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Private Equity: Investigation and Enforcement

Med Law Blog

We saw that issue up close last year as the committee considered the role of PE firms in the increase of patients receiving surprise medical bills.” In the article entitled “The Death of Hahnemann Hospital” published in the New Yorker magazine in May 2021.

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Hall Render’s Health Provider News – February 25, 2022

Hall Render

CMS overhauls Direct Contracting model to include new requirements on governance, health equity in 2023. Florida bill extending COVID-19 liability protections for health workers on its way to Gov. New report shows Tampa Bay hospitals not following medical bill transparency law. HCA hospital in Florida names new CEO.

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The Pharma Industry Hits Bottom of Consumers’ Industry Rankings, and Healthcare Is Only Marginally Higher on the List

Health Populi

This is one negativity point above peoples’ low regard for the Federal government. Fellow low-rating industries have included the Federal government, oil and gas, real estate, and the auto industry. This was a 31 percentage point drop in reputation in one year. “The pharmaceutical industry’s U.S.

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Patients, Health Consumers, People, Citizens: Who Are We In America?

Health Populi

The authors note that “consumer-driven” health care is, “associated with neoliberal efforts to emphasize market factors in health reform,” de-emphasizing government regulation and financing. This concept can be potentially harmful, they believe, assuming that health care is a traditional market.

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The 2020 Health Populi TrendCast – HealthConsuming, TechLash, and Public Health Goes Private

Health Populi

In 1971, Céline published his book, Death on the Installment Plan ; one wonders what Louis-Ferdinand would have thought about this medical billing model. The House passed its prescription drug bill earlier this month, named the Elijah E. mm over five years). Tech Scaling a Big Embrace of Social Determinants.

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Having Health Insurance Is a Social Determinant of Health: the implications of growing uninsured in the U.S.

Health Populi

This bar chart shows that 50% of working-age adults would not have sufficient funds to pay an unexpected $1,000 medical bill within 30 days. As a final reminder, most Americans are looking for the Federal government to ensure that every U.S. health citizen is covered by health insurance.