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Judging in the Pandemic – A Malawian Perspective

Bill of Health

Kathumba case: separation of powers, social security, and lockdowns The Khatumba case involved an order made by the Minister of Health for a temporary, national 3-week lockdown from April 18, 2020 to May 2020 due an increase in COVID-19 cases. Ultimately, the Court upheld the applicants’ challenges for a range of reasons.

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Balancing Patient Rights and Costs in Medical Malpractice Claims

Bill of Health

billion in 2020-21, equivalent to 1.5% The Government is considering possibly wide ranging tort reform. The debate should be careful not to focus primarily on economics and cost containment. of the NHS budget. In these discussions, it is important not to forget the patient’s perspective and needs.

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Telehealth Visits Can Improve Revenue, But They’re No Cornucopia

Healthcare IT Today

In the Spring of 2020, a number of institutions—health, education, judicial, and others—went through a wrenching technological transformation: To prevent the spread of COVID-19, they took refuge online. Medicare created new codes to cover remote patient monitoring in January 2020, according to Anderson and Null. If the U.S.

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

Health Populi

As large employers’ annual health care costs for an employee are expected to exceed $15,000 in 2020, companies are focusing in on managing the pharmacy line-item, we learn from the 2020 Large Employers’ Health Care Strategy and Plan Design Survey from the National Business Group on Health (NBGH).

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While Costs Are A Top Concern Among Most U.S. Patients, So Are Challenges of Poverty, Food, and Housing

Health Populi

Three-quarters of Americans believe that hospitals, clinics and physicians should look beyond patients medical/clinical needs into root causes like access to healthy food, transportation, and safe/clean housing — the social determinants of health. Health Populi’s Hot Points: Americans’ mentions of “government” as a top U.S.

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A Mom Owed Nearly $102,000 for Hospital Care. Her State Attorney General Said to Pay Up.

Kaiser Health News

Bridget Narsh’s son, Mason, needed urgent help in January 2020, so she was offered the chance to send him to Central Regional Hospital, a state-run mental health facility in Butner, North Carolina. “Hospital system pricing is closely related to this issue, as consolidations drive up already inordinate health care costs.”

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National Health Spending Will Reach Nearly 20% of U.S. GDP By 2027

Health Populi

National health spending in the U.S. every year from 2020 to 2027, the actuaries at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services forecast in their report, National Health Expenditure Projections, 2018-2927: Economic And Demographic Trends Drive Spending And Enrollment Growth , published yesterday by Health Affairs.