Breaking News in Healthcare Reform
“‘…the state can do more to reduce persistent racial and ethnic disparities, reduce or eliminate lack of health insurance and remove barriers to accessing health care,’ said Susan Babey, senior research scientist.”
Despite Overall Gains in Health Coverage and Access to Care, Disparities Persist in California
UCLA Newsroom | Elaiza Torralba | January 31, 2022
“Why Obamacare is struggling to meet Great Resignation need.”
Millions of Americans Have Quit Their Jobs. Is Obamacare Helping Them?
CNBC | Charlotte Morabito | January 31, 2022
“…patients have to jump through many more hoops to get mental health coverage vs. medical/surgical coverage. And while the MHPAEA is trying to lower those barriers, insurers have been slow to comply.”
Insurers Fall Short on Mental Health Coverage — And That Could Drive Consumers and Employers to Insurtechs
eMarketer Insider Intelligence | Rhea Patel | January 31, 2022
“…pharmaceutical lobbyists — which outnumber members of Congress … by a ratio of three to one — have worked aggressively to water down or sink Democrats’ legislation….”
While Lobbying to Kill Build Back Better, Pharma Hikes Costs of 866 Drugs
Common Dreams | Jake Johnson | January 31, 2022
“In 1975, America had 7,156 hospitals … and 1.4 million beds available. In the four and a half decades since then, that number has nosedived to 6,090 hospitals and 919,000 beds as of 2021 due to corporate consolidation and the closure of many rural hospitals.”
The Lack of Hospital Beds Is a National Crisis
Jacobin | Ryan Zickgraf | January 28, 2022
“The nursing workforce was facing a shortfall of roughly 200,000 nursing professionals even before the Great Resignation hit.”
The Gig Economy is Trying to Solve Health Care’s Burnout Crisis
Axios | Tina Reed | January 26, 2022
“Although the pandemic has been incredibly challenging for physicians, the second year — when society reopened — proved more difficult to navigate.”
Emergency Physicians’ Level of Burnout Jumped Last Year
Healthcare Dive | Susan Kelly | January 24, 2022
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