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American Hospitals:
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“…California wants to go further by using Medicaid money to directly pay some people’s rent.”
California Looks to Spend Some Medicaid Money on Housing
Associated Press | Adam Beam | March 26, 2023
“Although many people, including some medical providers, believe that stillbirths are inevitable, research shows that as many as 1 in 4 may be preventable.”
Federal Study Calls US Stillbirth Rate “Unacceptably High” and Recommends Action
Truthout | Duaa Eldeib | March 26, 2023
“…rather than investing in benefits for patients … these seven health insurers instead spent $26.2 billion on stock buybacks.”
Senate Dems Blast Medicare Advantage Giants Over ‘Exorbitant’ CEO Pay
Common Dreams | Jake Johnson | March 24, 2023
“One Cigna executive, according to a lawsuit against the insurance giant, privately described certain diagnoses as ‘golden nuggets….’”
Medicare Advantage Industry ‘Scare Tactics’ and Lobbying Intensify Over Efforts to Curb Fraud
Common Dreams | Jake Johnson | March 23, 2023
“…the US must move to a system that treats health care — and health — as rights rather than privileges.”
Thirteen Years After Passage of ACA: Real Progress Has Been Made, But US Needs Medicare for All
CEPR | Shawn Fremstad, Hayley Brown | March 23, 2023
“The move to embrace ‘food as medicine’ shifted from a widely dismissed corner of healthcare to a topic of conversation at the highest levels when … the White House held its conference on hunger, nutrition and health.”
Veterans Health Administration Teams with About Fresh to Scale Up ‘Food Is Medicine’ Demonstration Project
Fierce Healthcare | Annie Burky | March 23, 2023
“Health officials are bracing for chaos as states begin to determine — for the first time in three years — who is eligible for Medicaid, as a key pandemic policy of guaranteed eligibility ends.”
Why Millions of People Could Lose Medicaid Next Month
The Hill | Nathaniel Weixel | March 22, 2023
“Similar to Pfizer, Moderna plans to charge $130 a dose for its shot in the commercial market, much higher than the $25 to $30 a dose the U.S. government paid during the pandemic emergency.”
Moderna CEO Defends Price of COVID Shot at Senate Hearing
Healthcare Dive | Christopher Newman | March 22, 2023
“PhRMA also is suggesting a reduced tax rate on U.S. manufacturing income generated from producing pharmaceuticals and medical devices in the U.S.”
Biopharma Industry Lobbies for Tax Breaks Related to US-Based Manufacturing
Fierce Healthcare | Kevin Dunleavy | March 21, 2023
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