Monthly Archives: July 2019
The problematic law and policy of Medicaid block grants
https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20190722.62519/full/
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With Trump’s blessing, some states aim to cap Medicaid rolls
https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2019/07/24/with-trumps-blessing-some-states-aim-to-cap-medicaid-rolls
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U.S. Senate leaders announce bipartisan proposal to lower drug prices
“The top Republican and Democrat on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee announced a proposal to lower prescription drug prices on Tuesday that could save $100 billion in costs to government healthcare programs, and said the committee would vote on the legislation on Thursday” https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-drugpricing/senators-announce-bipartisan-proposal-to-lower-drug-prices-idUSKCN1UI1WS
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Healthcare reform: Lessons learned from the past
“Since the early 1900s, health insurance has been a pre-payment plan rather than true insurance. Insurance companies pay providers directly. Patients and providers have little incentive to control costs” https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/health-care-reform-lessons-learned-from-the-past-36389.cfm
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Federal judge upholds a Trump short-term health insurance alternative to ACA
“A federal judge is upholding the Trump administration’s expansion of cheaper short-term health insurance plans as an alternative to the Affordable Care Act’s costlier comprehensive insurance” https://www.businessinsider.com/judge-upholds-a-trump-health-insurance-alternative-to-obamacare-2019-7
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Pharmacy industry just keeps winning
“The industry has managed to dilute, deflect or defeat almost every legislative, regulatory or judicial effort to rein in its influence in Washington, D.C., and the country at large” https://www.managedcaremag.com/dailynews/20190716/pharma-industry-just-keeps-winning
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Rising health insurance deductibles fuel middle-class anger and resentment
“Health insurance — never a standard protection in the U.S. as it is in other wealthy countries — has long divided Americans, providing generous benefits to some and slim-to-no protections to others. But a steep run-up in deductibles, which have more than tripled in the last decade, has worsened inequality, fueling anger and resentment and adding to the […]
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Unsubsidized household ACA premiums top $1,400 per month
“Meanwhile, deductibles for families and individuals dropped by more than 6%” https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/finance/unsubsidized-household-aca-premiums-top-1400-month
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Public Option kills private insurance
“Government insurance options mainly erode, or ‘crowd out,’ private insurance, rather than provide coverage to the uninsured. When government insurance expands, six people go off private insurance for every 10 people who go on public insurance” https://www.wsj.com/articles/public-option-kills-private-insurance-11563309118
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How to get a cheaper prescription before leaving the doctor’s office
“Consumers abandon hundreds of thousands of prescriptions each year at the pharmacy, often because of high prices, jeopardizing their health and often leading to higher costs down the road”
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