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The week in healthcare reform
“The focus now is to get enough Americans vaccinated to stave off surges in infections and hospitalizations.”
Dangerous COVID-19 Variants Could Mean All Bets Are Off on the Road to Normalcy, Expert Warns
CNN | Travis Caldwell | March 26, 2021
“…private equity can have detrimental effects in health care … going into a PE-owned nursing home increases the short-term probability of death by about 10%.”
House Hearing Slams Private Equity’s ‘Troubling’ Expansion Into Health Care
Home Healthcare News | Robert Holly | March 25, 2021
“Democratic voters are more likely to support clarity on healthcare.”
How Ambiguity on Healthcare May Have Cost Kamala Harris in the 2020 Democratic Primary
London School of Economics US Centre | Elizabeth N. Simas | March 25, 2021
“The Long Beach City Council unanimously approved the Federal Legislative Agenda, which includes a ‘Medicare for All’ resolution….”
Long Beach City Council Approves Federal Bill That Includes ‘Medicare for All,’ Stricter Gun Laws
Daily Forty-Niner | Lauren Ramirez | March 24, 2021
“The legislation will direct some $20 billion more to insurance companies by making larger premium subsidies available to consumers who buy qualified plans….”
Democrats Gave Americans a Big Boost Buying Health Insurance. It Didn’t Come Cheap
Kaiser Health News | Noam N. Levey | March 24, 2021
“Biden has taken several steps to bolster the landmark health reform law…and to embed it even more firmly in the nation’s health care system.”
Biden’s Moves on Obamacare Attract New Signups — And a Second Look from Red States
CNN | Tami Luhby | March 22, 2021
“California ranked 44th when it came to vaccinations among residents in the highest socially vulnerable counties.”
California Among Worst in Getting Vaccines to Vulnerable Populations, CDC Report Finds
ABC News | Ivan Pereira | March 21, 2021
“…you can’t get the shine of being a pro-Medicare for All candidate if you’re taking money from the very same corporations who see Medicare for All as an existential threat, and are spending millions, if not billions of dollars, to try and defeat it.”
Medicare for All Just Got a Massive Boost
The Intercept | Deconstructed | March 19, 2021
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