Health Populi

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Even with the prospect of enrolling in Medicare sooner in a year or two or three, Americans approaching retirement are growing concerned about health care costs, according to a study in JAMA Network Open. Nearly 1 in 5 consumers in the study avoided medical care or filling a prescription in the past year due to cost concerns.

Health Insurance 109

Health Insurance Health Care Reform Federal Policy Medicare 109

Health Populi

APRIL 8, 2019

Health care is creating a “retirement cost gap” for pre-retirees, Fidelity’s Steven Feinschreiber, senior vice president of the Financial Solutions Group, is quoted on the company’s website. And, it bears repeating, that no long-term care costs are added into this number. “Be Well.

Medicare 108

Medicare Medicare Health Care Reform Nursing Homes 108

Health Populi

OCTOBER 24, 2022

I had asked some years ago, “what is a pharmacy” anymore, when CVS Pharmacy dropped tobacco from its SKUs and aisles in February 2014, rebranding as CVS Health; and, when Amazon purchased PillPack in June 2018. ” Dr. Cosgrove based that sobering forecast due to changes in the U.S.

COVID-19 54

COVID-19 Prescription Drug Pricing Health Insurance Health Care Reform 54

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

National health spending in the U.S. every year from 2020 to 2027, the actuaries at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services forecast in their report, National Health Expenditure Projections, 2018-2927: Economic And Demographic Trends Drive Spending And Enrollment Growth , published yesterday by Health Affairs.

Medicare 91

Medicare Medicare Medicaid Medicaid 91

Kaiser Health News

APRIL 22, 2022

Drug pricing experts said there’s no question that insulin’s list price (the amount charged to consumers and their health plans) has risen over the past decade. In 2018, the annual number of new diagnoses had risen to about 27 million. Is there a reason the price has ballooned? That is true.

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Pharmaceutical Industry ACA Health Care Reform Medicare 127

Kaiser Health News

JULY 11, 2023

The public school system here had to scramble in 2018 when the local hospital, newly purchased, was converted to a tax-exempt nonprofit entity. The takeover by Tower Health meant the 219-bed Pottstown Hospital no longer had to pay federal and state taxes. POTTSTOWN, Pa. —

Hospitals 72

Hospitals Medicaid Medicaid Medical Billing 72

Health Populi

JULY 31, 2019

Among Democrats and people leaning Dem, the most popular health reform “form” is to expand coverage further building on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) (55%) versus replacing it with a Medicare-For-All plan (39%) for which Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren passionately argued in last night’s debate.

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