June 2024

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

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

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

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,