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“Toni Daniels was not admitted to the first two hospitals that she went to.
She had polio. The nurses were saying, ‘We’re not admitting a Black child if
we don’t know what the problem is’ and the doctor said, ‘if we don’t admit her,
then she’ll die.’ And obviously, there wasn’t a concern that she would die.”
– Dr. Barbara Berney
Segregation in Health Care:
America’s Racist –
and Deadly – Legacy
Featuring Barbara Berney, PhD, MPH
Producer, Power to Heal: Medicare and
the Civil Rights Revolution
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Breaking News in Healthcare Reform
“Newsom has vetoed bills that would have capped out-of-pocket spending on insulin and regulated pharmacy benefit managers…. Evidence suggests these benefit managers are partially responsible for inflated drug prices.”
California Made a Big Bet on Producing Its Own Insulin. There’s No ‘Date Certain’ for Delivery
CalMatters | Kristen Hwang | March 3, 2025
“‘Everyone who relies on Medicaid would be at risk,’ said Edwin Park, a research professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.”
Who Does Medicaid Cover? How Congress’ Proposed Budget Cuts Could Be Felt
NBC News | Berkeley Lovelace Jr. | March 2, 2025
“…hesitation is surfacing among Washington’s Republican lawmakers — once reliable critics of lofty government social welfare programs such as Medicaid — who say that deep cuts to the health care program could prove too untenable for people back home.”
Republicans Once Maligned Medicaid. Now Some See a Program Too Big to Touch
Associated Press | Amanda Seitz | March 2, 2025
“California has taken just about every route and opportunity to expand the Medicaid program. Today, 14.9 million Californians are enrolled in it, and federal funding cuts would almost certainly roll back services and coverage for some of them.”
California Has a Lot to Lose If Trump Slashes Medicaid. Seniors, Kids and More Could Face Coverage Cuts
CalMatters | Ana B. Ibarra | February 28, 2025
“…each worker agreed the firings will almost certainly impair the nation’s healthcare system in countless ways, with the country likely to feel the aftermath for years to come.”
Fired HHS Civil Servants, Veterans Fear for the Future of US Healthcare
Fierce Healthcare | Noah Tong | February 28, 2025
“Hospitals will be required to disclose actual prices of services, not estimates, and post information in a standardized fashion that is easily comparable across hospitals and health plans.”
Trump Doubles Down on Price Transparency in New Executive Order
Healthcare Dive | Susanna Vogel | February 27, 2025
“Health advocates say the telemedicine options now at risk are particularly important for older adults who are homebound or … live in rural communities far from their doctors’ offices.”
Senior Citizens Are Rattled by News That Medicare Telehealth Coverage Could Expire Next Month
NBC News | Bracey Harris | February 27, 2025
“Emerging evidence shows that insurers use automated decision-making systems to create systematic batch denials with little or no human review, placing barriers between patients and necessary medical care….”
Most Doctors Fear Insurers Using AI to Deny Coverage
Chief Healthcare Foundation | Ron Southwick | February 26, 2025
“…as tens of millions of Americans are driven into debt by medical bills they don’t understand or can’t afford, many appear to be reassessing their inclination to look to free markets rather than the government….”
Some Trump Voters Want Him to Rein in Health Care Costs. It’s Unclear If He Will
NPR | Noam Levey | February 26, 2025
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