Health Populi

JUNE 2, 2021

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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Hall Render

AUGUST 19, 2022

CDC, amid criticism for COVID-19 response, plans reorganization as public health threats grow. Anchorage’s Mobile Crisis Team hopes funding to operate 24/7 will expand ability to address mental health crises. Connecticut ditches $20M health information exchange software. CDC ends social distancing, COVID-19 quarantines.

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Health Populi

MARCH 27, 2019

Health insurance was on the collective minds of American voters in the 2018 midterm elections. Health care, broadly defined, drove many people to the polls voting with feet and ballots to protect their access to a health plan covering a pre-existing condition or to protest the cost of expensive prescription drugs.

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Hall Render

MAY 12, 2023

Here’s what it means. Connecticut is weighing several changes to Medicaid.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Governor Kasich has led the Buckeye State since 2011, and his second and final term ends in January 2019. “Citizens scare politicians,” I heard Governor John Kasich say to Nicole Wallace on her show Deadline: White House yesterday, just hours from today’s U.S. 2018 midterm elections.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

In my 11 years of writing every one of over 2,000 Health Populi posts on this blog, I have never, ever mentioned the “f-word” here. In this case, I feel it’s important to capture the Zeitgeist of the Republican Party’s commitment to cutting down the ACA since President Trump took office in January 2017.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Today is 4th November 2019, exactly one year to the day that Americans can express their political will and cast their vote for President of the United States. Health care will be a key issue driving people to their local polling places, so it’s an opportune moment to take the temperature on U.S. The split across U.S.

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Health Populi

MAY 3, 2019

.” I note that, by the time Americans voted in the 2018 mid-term elections, it was no surprise that lower-income Americans were highly concerned about paying higher premiums, most people earning over $75,000 a year were also very worried about covering the costs of health insurance. health care system , Gallup learned.

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Health Populi

JUNE 28, 2019

Harris and VP Biden on race, busing, and segregation — which in the larger public health context continue to have a direct impact on health equity, health disparities, and socio-economic status. ” Buttigieg would call it “Medicare for All Who Want It,” made available on health insurance exchanges.

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