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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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A Health Consumer Bill of Rights: Assuring Affordability, Access, Autonomy, and Equity

Jane Sarashon

The NIH crafted one for patients enrolled in clinical trials, the American Hospital Association served one up in 1973, and many individual health providers like the University of Pennsylvania Hospital ( aka Penn Medicine) have developed patient bills of rights for consumers entering their hospital systems.

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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. To manage health care costs, many correctional facilities nationwide charge prisoners unaffordable copays.

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Reflections on the United States Health Care System and the Right to Health

Bill of Health

has some of the world’s leading medical facilities and research institutions, and the ability to deliver the highest available quality of care, it ranks last among rich nations in providing equitable, accessible, affordable, and high-quality health care. urgently needs a rights-based approach to health.

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How to Deliver Patient-Centered Care in a Post-Covid World

YouCompli

For example, there should be a policy and process to enroll patients in insurance plans, such as Medicaid or Affordable Care Act (ACA) health plans.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

Artificial Intelligence Poses Threat to Patient Privacy Bill for Rural Hospital Cyber Skills Passes Senate Committee Chemotherapy shortages push cancer centers toward crisis CMS estimates national spending on hospital care grew just 0.8%

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Health Provider News – July 1, 2022

Hall Render

Biden officials to keep private the names of hospitals where patients contracted Covid. Fewer Than 2% of Hospitals Excelling at Health Equity, Value. Hospital group wants prompt payment of 340B funds after Supreme Court win. How hospitals should prepare for the end of the public health emergency.