Health Populi

DECEMBER 30, 2019

UPMC launching a social impact program focusing on SDoH, among other projects investing in social factors that bolster public health. As I pointed out in my 2020 Health Populi trendcast , the private sector is taking on more public health initiatives as policy progress at the Federal level feels frozen.

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Health Law Advisor

MAY 22, 2023

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (the “HELP Committee” or the “Committee”) passed a bipartisan bill to expand federal regulation of pharmacy benefit managers (“PBMs”) for group health plans. [1] 2d 327 (2020). [4] An Overview of the Proposed Legislation On May 2, 2023, the HELP Committee marked up S.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 19, 2020

2020 marked the centennial anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Tia collaborated with Manatt Health and Merrill Research on this insightful research. ages 22 to 45 years old in September 2020. Women identified the top five personal health issues they face as: Mental health. coverage for telehealth, and.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 15, 2021

adults across political parties favor allowing the Federal government authority to negotiate for drug prices — even after hearing the arguments against the health policy. Thanks to Cramer-Krasselt for doing that research and creating this insightful graphic from the 2020 “Red Pets vs. Blue Pets” study.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

voters’ priorities, across political party – prescription drug prices. voters in 2020 quite like supporting Medicare’s ability to negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies, shown by the October 2019 Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll. Few issues unite U.S.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

While we have a divided government via split legislature, one winner in the 2018 midterm outcome is Medicaid. As I wrote about yesterday (about learning from Governor Kasich), people keen on healthcare should pay attention to the states, which are laboratories for health reform. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) said to the Washington Examiner.

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Health Populi

JUNE 28, 2019

Looking at this photo of the 2020 Democratic Party Presidential candidate debater line-up might give you a déjà vu feeling, a repeat of the night-before debate. Sanders, noting his call for big new government benefits like universal health care through Medicare for All and free college tuition. Lester Holt began with Sen.

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