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Prison Health Care is Broken Under the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy

Bill of Health

Incarcerated individuals need health care, but punitive policies make securing access to care particularly difficult among this population, which numbers about 2.1 As a first step to protecting incarcerated individuals’ right to health, Congress should repeal the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy (MIEP).

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

Bill of Health

America is the only wealthy nation to lack universal health coverage. COVID-19 and the U.S. experienced a high number of COVID-19-related deaths, more than 1.1 experienced a high number of COVID-19-related deaths, more than 1.1 Ultimately, COVID-19 caused an unprecedented loss in U.S.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

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.’ million expansion ‘Very, very unusual.’