Health Populi

OCTOBER 28, 2019

The study also addressed the politics of health care leading up to the 2020 Presidential election. While a “single payer health care system” was favored by 41% in terms of a candidate’s position, 77% of people could not agree on a definition for what “single payer” means in a U.S. health care system model.

Single Payer Health Care 54

Single Payer Health Care Medical Billing Health Care Reform Governance 54

Health Populi

AUGUST 16, 2019

Co-pay accumulators are being discussed across health plan types, including government-sponsored plans like Medicare along with commercial health insurance programs. This mechanism prevents a co-pay card or funds from a patient assistance program that discount the patient’s drug(s) to be applied to a deductible.

Governance 79

Governance Health Care Reform FDA ACA 79

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 30, 2022

For example: Had the health insurance industry been allowed to continue operating as it did prior to HIPAA, tens of millions of Americans would be excluded from health plan benefits. Had the momentum to improve health care not been given a kickstart by HIPAA, subsequent health care initiatives may never have happened.

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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

Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

This pervasive structure for public health and health care laws caused problems before the New Roberts Court, but COVID-19 politics highlighted the degree to which state officials are turning away from partnering and toward what I call the “state veto.”

Public Health 246

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Bill of Health

MAY 12, 2023

Frequently, in these low-wage positions, workers earn just enough to pay for their health insurance premiums and sometimes the associated cost-sharing requirements. How did we get to a place where women must work an “infertility shift” beyond their full-time jobs to access medical care?

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Hall Render

MAY 31, 2024

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Nursing Homes 40

Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals Medicaid 40

Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

We deliberately organized our health law casebook (since our first edition, and now on the brink of our third) to reflect that shift in emphasis toward federal authority, particularly in regulating health insurance markets that traditionally were the domain of state business and consumer protection laws.

Public Health 182

Public Health COVID-19 Medicaid Medicaid 182

Hall Render

MARCH 24, 2023

Luke’s Health System rolls out Meditech’s ‘smart’ pump integration DOJ dismisses appeal challenging UnitedHealth-Change Healthcare’s $7.8B more in New York state budget health care funds Northwell lifts mask mandate $25.3M lawmakers again weigh breakup of massive health agency S.C.

Nursing Homes 40

Nursing Homes Nurses COVID-19 Hospitals 40

Hall Render

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Capital-backed health firm files for bankruptcy Holy Cross Health CEO Doyle exits Lawsuit against Florida Blue alleges scheme to violate federal law and underpay, delay payments Lee Memorial Health System Agreed to Pay $1.7 Harvard Medical School gets $6M gift for AI in healthcare program Mass.

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US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals 40

Kaiser Health News

JULY 11, 2023

.” Hospitals have long argued they need to charge private insurance plans higher rates to make up for the Medicaid shortfall. The American Hospital Association strongly disagrees with the Lown and Johns Hopkins analyses.

Hospitals 72

Hospitals Medicaid Medicaid Medical Billing 72

Health Populi

JULY 31, 2019

Let’s start with an overall context statistic from this poll: that is that 86% of insured U.S. adults like their health insurance plan rating it “excellent” (39%) or “good” (47%). The most favored public plan is Medicare, beloved by 83% of Americans, where Medicaid is favored by 75% of people.

ACA 59

ACA Health Care Reform Health Insurance Medicare 59

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Health care will be a key issue driving people to their local polling places, so it’s an opportune moment to take the temperature on U.S. voters’ perspectives on healthcare reform. For this group, it’s more local control and influence that’s valued versus a national assurance of health care.

ACA 54

ACA Health Care Reform Medicare Medicare 54

Kaiser Health News

OCTOBER 31, 2024

” She previously spent more than a decade reporting on the federal government, most recently covering surprise medical bills, drug pricing reform, and other health policy debates in Washington and on the campaign trail. Trump also unveiled his own proposal to address the long-term care crisis: a tax credit for family caregivers.

ACA 88

ACA Health Care Reform Health Insurance Medical Billing 88

Health Populi

MAY 3, 2019

.” I note that, by the time Americans voted in the 2018 mid-term elections, it was no surprise that lower-income Americans were highly concerned about paying higher premiums, most people earning over $75,000 a year were also very worried about covering the costs of health insurance. health care system , Gallup learned. “The

ACA 75

ACA Doctors Health Care Reform Health Insurance 75

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

They fought to erode key elements embedded in the law meant to protect health consumers’ rights: among them, health promotion, disease prevention, and public health; and the assurance that sick people would be covered by health insurance plans without prejudice. The fact is that most U.S.

Medicaid 78

Medicaid Medicaid ACA Health Insurance 78

Health Populi

MAY 19, 2019

They don’t tend to shop around for health care or be super-engaged in their care, probably because they tend to be older and more likely to be covered by Medicare. They may be threatened by a call for “Medicare for All” given their affection for the program.

Health Care Reform 63

Health Care Reform Medicare Medicare Health Insurance 63