California voters will decide who wins on health care tax: Gavin Newsom or doctors By Kristen Hwang (CalMatters) July 5, 2024 A two-year cash influx or a long-term investment? Come November it will be up to California voters whether to lock billions of special tax dollars into Medi-Cal — the state’s health insurance program […]
Viewpoint: The pediatrician pipeline is shrinking By Mackenzie Bean (Twitter) July 3rd, 2024 Fewer medical school students are entering pediatric residencies after graduation, marking a troubling trend that could exacerbate the current shortage of pediatricians, Aaron Carroll, MD, wrote in a July 1 op-ed for The New York Times. Dr. Carroll, a pediatrician
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My Health Insurance Company Is Trying To Kill Me By Jonna Jerome Jun 22, 2024 I suspect that my daughter and I are growing too costly and inconvenient for my health plan’s customer profile. They are genius (and stealthy) in their tactics to exhaust me financially, emotionally and physically. The company manuals must contain
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Consolidation in Hospital Sector Leading to Higher Health Care Costs, Study Finds by Assistant Professor Zarek Brot-Goldberg, The University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy April 24, 2024 A new study co-authored by Assistant Professor Zarek Brot-Goldberg provides evidence that consolidation in the U.S. hospital sector—a result of lax antitrust enforcement –is contributing
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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