During this Lancet Webinar, a panel of US-based experts will examine the implications of growing investor ownership of physicians’ practices, hospitals, and other health services in the USA, and their consolidation into giant corporate enterprises that dominate insurance and care delivery in many regions of the USA. Speakers include a former head of the […]
Universal Health Systems: a better pathway to achieving universal and equitable access to comprehensive healthcare. June 2024 Task Force 1 – Fighting inequalities, poverty, and hunger. Topic 1.4 – Promoting universal health coverage, digital health, and open innovation to fight health inequalities Authors Leonardo Mattos, Researcher, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brasil Ligia Giovanella,
SCOTUS Sides With Native American Tribes in Healthcare Funding Dispute With Feds by Associated Press June 7, 2024 The Supreme Court sided with Native American tribes Thursday in a dispute with the federal government over the cost of healthcare when tribes run programs in their own communities. The 5-4 decision means the government
How Corporate Health Insurers Harm America’s Seniors Physicians for a National Health Program May 23, 2024 Executive Summary Medicare Advantage (MA), the privately-administered version of Traditional Medicare (TM), is causing significant harm to America’s patients, providers, and health care system. The insurers who run MA plans claim that they lead to better patient
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What’s Driving Healthcare Consolidation? The Answer May Surprise You by Joyce Frieden, Washington Editor, MedPage Today May 21, 2024 WASHINGTON — What is driving consolidation in healthcare? The answer is: consolidation, Erin Fuse Brown, JD, MPH, said Tuesday. “If all of the other competitors in the market are getting bigger, then in order
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Urge Congress to keep the minimum staffing standard for nursing homes! May 31, 2024 Nursing home residents need your help! In the coming days, Congress will be considering legislation and a joint resolution that would prevent the implementation of the recently issued minimum staffing standard in nursing homes. This extreme legislation would not only
KFF’s Health Policy 101 Edited by Dr. Drew Altman May 28, 2024 Introduction Dr. Drew Altman, president and chief executive officer of KFF I have long planned to create an online resource or mini “textbook” for faculty and students interested in health policy. One of the stumbling blocks is that there is
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California deficit could halt raises for disability workers. They say Newsom ‘breaking a promise’ By Vanessa G. Sanchez, KFF Health News May 02, 2024 Families of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities say Gov. Gavin Newsom is reneging on a scheduled raise for the workers who care for their loved ones, and advocates warn
March 2024 Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy Mar 15, 2024 Executive Summary By law, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission reports to the Congress each March on the Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) payment systems, the Medicare Advantage (MA) program, and the Medicare prescription drug program (Medicare Part D). In this year’s report,
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