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Prison Health Care is Broken Under the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy

Bill of Health

In other words, both convicted individuals and those still presumed innocent are stripped of their access to the federal health insurance program for low-income individuals. Gamble (1976), affirmed that incarcerated individuals have the constitutional right to health care. The Supreme Court’s ruling in Estelle v.

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HHS Issues Proposed Rule to Provide Clarity on Rights of Conscience in Healthcare

Healthcare Law Blog

The PHS Act requires post-graduate physician training programs that do not perform induced abortions to be deemed accredited and protects governmental payments provided as reimbursement for carrying out health related activities. Medicaid and Medicare The Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Public Law 105–33, 111 Stat.

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More Evidence of Self-Rationing as Patients Morph into Healthcare Payors

Health Populi

In research from HealthPocket , 2 in 5 Americans said they needed to reduce other household expenses to be able to afford their monthly insurance premiums. Four in ten consumers said their monthly health insurance premiums were increasing. on an annual basis as of October 2019. in the 12 months including October 2019.

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The Cost of Health Care for a Family of 4 in America Will Reach $28,256 in 2021

Health Populi

All categories of health care costs were lower in 2020 versus 2019, with the exception of prescription drugs. The team also calculated annual health care costs per individual, which are expected to be $6,516 in 2021, about 7.6% higher than in 2020. This study analyzed the assessments of 149,290 U.S.

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Wasted: $1 of Every $4 Spent on Health Care In America

Health Populi

In “Waste in the US Health Care System,” a team from Humana and the Univrsity of Pittsburgh recalibrated the previous finding of 30% of wasted spending to the 25%, which equates to a waste-range of $760 bn to $935 bn. That’s the Holy Grail and vision in my book, HealthConsuming: From Health Consumer to Health Citizen.

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CMS Begins Option to Extend Medicaid Postpartum Coverage

Healthcare Law Blog

On April 1, 2022 , the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced states may seek to extend Medicaid postpartum coverage from 60 days to one year through a new state plan option offered by the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”). In states that have not expanded Medicaid, however, many postpartum women lose coverage.

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Large Employers’ Focus on Prescription Drugs: Costs, Coupons and Communication

Health Populi

Employers cited several main tactics to address coupon cards looking forward from 2019 to 2022. One-third of employers were already doing this in 2019, with another 20% adding in 2020 and 16% considering for 2021-22. In contrast, employers have used rebate payments to defray premium costs). Across party identification, U.S.