There is new Health Care Reform news everyday, but many stories are full of errors or omissions. These are the sources we feel provide the most accurate news about Obamacare.
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Forbes - Apothecary
Reality Check: Obamacare Greatly Worsened Retention Rates In The Non-Group MarketThe average monthly attrition rate under Obamacare in 2015 (3.6%) was nearly 2/3 higher than average monthly attrition rate in the non-group market in 2006 (2.2%); thus, retention in Obamacare's exchanges was much worse than in the 2006 non-group market even though 85% of enrollees were subsidized.
Solving The Mystery Of American Health Spending After 1980, Part 1: Out-Of-Pocket SpendingChanges in out-of-pocket spending probably account for 15 percentage points of the U.S. health spending gap that developed between the U.S. and other countries between 1980 and 2015.
The Trump Plan To Reduce Prescription Drug Prices Will Have A Major ImpactThe hot take is that Trump's new plan will achieve little. But the hot take is badly misinformed. The Trump plan, if enacted, represents a sea change in pharmaceutical pricing policy, one that will have a significant effect on drug prices in the future.
Is Trump Willing To Do What It Takes To Reduce High Prescription Drug Prices?On May 8, it is expected that President Trump will deliver a major policy address on reducing the high prices of prescription drugs. Is Trump willing to go beyond executive action and ask Congress to enact meaningful reforms?
Why Federal Taxpayers Should Not Fund Health Care For Unauthorized ImmigrantsThe $11.2 billion in Federal tax financing of health care for undocumented immigrants should be terminated for 4 principal reasons: 1. It is unconstitutional; 2. It is unnecessary; 3. It is immoral; and 4. it is inefficient.
Kaiser Health News
Best Reads Of The Week With Brianna LabuskesKHN’s newsletter editor, Brianna Labuskes, wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you don’t have to.
Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Campaign Promises Kept, Plus ‘Nerd Reports’In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Sarah Kliff of Vox and Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo discuss a proposed administration regulation that seeks to separate Planned Parenthood from federal family planning funds, the final congressional passage of legislation aimed…
Insurer Slashes Breast Pump Payments, Stoking Fears Fewer Moms Will BreastfeedAnthem, one of the country’s largest insurers, has cut the reimbursement rate it pays for breast pumps by nearly half, fueling concerns that new moms — especially ones with lower incomes — will not be able to afford the pumps they need.
NPR
'Reveal' Report Finds Drug Rehab Program Forcing Addicts To Work As Indentured EmployeesIn North Carolina a rehab program uses drug offenders as care-givers for elderly and disabled patients. The participants work more than 100 hours a week without pay taking care of patients and dispensing the same drugs that they were addicted to. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Reveal's reporter Shoshana Walter about her investigation.
Digital Ambulance Chasers? Law Firms Send Ads To Patients' Phones Inside ERsPersonal injury law firms are using location-based mobile ads to target people as they enter emergency rooms. The trend is raising concerns among patients and health privacy experts.
Why Your Health Insurer Doesn't Care About Your Big BillsPatients may think their insurers are fighting on their behalf for the best prices. But saving patients money is often not their top priority. Just ask Michael Frank about his hip surgery.
Right To Try Act Poses Big Challenge For FDALegislation that would give terminally ill people a direct path to get experimental treatments raises questions about how the Food and Drug Administration would safeguard patients.
Anthem Policy Discouraging 'Avoidable' Emergency Room Visits Faces CriticismUnder the health insurer's policy, Anthem can retroactively restrict or deny coverage if the company decides that a visit to the emergency room could have been avoided.