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Equity in Health Care Education: Ethical Distribution of CMS Funding

Bill of Health

The traditional model for post-graduate education for medical students, called residency, is regulated by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education ( ACGME ) and largely funded by the Center for Medicare Services (CMS). There is an urgent need for Congress to ensure this funding through the Center for Medicare Services.

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Merck Price Negotiation Lawsuit May Face Same Obstacles as 340B Takings Claims

Bill of Health

By Laura Dolbow Merck recently filed a lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of the Medicare price negotiation program created by the Inflation Reduction Act. Merck argues that this form of price regulation charts a “ radical new course ” for Medicare that violates the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment.

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Prison Health Care is Broken Under the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy

Bill of Health

When incarcerated individuals receive care, providers are often unfamiliar with their medical history, an obstacle to chronic disease treatment. While hospitals and clinics abide by the Center for Medicaid & Medicare Services guidelines, jails and prisons do not.

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What $285,000 Can Buy You in America: Medical Costs for Retirees in 2019

Health Populi

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. .”

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Health Care Costs Concern Americans Approaching Retirement – Especially Women and Sicker People

Health Populi

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.

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What Are THE 3 Major Things Addressed in the HIPAA Law?

HIPAA Journal

billion recovered relating to Medicare fraud alone. Two of President Clinton´s key campaign pledges were health care reform and universal health care for all Americans; and, as soon as he took office, President Clinton established a top-level task force to deliver on his pledge.

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National Health Spending Will Reach Nearly 20% of U.S. GDP By 2027

Health Populi

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.