Health Populi

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

There are 1,844 rural hospitals operating in the U.S. That number is down by 19 in the 2019 calendar year, the worst year of rural hospital closings seen in the past decade. That hockey-stick growth of closures is shown in the first chart, where 34 rural hospitals shut down in the past 2 years.

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Kaiser Health News

JULY 24, 2023

The latest round of rules and legislation comes as the ACA — passed in 2010 — is now cemented in the system. Concerned that people would choose this option instead of more comprehensive and more expensive insurance offered through the ACA, President Barack Obama’s administration set rules limiting the policy terms to three months.

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Bill of Health

JANUARY 26, 2022

The Humane Correctional Health Care Act (H.R.3514) This is because currently, county and local jails are burdened with the majority of health care expenses for their incarcerated populations. To manage health care costs, many correctional facilities nationwide charge prisoners unaffordable copays.

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Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

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. America is the only wealthy nation to lack universal health coverage.

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Hall Render

MARCH 29, 2024

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Nursing Homes US Department of Health and Human Services Nurses Hospitals 40

C&M Health Law

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The final rule complements the hospital transparency rule that CMS promulgated in November 2019 (the substance of which is discussed here ),which requires hospitals to post pricing information based on negotiated rates for standard items or services. The hospital transparency rule is currently on appeal before the D.C.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 16, 2019

Examples of these in the current news cycle are Zolgensma, which is priced about $2 million to treat spinal muscular atrophy, and CAR-T therapy which can run as high as $1 million all-in for the treatment and hospital service costs for the patient. Much now depends on the U.S.

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