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What Politicians Get Wrong In Their Efforts To Curb Smoking And Vaping
What Politicians Get Wrong In Their Efforts To Curb Smoking And Vaping When it comes to smoking and vaping, both politicians and public health officials refuse to heed reality. Information Courtesy By: Steve Forbes， Forbes Staff, #HealthcareNews #Healthcare | Feeds When it comes to smoking and vaping, both politicians and public health officials refuse to…
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STAT+: Here’s another sign the Biden administration is taking a harsher stance on hospital consolidation
STAT+: Here’s another sign the Biden administration is taking a harsher stance on hospital consolidation WASHINGTON — The Biden administration this month quietly rescinded pivotal, Obama-era guidelines that let physicians sidestep antitrust scrutiny if they were pursuing certain kinds of “value-based” care — yet another sign that it’s taking a closer look at consolidation among…
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STAT+: Medicare Advantage membership grows 7% for 2023
STAT+: Medicare Advantage membership grows 7% for 2023 Nearly 31.2 million seniors and people with disabilities are now enrolled in a private Medicare plan, known as Medicare Advantage, according to new federal government data analyzed by STAT. That total is 7.1% higher than the 29.1 million people who had a Medicare Advantage plan in 2022.…
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STAT+: Republicans are using the FTC’s Lina Khan as an excuse for opposing drug pricing bills
STAT+: Republicans are using the FTC’s Lina Khan as an excuse for opposing drug pricing bills WASHINGTON — Congress’ efforts to get more information on the business practices of pharmacy benefit managers are running into an unlikely roadblock: Republicans’ dislike of Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan and her approach to antitrust enforcement. The Senate…
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STAT+: Key Senate committee takes first step toward tackling health workforce shortages
STAT+: Key Senate committee takes first step toward tackling health workforce shortages WASHINGTON — The new leaders of the Senate’s powerful health committee kicked off the year with a hearing aimed at one of the very few topics they broadly agree is worth their time — reducing doctor and nursing shortages across the nation. Both…
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In State of the Union, Biden pitches addiction, mental health care policies as opportunities for bipartisanship
In State of the Union, Biden pitches addiction, mental health care policies as opportunities for bipartisanship WASHINGTON — President Biden strived with Tuesday night’s State of the Union address to find a plank of bipartisan support in a split Congress, with health care priorities holding up the frame. The president, halfway through his term, pointed…
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Canadian Leaders Finally Waking Up To The Horrors Of Single-Payer Health Care
Canadian Leaders Finally Waking Up To The Horrors Of Single-Payer Health Care Hopefully Americans will look at the human tragedies unfolding in Canada and Great Britain—and make clear to progressive lawmakers that they have no interest in Medicare for All here. Information Courtesy By: Sally Pipes， Contributor, #HealthcareNews #Healthcare | Feeds Hopefully Americans will look…
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