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Can a new President make health policy changes on ‘Day One?’

When a new Commander in Chief takes office – and their...

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Can a new President make health policy changes on ‘Day One?’

When a new Commander in Chief takes office – and their...

CMS comes out with List of Drugs for 2027 Price Negotiation – Healthcare Economist

From the CMS document “Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program: Selected Drugs for Initial PriceApplicability Year 2027“: On January 17, 2025, CMS announced the selection...

Cinco cambios críticos que puede sufrir Medicaid bajo Trump

Durante la presidencia de Joe Biden, la inscripción en Medicaid alcanzó un nivel récord y la tasa de personas sin seguro médico llegó...

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Sign Here? Financial Agreements May Leave Doctors in the Driver’s Seat

Cass Smith-Collins jumped through hoops to get the surgery that would match his chest to his gender. Living in Las Vegas and then 50,...

Biosimilar Market Report – Healthcare Economist

Samsung Bioepis has a Biosimilar Market Report for Q2 2024. Some key highlights: As of April 2024, the FDA has approved a...

The time to file taxes is almost over. Here’s what to know

Published on April 4, 2024 How to “reconcile” your tax creditIf you (or anyone in your household) qualified for or used the premium tax...

Where Medicaid unwinding and disenrollments stand at the one-year mark

In this article In early 2023, states began the process of redetermining eligibility for the approximately 94 million people who were enrolled in Medicaid/CHIP...

How the Inflation Reduction Act Affects Medicare Members

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which President Biden signed into law in 2022, is a sweeping, ambitious piece of legislation designed to accomplish...

Millions Were Booted From Medicaid. The Insurers That Run It Gained Medicaid Revenue Anyway.

Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News Private Medicaid health plans lost millions of members in the past year as pandemic protections that prohibited states from...

What would happen if we eliminated medical debt? – Healthcare Economist

Medical debt in the U.S. is a major problem. While over 90% of individuals have health insurance, many people are uninsured and...

Don’t miss out on free preventive services!

Published on April 18, 2024Put your health first – get free preventive services. Screenings, check-ups, counseling, and keeping a healthy lifestyle can help...

Health insurance for the unemployed

In the United States, nearly half of the people under the age of 65 get their health insurance from an employer. But the...

The Life-Saving Power of Routine Childhood Vaccinations

Infants are a handful to take care of. Meeting their ever-changing needs and keeping them healthy as they grow can be challenging, and...

Whatever Happened to Biden’s Public Option?

In the 2020 elections, then-candidate Joe Biden and many of his congressional colleagues loudly advocated for a federal “public option” health insurance plan....

Do patients value improvements in progression-free survival? – Healthcare Economist

Progression-free survival (PFS) is a surrogate endpoint is defined as follows (by ChatGPT): In essence, PFS refers to the length of time...