The week in healthcare reform
“People struggle with bills even as insurance coverage increases, showing ‘that health insurance in America is not protective enough.’”
The People Who Suffered Most During Pandemic Are Most Plagued by Medical Bills
HealthLeaders | By Alexandra Wilson Pecci | July 16, 2021
“The budget package Democrats are assembling … would likely provide the biggest jolt to the American health care system since the passage of the Affordable Care Act….”
Senate Democrats’ Plan Boosts Spending on Medicare, ACA Subsidies, Long-Term Care
Kaiser Health News | Michael McAuliff | July 15, 2021
“It’s time that the pharmaceutical industry realizes that the federal budget is not a cow to be milked,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) told Axios.
Axios | Hans Nichols | July 14, 2021
“…without adequate mitigation measures, superspreader events are a major threat to vulnerable communities….”
Superspreader ‘Explosions’ Plague Efforts to Curb Pandemic
NBC News | Denise Chow | July 14, 2021
“The White House has decided to hit back harder on misinformation and scare tactics….”
‘Potentially a Death Sentence’: White House Goes Off On Vaccine Fearmongers
Politico | Natasha Korecki, Eugene Daniels | July 12, 2021
“…the U.S. was caught flat-footed by the coronavirus pandemic due to years of inadequate investments in public health infrastructure.”
Biden Urged to Harden Government for Future Pandemics
The Hill | Morgan Chalfant, Nathaniel Weixel | July 10, 2021
“…working Americans ages 50-64 saw significant job loss during the COVID-19 pandemic, and at the same time, many faced the loss of health insurance coverage.”
Many Older Americans Lost Health Insurance During Pandemic
Think Advisor | Scott Wooldridge | July 9, 2021
“‘Take prescription drugs: just a handful of companies control the market for many vital medicines, giving them leverage over everyone else to charge whatever they want,’ the president said.”
Biden Orders Agencies to Look at Hospital Consolidation, Costs of Drugs and Hearing Aids
Roll Call | Lauren Clason and Niels Lesniewski | July 9, 2021
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