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Biden plan addresses maternal health, underserved communities
The Biden-Harris Administration unveiled a series of new policy proposals last week that would require hospitals to implement initiatives to improve maternal health and support underserved communities.
The proposal introduces new…
California health care pioneer goes national, girds for partisan skirmishes
When then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called for nearly all Californians to buy health insurance or face a penalty, Anthony Wright slammed the 2007 proposal as "unwarranted, unworkable, and unwise" — one that would punish…
Bernie Sanders seeks dental insurance expansion, reforms
Medicare vs. Medicaid: Key differences in the government-run programsMedicare and Medicaid both are government-run health insurance programs but there are several key differences between the two.Sen. Bernie Sanders, who has long…
Clarence Thomas, a $267,000 RV, and Why American Health Care Sucks
Earlier this week, two Democratic senators announced they have requested a criminal investigation into Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas — regarding, in part, a loan for a luxury RV provided by a longtime executive at UnitedHealth…
Sen. Warnock, new commission explore ways to provide health care coverage to
A new commission will soon begin examining the health care coverage needs of low-income and uninsured Georgians, kicking off an examination that is expected to delve into whether the state should…
Price transparency is critical to fix nation’s health care model, Brown scholar
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States spends more money on health care than any nation in the world, but not because its leaders are investing more in patient care. Rather, it’s due largely to high and variable prices — and the…
What Project 2025 Could Do to Social Security
Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for government, has gained significant traction in recent weeks as the 2024 presidential election looms ever closer. A primer on what could be in the event that Donald Trump secures the White House…
The Supreme Court limited federal power. Health care is feeling the shockwaves.
This story first appeared on KFF Health News.
A landmark Supreme Court decision that reins in federal agencies’ authority is expected to hold dramatic consequences for the nation’s health care system,…
Stephen Ondra, M.D., to Lead CMS Alliance to Modernize Health Care
MITRE Corp. has named Stephen Ondra, M.D., vice president of the Center for Transforming Health, and director of the CMS Alliance to Modernize Health Care (Health FFRDC.)
MITRE operates the Health FFRDC (federally funded research and…
Colorado’s Democratic leaders defend steep drop in Medicaid enrollees
Colorado defended its high Medicaid disenrollment rates after COVID by saying that what goes up must come down. Advocates and researchers disagree.Rae Ellen Bichell
| KFF Health NewsMedicare vs. Medicaid: Key differences in the…