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Prison Health Care is Broken Under the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy

Bill of Health

The MIEP overburdens county and local jails financially and jeopardizes public health. 2628 would support states and counties in delivering quality health care. Inmates need more health care, with chronic disease rates among inmates being more than double the general public. Legislation like H.R.

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Food is Medicine Approaches to Address Diet-Related Health Conditions

Bill of Health

Medically tailored meals have been associated with lower hospital admissions. The most intensive interventions are prepared, medically tailored meals delivered to patients with complex diet-related chronic diseases who are unable to cook for themselves.

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

Health Populi

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. health care?

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Telehealth Visits Can Improve Revenue, But They’re No Cornucopia

Healthcare IT Today

Specifically, what if the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rescinds the emergency orders it has put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic? had adopted value-based care, it wouldn’t matter whether you saw your doctor in the office, online, or in the bleachers of Beaver Stadium. What if the trumpet shall sound?

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Struggles Over Care Will Shape the Future of Work

Bill of Health

In theory, all this care could be delivered in seniors’ homes and communities. The disability rights movement has long struggled against unnecessary institutionalization in state hospitals and nursing homes, winning wide recognition of the principle of aging in place.

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

Bill of Health

By Laura Dolbow Merck recently filed a lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of the Medicare price negotiation program created by the Inflation Reduction Act. Merck argues that this form of price regulation charts a “ radical new course ” for Medicare that violates the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment.

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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

Cost was ranked as the top issue negatively impacting patient care in this survey, identified by 86% of U.S. Related to costs, consumers were asked about factors they believe drive up health care spending. The study also addressed the politics of health care leading up to the 2020 Presidential election.