Health Populi

JANUARY 27, 2021

President Biden’s first few days on the job gave us a very clear view on how he sees conquering COVID: through a whole-of-government approach to public policies that bolster directly addressing the virus, along with the many forces shaping how we got here and how to come out of the pandemic era stronger. ” The plotline goes….

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 22, 2019

This latter point was emphasized in the survey noting that 71% of Americans said that drug prices were too high; 78% of people agreed that the government should be permitted to negotiate/regulate prescription drug prices.

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Health Populi

MARCH 13, 2019

The authors note that “consumer-driven” health care is, “associated with neoliberal efforts to emphasize market factors in health reform,” de-emphasizing government regulation and financing. This concept can be potentially harmful, they believe, assuming that health care is a traditional market.

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Health Populi

MAY 14, 2018

This is what happened to pharma stock prices on Friday after President Trump and Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar outlined their new policies focusing on prescription drug prices. Seniors and government programs over-paying for drugs. The graph is the Nasdaq U.S.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Having the Federal government paying for testing, tracking, and treatment for COVID-19. Women, being Chief Health Officers of their Families, influencing 80% of health care decisions, well know how to connect the dots between health care costs and their household financial wellness.

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Health Populi

JUNE 28, 2018

Another unifying health care issue is prescription drug prices, which KFF has tracked for several years. Most voters across party have told previous KFF polls they believe in more government regulation or intervention on drug costs. Health Populi’s Hot Points: What most U.S.

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Health Populi

MAY 10, 2018

And there’s very little bidding on drugs.” ” Remember that prescription drug spending continues to hover around one-tenth of overall U.S. A move to re-align prescription drug prices will be welcomed across the political spectrum as Big Pharma continues to take the bulk of the blame for rising healthcare costs.

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