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Health Care Financing: How Inflation and Health Care Prices Could Hit the U.S. Consumer

Health Populi

All health ecosystem players are organizing for 2024’s national elections. approaching the 2024 November elections for Congressional platforms along with what the next President elected talks of doing to re-build a more resilient U.S. That’s represented by the lighter blue line in the first chart.

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How Will the “New” Health Economy Fare in a Macro-Economic Downturn?

Health Populi

Add into this picture a CCS Insight analyst’s forecast last week that Apple could enter the health insurance market in 2024. Consumers will be facing greater medical price inflation in 2023 for health insurance plans, based on the latest forecast from WTW. Walmart) to do so, as well.

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Health Provider News

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Health Policy Commission still missing key document in Steward sale to Optum Local obesity drug developer lands deal worth up to $600M with Novo Nordisk Mass. Million CALIFORNIA California hospital dismisses CEO California physician pleads guilty to $2.5M million expansion ‘Very, very unusual.’

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Health Provider News

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New president tapped to lead major hospital system in Denver area New president to lead opening of $650M hospital in Wheat Ridge Telehealth program offers support to forensic nurses Colorado Medicaid program settles lawsuit over lack of mental health care for children Colorado is trying to cut prescription drug prices.

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More Federal Action in the Pharmaceutical Sector as PBM Bill Advances in the Senate

Health Law Advisor

1339) reflects the overarching legislative push by members from both sides of the aisle and chambers of Congress to address drug pricing issues through federal fixes to the PBM framework. With 33 Senate seats and all 435 House seats up for re-election in 2024, that when may be soon. [1] 1] HELP Committee Markup, S. 16, 2022). [3]

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Health Provider News

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operating margin for 2024, misses 2023 target University of Michigan Health-West forms portal to track DEI among suppliers, vendors S. Record-breaking settlement: Here’s why Bon Secours must pay the US government $36.5 ’ ‘We don’t need it all’: R.I.’s Health system settles orthopedic False Claims allegations for $36.5M

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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Health Enters the Presidential Race

Kaiser Health News

Based on the results of the first-in-the-nation primary in New Hampshire, it appears more likely than ever before that the 2024 presidential election will be a rerun of 2020: Joe Biden versus Donald Trump. And health is shaping up to be a key issue.