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The Patient Is Still the Payor – And May Skip Paying for Prevention (Eyes on the ACA & Texas)

Health Populi

Many health citizens in the U.S. would likely skip receiving preventive health care services if the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) coverage for them goes away, a Morning Consult survey found. One of the key benefits embedded in the ACA was “free” without co-pay shares for preventive care.

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Prison Health Care is Broken Under the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy

Bill of Health

The Humane Correctional Health Care Act (H.R.3514) 3514) , introduced in May of 2021, would repeal the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy and thus provide incarcerated individuals with Medicaid access. Repealing the MIEP can significantly improve health care access for incarcerated individuals.

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Growing Support for Medicare for All – But Do People Really Understand What It Means?

Health Populi

Still, the data comes as former Vice President Joe Biden — who has spurned a single-payer system in favor of expanding the ACA with a public option — continues holding tight to his 13-point advantage over Sen. Here’s another Medicare myth uncovered: 1 in 4 Americans think Medicare is part of the ACA/Obamacare.

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Telemedicine Still Up For Discussion In Florida Legislative Sessions

The Health Law Firm

With all the new technologies, mobile medical applications, expansion of health care access under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and the emphasis on quality of care, telemedicine is at the forefront of the health care industry.

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Payor-Led Initiatives to Strengthen Mental Health Resources

Healthcare Law Blog

1] In addition to the challenges presented by provider shortages, even when patients are able to locate an available mental health provider, many are hesitant to engage in treatment due to cost uncertainties, which often arise due to limited availability for in-network care and the subsequent need to seek out-of-network care. [2]

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Financial Health Is On Americans’ Minds Just Weeks Before the 2020 Elections

Health Populi

The doxo study bolsters the fact that in 2020, most Americans faced with growing health care costs in a public health crisis understand what they could gain by voting and claiming their status as full health citizens with rights to health care access…in and beyond the pandemic.

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50 Days Before the U.S. Elections, Voters Say Health Care Costs and Access Top Their Health Concerns — More than COVID-19

Health Populi

When it comes to health care, ensuring universal coverage and increasing access, and addressing health care costs rank the top two concerns for voting up-and=down ballot in the 2020 election, shown in the second chart.