Health Populi

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Even with the prospect of enrolling in Medicare sooner in a year or two or three, Americans approaching retirement are growing concerned about health care costs, according to a study in JAMA Network Open. One-half said they weren’t confident in their ability to afford health insurance in or near retirement.

Health Insurance 104

Health Insurance Health Care Reform Federal Policy Medicare 104

Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Yet, these laws have no federal alternative if states fail or if implementation is otherwise thwarted, say, by court order. Without a federal fallback, federal money cannot reach the residents of that state and the federal policy accompanying it will not occur.

Public Health 246

Public Health COVID-19 Medicaid Medicaid 246

Bill of Health

JANUARY 3, 2023

Most serious attempts at reform call not for federal control of telemedicine licensure or medical accreditation (a politically unlikely outcome), but for federal pressure applied to states to embrace licensure reciprocity or portability. Most such proposals rely on conditional spending, especially of Medicare funds.

Licensing 130

Licensing Telemedicine Governance Federal Policy 130

Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Most crucially, the federal policy response created conditions in which states could implement universal SARS-CoV-2 mitigation measures (e.g., They allowed furloughed workers to, in most cases, earn more on unemployment than they had on the job. They allowed people to stay home when sick, protecting their coworkers.

COVID-19 354

COVID-19 Public Health Federal Policy Medicaid 354