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“Authorities were saying ‘get tested, no one’s going to be charged, and it turns out that’s not true.’”
COVID Testing Has Turned Into a Financial Windfall for Hospitals and Other Providers
Kaiser Health News | Jay Hancock and Hannah Norman | May 7, 2021
“The move against the pharmaceutical industry comes as other battles loom. Congressional Democrats are pushing forward with sweeping legislation aimed at lowering drug prices, strongly opposed by the industry….”
Battle Lines Drawn Over Biden’s Support for Vaccine Waivers
The Hill | Peter Sullivan | May 7, 2021
“The strong enrollment numbers could help Democrats make the case that some of their changes to the ACA should become permanent.”
Enrollment Surge May Help Democrats’ Push for ACA Changes
Axios | Marisa Fernandez | May 7, 2021
“The national vaccination program has all the features of a single-payer health care system including no copays, no premiums, no insurance company blocking payment, and universal, affordable healthcare for all.”
COVID-19 Vaccinations: A Shot in the Arm for Universal Healthcare?
Common Dreams | Peter Arno, Philip Caper | May 4, 2021
“Health insurers were profitable across all major markets last year, amid an unprecedented drop in medical spending and utilization in the spring due to COVID-19-related shutdowns.”
COVID-19 Spurred Growing Profitability in Insurance Markets Last Year, KFF Says
Healthcare Dive | Rebecca Pifer | May 3, 2021
“I don’t think anybody is fully prepared for the onslaught we expect from PhRMA….”
Democrats Must Find Narrow Path to Curb High Medicine Prices
Associated Press | Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar | May 3, 2021
“Insurers spend huge amounts lobbying Congress to keep the federal spigot flowing … to protect their Medicare Advantage profits and to secure tax dollars to cover laid-off workers’ COBRA premiums, but also, to keep a public option at bay.”
Op-Ed: Want a Public Option? Not So Fast, Say Health Insurers
MedPage Today | Wendell Potter | May 1, 2021
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