Da “ja ” voodoo: Pharmaa s promises to curb drug prices have been heard before
Prescription drug prices were soaring. Angry policymakers swore they'd take action.
Category Archives: Health Care Policy
Individual mandate was never wise
This was a major bone of contention among conservative reformers during the health care debates of the 1990s. It was an issue during the 2008 contest for the Democratic presidential nomination, with Hillary Clinton saying yes and Barack Obama saying no .
Consumers brace for premium hikes while lawmakers grasp at remedies
As some insurers angle for hefty premium hikes and concerns grow that more Americans will wind up uninsured, the federal health law is likely - once again - to play big in both parties' strategies for the contentious 2018 election. Candidates are already honing talking points: Is the current dysfunction the result of the law or of GOP attempts to dismantle it? The impact of changes to the law made by Republicans over the past year - modifications short of the "repeal and replace" they promised - is becoming clear.
Healthcare must be top priority for next governor
Tackling Georgia's problems with health care must be a top priority of our next governor. So why did the current governor this past week veto a bill intended to bring experts together to craft solutions to those problems? Senate Bill 357 was the chief product of the Health Care Reform Task Force the Senate convened in 2017.
Trump promising consumers digital-age health care approach
A smartphone app that lets Medicare patients access their claims information. Giving consumers a share of drug company rebates for their prescriptions.
Business | Care New England Closing Another Facility – Former Health Director Says Private Boards
On the heels of closing Memorial Hospital in December -- laying off 800 plus employees, Care New England's Women & Infants is now closing its Woonsocket office. "We are turning into as medical colony.
As states aim to reduce drug costs, Canadian imports seen as option
Lawmakers in more than two-thirds of the states are considering ways to reduce prescription drug costs, including importing them from Canada, as they strive to balance budgets without knowing for sure what their governments' tabs will be. A total of 87 bills in 34 states of all political stripes seek to save money on prescription drugs, according to the nonpartisan National Academy for State Health Policy.
States look to lower drug costs, consider Canadian imports
In this Friday, July 8, 2016, file photo, a pharmacy technician fills a prescription at a pharmacy, in Sacramento, Calif. Lawmakers in almost half the states are considering ways in 2018 to reduce prescription drug costs, including importing them from Canada.
A savvy crusader brings ‘instant credibility’ to Minnesota Health Department
An opioid epidemic that has claimed the lives of hundreds of Minnesotans. A giant backlog of uninvestigated maltreatment complaints at senior care homes.
Group looks to focus discussion on health care
"I have a big stake in whatever happens with my health care. I may or may not be able to get the treatments I need," Kempe said.
Trump may choose Pence ally Verma to replace ousted Price
President Donald Trump is seeking a new health secretary to take the place of Tom Price, ousted after an outcry over flying on costly private charters for official travel.
Capitol Hill reacts to Tom Pricea s resignation as HHS secretary
Lawmakers voiced criticism and support after President Trump asked his embattled Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price to resign on Friday. Price faced sharp rebukes this week for repeatedly chartering private jets on trips that mixed government work with personal business.
Last-Ditch Obamacare Repeal Is Worth Taking Seriously
The Republicans are making yet another run at repealing Obamacare, this time with a bill sponsored by Republican senators Lindsey Graham, of South Carolina, and Bill Cassidy, of Louisiana. While this legislation doesn't seem workable in its current form, as the old saying about Richard Wagner's music goes, the bill is in some respects "better than it sounds."
Ending DACA Could Have Dire Public Health Consequences
President Obama signed an executive order in 2012 protecting undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children, and studies suggest that this order, known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals , markedly improved measures of mental health among its beneficiaries and their families. The pending termination of DACA may reverse these mental health benefits for the 800,000 DACA beneficiaries, and trigger a public health crisis, according to an essay in the New England Journal of Medicine , co-authored by Atheendar.
UPDATE 2-Trump attacks Senate leader for 2nd straight day on health policy failure
U.S. President Donald Trump attacked his own party's Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, for a second day on Thursday, complaining from the steps of his private New Jersey golf club about Republicans' failure to repeal and replace Obamacare. "I just want him to get repeal and replace done.
Obamacare Chaos in Washington Leaves Investors Unfazed
Health-care companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index have rallied 16 percent this year, beating the overall market's 11 percent gain. Insurers, the companies tied most closely to the Affordable Care Act, are up even more at 23 percent.
Uncertainty roils insurance markets
With Senate Republican leaders vowing to try and scrap the 2010 health-care law next week, millions of Americans with federally subsidized insurance plans are in danger of having those plans snatched from them the next time around. Although Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., may not have the votes to abolish Obamacare, President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans could threaten the stability of the individual insurance market by cutting federal dollars that make those policies affordable.
Donald Trump, Tom Price
They're trying to scale back major benefit programs being used by millions of people. And they're trying to do it even though much of the public is leery of drastic changes, and there's no support outside the GOP.
GOP’s pursuit of health care overhaul comes with risks
They're trying to scale back major benefit programs being used by millions of people. And they're trying to do it even though much of the public is leery of drastic changes, and there's no support outside the GOP.
GOP focus on lowering health premiums may undermine benefits
Republicans trying to dismantle former President Barack Obama's health care law have run into the same problem that bedeviled him: Quality health insurance doesn't come cheap, especially if it protects people in poor health, older adults not yet eligible for Medicare, and the poor. Now, the GOP's laser focus on lowering premiums could undermine comprehensive coverage that consumers also value, such as the current guarantees that people with medical problems can get health insurance, or that plans will cover costly conditions such as substance abuse.