Kaiser Health News

AUGUST 12, 2022

Never before have we been able to negotiate prescription drug prices. Under the bill, all vaccines recommended by the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will be fully covered by Medicare, as well as by Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. “It’s historic.

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Jane Sarashon

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Economy Inflation, a top-of-mind stress and concern for mainstream Americans in 2023, is easing as we enter 2024. At this moment, the price of gas at the pump was playing a big role in U.S. entering 2024, many consumers will be self-rationing care due to costs. Consumer in the Big/Macro U.S. Another positive aspect of the U.S.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 6, 2023

A close second in line is affordability of health care, as consumers’ household budgets must make room for paying medical bills — with prescription drug costs also very important as a discussion topic for 2024 Presidential candidates, we learn from the latest KFF Health Tracking Poll published 1 December.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

with about 60 days leading up to the 2024 Elections, we might assume there are no “purple” areas of agreement between the Red (Republicans) and the Blue (Democrats) thinking in PANTONE color politics. In a super-divided electorate like the U.S. adults in May 2004.

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Hall Render

MAY 10, 2024

Health Policy Commission still missing key document in Steward sale to Optum Local obesity drug developer lands deal worth up to $600M with Novo Nordisk Mass. Health Policy Commission still missing key document in Steward sale to Optum Local obesity drug developer lands deal worth up to $600M with Novo Nordisk Mass.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Dunleavy adds $9M to budget to address food stamp, Medicaid backlog New study provides snapshot of increase in maternal deaths in Alaska Mental Health Trust Grants $1.6M Dunleavy adds $9M to budget to address food stamp, Medicaid backlog New study provides snapshot of increase in maternal deaths in Alaska Mental Health Trust Grants $1.6M

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Hall Render

JUNE 2, 2023

of Maryland medical school opens addiction research institute in Baltimore MedStar Health breaks even in Q1 as revenues near $2B MASSACHUSETTS Boston Hospital Pays $5.7

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 4, 2024

NATIONAL 5 Stark law issues physicians are closely watching Anti-monopoly advocates urge FTC to block McKesson, Cardinal Health’s big-ticket oncology acquisitions Biden administration doles out $68.5M to resolve fraudulent lab testing allegations Lilly to invest another $4.5B to make breast cancer treatments safer St.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 3, 2025

in Medicare fraud settlement 10 behavioral health policy changes taking effect in 2025 An uncertain era for Stark law: 12 updates in 2024 CMS launches campaign to support nursing home staffing rule CMS taps 4 states for behavioral innovation model: 5 things to know Epic files to dismiss antitrust lawsuit Healthcare company to pay $15.2

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Hall Render

APRIL 12, 2024

New president tapped to lead major hospital system in Denver area New president to lead opening of $650M hospital in Wheat Ridge Telehealth program offers support to forensic nurses Colorado Medicaid program settles lawsuit over lack of mental health care for children Colorado is trying to cut prescription drug prices.

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Hall Render

JUNE 23, 2023

Greenwich Hospital Ribbon Cutting Celebrates Opening of New Pediatric Ambulatory Surgery Center Hartford HealthCare names Joanne Berger-Sweeney new board chair What changes did CT make to its Medicaid program in 2023? Here’s what we know. Some patients die waiting.

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Jane Sarashon

AUGUST 26, 2024

Together, these three current events inter-connect with the passionate intention of including patients in the 2024 voting process in the U.S. Health Populi’s Hot Points: If voting is a driver of health, than each of us has an opportunity to get healthy by getting informed about health policy.

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Jane Sarashon

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

For health care, there are many uncertainties as we reflect, one week after the 2024 U.S. insured consumers’ perspectives on prescription drug pricing and the role of PBMs (pharmacy benefit managers). Pollfish conducted this study online in October 2024. than anywhere else in the world.

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