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The week in healthcare reform
“…because of how we’ve structured our health-care system, the FDA’s decision will effectively transfer many billions of dollars of government and patient money to a single drug manufacturer….”
The Drug That Could Break American Health Care
The Atlantic | Nicholas Bagley & Rachel Sachs | June 11, 2021
“The state will bid out the business to private insurance carriers … and will rely heavily on Medicaid managed care organizations….”
Nevada Becomes Second State with Public Health Insurance Option with Governor OK
Healthcare Dive | Hailey Mensik | June 10, 2021
“The Municipal Labor Committee’s argument against the bill is that unions have sacrificed wage increases in the past in order to bargain for better health care coverage and lower costs, and forcing them to switch to a single-payer system would make that past work a waste.”
A Backroom Deal to Kill Single Payer
The Daily Poster | Julia Rock | June 9, 2021
“As the single largest payer for behavioral health services nationwide, Medicaid is in a unique position to impact millions of Americans’ access to quality behavioral health care….”
States Are Leveraging Medicaid Waivers to Transform Their Behavioral Health Systems
Manatt | Ashley Traube and Jocelyn A. Guyer | June 9, 2021
“…we are not, unfortunately, surprised to see an insurance company once again try to cut its costs at the expense of necessary patient care….”
United Healthcare Delays New ER Visit Policy Based on Feedback
The Denver National | Scripps National | June 9, 2021
“As we continue building the movement inside Congress to pass Medicare for All nationwide … we must also support states that stand ready to provide healthcare for all of their residents….” —Pramila Jayapal
Ro Khanna Introduces Bill Allowing States to Carve Path Toward Medicare for All
Common Dreams | Kenny Stancil | June 8, 2021
“The conflicting interest groups that would be affected by changes to the healthcare system possess great economic and political power…. Thus, even minor reforms confront substantial resistance.”
US Healthcare: Strategies for Containing Costs
Investopedia | Michelle P. Scott | June 8, 2021
“…the New York Health Act offers no co-pays, no deductibles, expands insurance to every single New Yorker, regardless of documentation….”
NY State Senator: Single-Payer Healthcare Bill Has the Votes Needed to Pass
The Hill | June 7, 2021
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