Breaking News in Healthcare Reform
“One in every three dollars spent on prescription drugs in this country is spent on a person with diabetes, so this community experiences an outsized impact of increasing drug costs….”
When Will Americans with Diabetes Get Relief from High Insulin Prices?
US News & World Report | Health Day News | March 14, 2022
“…carrying health insurance doesn’t seem to make much difference in whether you have to take on medical debt — it merely caps how much debt you’ll owe.”
Over Half of Americans Have Medical Debt, Even Those with Health Insurance — Here’s Why
CNBC | Mike Winters | March 11, 2022
“This legislation brings more health care plans into compliance with federal protections like mental health and substance use disorder parity laws and closes a loophole that has allowed government-run plans to deny coverage for critical health care services.”
Exclusive: A New Bill Could Help Frontline Workers Access Mental Health Care Through Their Insurance
The 19th | Mariel Padilla | March 11, 2022
“In March 2020, when everything changed, roughly nine in 10 Americans, regardless of their preferred media outlet, said they trusted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Within weeks, though, that trust was plunging among Americans who mostly watch Fox News or other conservative outlets, as well as those who cited no source.”
Axios-Ipsos Poll: Media Habits Defined the COVID Culture War
Axios | Margaret Talev, Adriel Bettelheim, Danielle Alberti | March 11, 2022
“You poisoned our lives and had the audacity to blame us for dying.”
‘Scum of the Earth’: Drug Victims Face Purdue Pharma Owners
Associated Press | Geoff Mulvihill, Jennifer Peltz | March 11, 2022
“If you’re in a Medicare Advantage plan … you likely know about prior authorization requirements that save corporate health insurers money but can threaten people’s health and well-being.”
How Prior Authorization Requirements in Medicare Advantage Could Threaten Your Health
Just Care | Diane Archer | March 9, 2022
“Single women also pay higher percentages of their income towards auto and life insurance.”
Single Ladies Pay Twice as Much for Health Insurance Than Their Male Counterparts According to a ValuePenguin.com Study
PR Newswire | March 9, 2022
“Nothing major that has mattered for health came quickly or easily.”
How Did This Many Deaths Become Normal?
The Atlantic | Ed Yong | March 8, 2022
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