The week in healthcare reform
“The funds, which are now open for applications until April 8, 2022, are eligible ‘for state-run programs that support, recruit, and retain primary care clinicians who live and work in underserved communities….’”
The Federal Government Pledges $100 Million to Address Health Care Worker Shortages
NPR | Deepa Shivaram | October 15, 2021
“The outrageous pricing of new drugs is not because of the costs of research, but rather it simply reflects the greed of the pharmaceutical industry.”
We Can Cut Drug Prices and Foster Innovation
PNHP | Don McCanne, MD/MPH | October 14, 2021
Among other things, “…the new [surprise billing] law will prompt more providers to join insurer networks.”
Coming Soon, a Surprise Billing Law May Have Unintended Effects on Health Care
NPR | Julie Appleby | October 14, 2021
“Among [the 1 in 5] households unable to get care when they needed it, 78% report having health insurance….”
NPR Poll: The Delta Surge Pushed Americans Further Behind in All Walks of Life
NPR | Selena Simmons-Duffin, Joe Neel | October 12, 2021
“Between 2015 and 2019, spending increased by 21.8%, or $1,074 per person … growing at unsustainable rates.”
Healthcare Spending for Working Americans Reaches All-Time High
Healthcare Finance News | Jeff Lagasse | October 11, 2021
“The corporate health care industry typically presents a united front in defense of for-profit medicine — but in a new letter to regulators, the hospital industry has detailed some of the most abusive techniques being used by insurers to fleece Americans.”
The Corporate Health Care Industry Just Detailed Some of Its Biggest Scams
Jacobin | Andrew Perez | October 11, 2021
“Climate change has been tied to more than $820 billion in health care costs per year, per a May report from the Natural Resources Defense Council.”
Hospitals Overhaul Climate Prep After a Relentless Year of Damages
Axios | Marisa Fernandez | October 11, 2021
“It was a lot more difficult to be graded as a ‘high-quality’ plan a decade ago…. A large chunk of that change can be attributed to insurance companies working the system.”
The Lake Wobegon Effect in Medicare Advantage
Axios | Bob Herman | October 11, 2021
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