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The new OMB Social Welfare Function – Healthcare Economist

Recently, the Office of Management and Budget has released new procedures to assess government regulation (Circular A-4) and economic policies (Circular A-94). ...

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The new OMB Social Welfare Function – Healthcare Economist

Recently, the Office of Management and Budget has released new procedures to assess government regulation (Circular A-4) and economic policies (Circular A-94). ...

The Health of the Campaign

The Host When it comes to health care, this year’s presidential campaign is increasingly a matter of which candidate voters choose to believe. Democrats,...

Harris Correct That Trump Fell Short on Promise To Negotiate Medicare Drug Prices

Jacob Gardenswartz “Donald Trump said he was going to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices. He never did. We did.” Vice President Kamala Harris at...

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The new OMB Social Welfare Function – Healthcare Economist

Recently, the Office of Management and Budget has released new procedures to assess government regulation (Circular A-4) and economic policies (Circular A-94). ...

The Health of the Campaign

The Host When it comes to health care, this year’s presidential campaign is increasingly a matter of which candidate voters choose to believe. Democrats,...

Harris Correct That Trump Fell Short on Promise To Negotiate Medicare Drug Prices

Jacob Gardenswartz “Donald Trump said he was going to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices. He never did. We did.” Vice President Kamala Harris at...

Amid Medicaid ‘Unwinding,’ Many States Wind Up Expanding

It was expected that the past year and a half would be a fraught time for Medicaid, the workhorse of the nation’s health...

Vance-Walz Debate Highlighted Clear Health Policy Differences

KFF Health News and PolitiFact staffs Ohio Republican Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz met in an Oct. 1 vice presidential debate hosted...

Benefit Trend: Employers Opt To Give Workers an Allowance for Coverage

Dave Lantz is no stranger to emergency department or doctor bills. With three kids in their teens and early 20s, “when someone gets...

Changes to federal rules could draw newcomers to open enrollment, which starts Nov. 1

Minneapolis, MN – Open enrollment for Affordable Care Act (ACA) health plans begins Nov. 1, and several changes could help bolster enrollment. Healthinsurance.org...

How to Enroll in an Independence Blue Cross Health Insurance Plan

We know health insurance can feel complicated. That’s why we try to make it easy to find a health plan that works for...

Why aren’t people using Paxlovid? – Healthcare Economist

Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir-ritonavir) is effective at preventing hospitalization and death from COVID-19, but few people use it. A paper by SteelFisher et al. (2024)...

The Medicare Advantage Influence Machine

Federal officials resolved more than a decade ago to crack down on whopping government overpayments to private Medicare Advantage health insurance plans, which...

Journalists Weigh In on Racial Trauma, Medicaid Expansion, and Opioid Settlements

KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony discussed healing from racial trauma on “America’s Heroes Group” on Sept. 20. Click here to watch Anthony...

What are the new CMS Star Ratings Measures for 2025? – Healthcare Economist

My FTI colleagues Mark Van Ert and Krunal Patel summarize some of the new quality measures that will be incorporated into the 2025...