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“[COVID-19] exposed and exacerbated deep inequalities in health care, the labor force and the broader economy. For the most part, they persist.”
The Day Everything Changed
Axios | Sam Baker | March 11, 2024
“The chaos caused by the cyberattack is prompting a reckoning for senior US cybersecurity officials about the vulnerabilities in hugely important companies that underpin the health care system.”
‘We’re Hemorrhaging Money’: US Health Clinics Try to Stay Open After Unprecedented Cyberattack
CNN | Sean Lyngaas | March 9, 2024
“…the White House said Medicare should be allowed to negotiate prices for 50 medications every year. That would be a significant jump….”
Biden Proposes Strengthening Medicare’s Drug Pricing Power
Healthcare Dive | Kristin Jensen | March 7, 2024
“In the US, patients recovering from life-threatening illnesses often find that their first concern is not their health but the massive medical debts they’ve incurred.”
How Medical Debt Destroys the Lives of Millions of Americans
Jacobin | Luke Messac | March 5, 2024
“…the White House has pressed agencies for months … for additional policies and enforcement opportunities that might boost corporate competition or crack down on ‘junk fees’ ….”
White House Turns to Health Care in Biden’s Latest Move Against ‘Corporate Greed’
Politico | Josh Sisco, Adam Cancryn, Megan R. Wilson | March 4, 2024
“Violent extremist threats against the health care and public health sector have diversified … and will likely remain elevated in the post-pandemic era due to the expansion of medical-related ideological grievances….”
Threats to Health Care Sector Targets Likely to Stay ‘Elevated’ Amid Cultural Wars: DHS
ABC News | Josh Margolin, Sasha Pezenik | March 4, 2024
“…there’s growing concern about how the plans are run, including whether their guardrails around coverage are reducing access to care.”
Medicare Advantage Patients Get Less Home Health Care: Study
Axios | Tina Reed | March 4, 2024
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