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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 care system model.

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Assessing the GAO’s Report on Single-Payer Healthcare in America: Let’s Re-Imagine Workflow

Health Populi

Calls for universal health care, some under the banner of Medicare for All,” are growing among some policy makers and presidential candidates looking to run in 2020. asked the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to develop a report outlining definitions and concepts for a single-payer health care system in the U.S.

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Hall Render’s Health Provider News – January 21, 2022

Hall Render

Nursing home industry reacts to health care worker vaccine mandate. Ransomware: 2,300+ local governments, schools, healthcare providers impacted in 2021. UC San Diego Health pays $2.98M settlement over claims of unnecessary genetic testing. UCSF Health names new CEO. Stark Law: What ASCs need to know this year.

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Health Care Is Front and Center as DeSantis and Newsom Go Mano a Mano

Kaiser Health News

“We’re not going to be like California and have massive numbers of people on government programs without work requirements,” DeSantis said at a presidential primary debate in Southern California earlier this year. He made California an abortion sanctuary and is dramatically expanding health care benefits.