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“Amazon, the mecca for online shopping, took one more step into health care earlier this month when it announced a discounted membership to One Medical for its Prime members.”
Amazon’s Doctor Will See You: What to Know About One Medical
CNET | Jessica Rendall | November 12, 2023
“President Biden believes access to health care is a right not a privilege. Beginning this month, VA will expand eligibility for no-cost health care, including nursing home care, to all living World War II veterans.”
FACT SHEET: To Mark Veterans Day, Biden-Harris Administration Highlights Historic Care, Benefits & New Actions to Support Veterans and Their Families
The White House | November 10, 2023
“…SB 770 is a huge opportunity to move toward single payer, by seriously pursuing the details necessary to design a technically and politically feasible plan.”
California Seeks Federal Waivers for Unified Health Care Financing
Health Justice Monitor | James Kahn, MD | November 10, 2023
“I needed Medicare for All yesterday. Millions of people need it today. The time to pass this law is now.” —Ady Barkan
“The Time to Pass This Law Is Now”: The Congressional Testimonies of Ady Barkan
In These Times | Ady Barkan | November 10, 2023
“Cigna and Anthem told members that they would need to obtain a court order or subpoena to access their claim file records.”
You Have a Right to Know Why a Health Insurer Denied Your Claim. Some Insurers Still Won’t Tell You.
ProPublica | Maya Miller, Ash Ngu | November 8, 2023
“By ensuring states have the authority to create more efficient and equitable health care systems, we can help them to lead the way in demonstrating just how much better single-payer health care is than our fragmented for-profit health care system.”
New Legislation Paves Way For State-Based Single-Payer Health Care Systems
Public Citizen | November 8, 2023
“The new law … limits how much a non-network ambulance operator can charge patients to the amount they would pay for an in-network ambulance.”
New California Law Offers Fresh Protection from Steep Ambulance Bills
KFF Health News | Bernard J. Wolfson | November 7, 2023
“In the U.S., Smith said, the lack of a national PrEP program that would make the drugs and associated bloodwork free and a heated political climate around health care have hindered HIV outreach. In rural areas of the South … there has been outright hostility toward accepting money from the CDC and expanding Medicaid to treat and prevent HIV….”
HIV Prevention Drugs for Older Americans May Be Free Under New Biden Proposal
ABC News | Michael Scaturro | November 7, 2023
“‘All we want to do is negotiate to make sure we’re not we’re not the saps here and being taken advantage of,’ Becerra said. ‘We want to have fairness for the 65 million Americans who are on Medicare. I’d love to have it for everyone.’”
Trump, Biden HHS Chiefs Clash Over Impact of Medicare Drug Price Negotiations
Fierce Healthcare | Heather Landi | November 6, 2023
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