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Addressing Ghost Networks in Mental Health Care

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By Hannah Rahim Many mental health provider directories for private and public insurance plans contain inaccurate or outdated provider information , which creates a misleading illusion of accessible care. These ghost networks result in many patients being unable to access essential mental health care.

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Systemic Failures Need Systemic Solutions: COVID-19 and Macromedical Regulation

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American banks are now governed by a reformed regulatory framework that enables, and sometimes requires, them to cooperate and coordinate appropriate systemic responses. The post Systemic Failures Need Systemic Solutions: COVID-19 and Macromedical Regulation appeared first on Bill of Health. Schwarcz is Stanley A.

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How Will the “New” Health Economy Fare in a Macro-Economic Downturn?

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These are shown in the first diagram from the report, breaking out factors that have exacerbated challenges on both the demand and supply side of the American health economy. Many of these were already in motion before the COVID-19 pandemic emerged; the public health crisis exacerbated several of them. In the U.S.,

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Tackling Racially Biased Health Care Algorithms

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By Hannah Rahim Algorithms used in health care have the potential to improve health outcomes but are susceptible to racial bias , which can have detrimental consequences for minority populations. Involvement of state governments State Attorneys General in California and D.C.

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Merck Price Negotiation Lawsuit May Face Same Obstacles as 340B Takings Claims

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Both Lilly and Novo invoked the unconstitutional conditions doctrine, which they argued prohibited the government from requiring them to relinquish their property without just compensation as a condition of participating in federal health-insurance programs. Both courts pointed to the Supreme Court’s decision in Ruckelhaus v.

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While Costs Are A Top Concern Among Most U.S. Patients, So Are Challenges of Poverty, Food, and Housing

Health Populi

The study also addressed the politics of health care leading up to the 2020 Presidential election. While a “single payer health care system” was favored by 41% in terms of a candidate’s position, 77% of people could not agree on a definition for what “single payer” means in a U.S. health care system model.

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National Health Spending Will Reach Nearly 20% of U.S. GDP By 2027

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For these enrollees, increases in fee-for-service hospital care and prescription drugs will push spending upward. In addition, five States are expected to expand Medicaid in the next couple of years, moving more people into these State-specific health insurance plans in Idaho, Maine, Nebraska, Utah and Virginia.