by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 25, 2023 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
The health insurance industry trade association AHIP launched a national advertising campaign with the goal of exposing pharmaceutical companies’ role in high drug costs, saying they deflect blame for their role onto other areas of the health system. The ads,...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 25, 2023 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
The Biden administration on Saturday held its first “Nationwide Vaccination Day,” running vaccine pop-ups across 21 cities to boost vaccination rates in Black communities. The event was part of the White House’s broader “We Can Do This” COVID-19 Vaccine Public...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 25, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
A new Washington law aims to make it easier for patients to access aid-in-dying services under the state’s Death with Dignity Act. A measure Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law earlier this month will cut down the wait time between when patients first ask for...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 24, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
A report published last week by the American Hospital Association (AHA) shows a 17.5 percent increase in hospital expenses from 2019 to 2022 that more than doubled the period’s 7.5 percent rise in Medicare reimbursement. The report identified that labor costs...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 24, 2023 | Payers, Tea Leaves
Reps. Adrian Smith and Debbie Dingell introduced a new bill that would attempt to lower Medicare spending by moving more hospital care into the home. The legislation would create a new Medicare benefit allowing certain beneficiaries not eligible for Medicaid to have a...
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