanagement.”
Medicare Dis-Advantage: Overpayments and Inequity
The Nation | Adam Gaffney, David U. Himmelstein, Steffie Woolhandler | July 1, 2024
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