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Is our healthcare system broken? - Harvard Health

(Just Now) Even insured Americans spend more out of pocket for their healthcare than people in most other wealthy nations. Some resort to purchasing medications from other countries where prices are far lower. The status quo may be acceptable to healthcare insurers, … See more

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-our-healthcare-system-broken-202107132542

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What's At Stake In The U.S. Health Care Debate? : NPR

(4 days ago) WEBOn Friday, the U.S. set a new single-day record of at least 83,000 confirmed infections - that according to Johns Hopkins University. Some of the worst outbreaks are …

https://www.npr.org/2020/10/25/927666826/whats-at-stake-in-the-u-s-healthcare-debate

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Why Racial Inequities Still Persist in Health Care - The …

(7 days ago) WEBThe journal’s editors committed to a sharper focus on racism in medicine after a controversy in June, in which a staff member seemed to suggest that racism was not a problem in health care

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/17/health/racial-disparities-health-care.html

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The top 10 most-read medical ethics articles in 2021

(3 days ago) WEBThe top 10 most-read medical ethics articles in 2021. Dec 29, 2021 . 3 MIN READ. By. Kevin B. O'Reilly , Senior News Editor. Print Page. Each month, the AMA …

https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/ethics/top-10-most-read-medical-ethics-articles-2021

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Federalism And The ACA: Lessons For The 2020 Health …

(Just Now) WEBThis enabled states to deliver Medicaid services in ways consistent with state-based preferences, such as state-designed managed care initiatives. These waiver …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2019.01366

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Year in Review: 10 Health Policy Issues for 2023 KFF

(9 days ago) WEBKFF Headquarters: 185 Berry St., Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94107 Phone 650-854-9400 Washington Offices and Barbara Jordan Conference Center: 1330 …

https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/fact-sheet/year-in-review-10-health-policy-issues-for-2023/

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Current debates in health care policy: A brief overview

(Just Now) WEBA Closer Look. Health care is a major issue in American politics, with important. debates related to health care coverage and the underlying cost of health care. The role of health care coverage

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/current-debates-in-health-care-policy-a-brief-overview/

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Why Even Universal Health Coverage Isn't Enough - NPR

(9 days ago) WEBThe German health care system is widely praised for its universal coverage, robust primary care, and low out-of-pocket costs for medical care. But it is nonetheless plagued with health disparities

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/11/15/779346889/why-even-universal-health-coverage-isnt-enough

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Ethical Issues in Mandating COVID-19 Vaccination for …

(6 days ago) WEBFrontline health care personnel (HCP) were among the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccines. Physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, and others with direct patient …

https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(21)00804-1/fulltext

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Confronting Challenges in the US Health Care System

(7 days ago) WEBThe high cost of the US health care system is its biggest weakness. In the US, national expenditures on health care goods and services were approximately $4 …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2778509

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What Does The 'War' Over Obamacare Reveal About Our …

(7 days ago) WEBIn his new book, The Ten Year War, Jonathan Cohn looks at the intense debate surrounding the Affordable Care Act, the compromises of the law itself, and the …

https://www.npr.org/2021/02/23/970487169/what-does-the-war-over-obamacare-reveal-about-our-governing-bodies

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DOJ announces task force on health care monopolies and collusion

(6 days ago) WEBMay 10, 2024 - 02:20 PM. The Department of Justice May 9 announced the formation of a task force focusing on competition concerns in health care. The unit, the …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-05-10-doj-announces-task-force-health-care-monopolies-and-collusion

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Health Care Policy In 2023: Five Areas To Watch

(8 days ago) WEBAccording to the Council for Affordable Quality Health care, moving to fully electronic transactions could save the health care system $16.3 billion a year—shaving …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/health-care-policy-2023-five-areas-watch

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AHLA - Top Ten Issues in Health Law 2024

(4 days ago) WEBTop Ten 2024: Health Care's AI Transformation—Managing Risks and Rewards in an Evolving Landscape. +Listen to Episode 1. While artificial intelligence (AI) …

https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/connections-magazine/article/d91b2697-e96b-49e4-84c1-1b8399406f5e/Top-Ten-Issues-in-Health-Law

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A Century of Health Care Reform in the United States - The New …

(Just Now) WEBYet by 1920, the health care reform campaign had failed, the victim of intense opposition (from businesses and the insurance industry, among others), bad …

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1202111

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The top 10 health policy issues for 2024 - The Washington Post

(8 days ago) WEBOpinion. The Checkup With Dr. Wen: The top 10 health policy issues for 2024. By Leana S. Wen. Contributing columnist Follow. January 4, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/04/health-care-2024-covid-obesity-climate-opioids/

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Controversial Topics in Family Medicine and Our Duty to Engage

(2 days ago) WEBControversial Topics. Clinical topics commonly considered controversial include abortion and other aspects of reproductive health; end-of-life and palliative care matters, …

https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2022/0700/editorial-controversial-topics.html

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AHLA - Top Ten Issues in Health Law 2022

(4 days ago) WEBTop Ten Issues in Health Law 2022. +Listen to Episode 1. In an effort to promote greater transparency for consumers in health care, Congress, the Department …

https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/connections-magazine/article/d4c53b68-6b75-4a9f-a56c-5ed7122fc3b0/top-ten-issues-in-health-law

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Why Do Americans Have Such A Hard Time Agreeing on Health …

(1 days ago) WEBTruman's big push. To begin to understand why the U.S. is such an outlier on the health care front, we need to go back to November 1945. That’s when President …

https://www.kqed.org/lowdown/26324/why-is-american-health-care-reform-so-dang-controversial

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Eliminate private insurance: Where 2020 Democrats stand

(6 days ago) WEBBackground Some current Medicare-for-all proposals, including those from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) virtually eliminate private insurance …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/policy-2020/medicare-for-all/private-insurance/

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Mass. alleges Steward jeopardized patient safety while paying off

(7 days ago) WEBAt least one patient in Massachusetts has died because of Steward’s failure to pay for medical equipment, state officials allege in court documents. She was a new …

https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/05/10/steward-health-care-debts-court-filings-bankruptcy

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Opinion Ethical Lapses in the Medical Profession

(3 days ago) WEBTo the Editor: Re “ Moral Dilemmas in Medical Care ” (Opinion guest essay, May 8): It is unsettling, and dismaying, to read Dr. Carl Elliott’s account of moral lapses …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/14/opinion/medicine-ethics.html

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U.S. health care is increasingly like a casino - Axios

(2 days ago) WEBU.S. health care is increasingly like a casino. For the decade-ish that I've been reporting on health care, insurance coverage has dominated conversations about who …

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/10/health-insurance-quality-care

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What Did the Planned Parenthood Sting Really Accomplish?

(5 days ago) WEBPlanned Parenthood offers family planning and health services, particularly to low-income women, including testing for sexually transmitted disease (STD), sexual …

https://healthland.time.com/2011/02/03/what-did-the-planned-parenthood-sting-really-accomplish/

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Why Do So Many People Hate Obamacare So Much? : Shots

(7 days ago) WEBStill, while partisanship is a major reason why some people hate the health law, it's far from the only one. Here are four more: Ideology. Conservatives and …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/12/13/570479181/why-do-so-many-people-hate-obamacare-so-much

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Trump's controversial new health care idea - POLITICO

(7 days ago) WEBTrump's controversial new health care idea. His surprise mention of an experimental-drug law this week was a huge win for libertarians pushing against the FDA.

https://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2018/02/02/trump-health-care-right-to-try-000636/

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Massachusetts cuts ties with controversial prison health care …

(Just Now) WEBMassachusetts declines to renew contract with controversial prison health care company Wellpath The Department of Correction announced a new five-year …

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/05/10/metro/wellpath-vitalcore-prisoner-health/

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Patient Safety - Wiley Online Library

(9 days ago) WEBPatient Care–standards. 2. Quality of Health Care–standards. 3. Medical Errors–prevention & control. 4. Safety Management–standards. W 84.41 V769p 2010] R729.8.V56 2010 …

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/9781444323856.fmatter

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South Africa's National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: Why it is - BBC

(8 days ago) WEBSouth Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has approved a controversial new law that will lead to the biggest shake-up in the health sector since the end of the …

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1030v3p1r8o

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South Africa's president approves major health reform law

(5 days ago) WEBSouth Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law on Wednesday a bill that aims to provide universal health coverage, hailing it as a major step towards a …

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-africas-president-approves-major-health-reform-law-2024-05-15/

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