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America's healthcare affordability crisis 'is growing larger …

(3 days ago) WebData from July showed that 18% of Americans hold medical debt that has been sent to collection agencies. And according to a new West Health-Gallup 2021 Healthcare in America Report, 30% of Americans reported deferring medical care in the …

https://www.westhealth.org/news/americas-health-care-affordability-crisis-is-growing-larger-and-deeper/

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Health Coverage Affordability Crisis 2020 Biennial Survey

(2 days ago) WebIn the first half of 2020, 43.4 percent of U.S. adults ages 19 to 64 were inadequately insured. This is statistically unchanged from the last time we fielded the …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2020/aug/looming-crisis-health-coverage-2020-biennial

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Is our healthcare system broken? - Harvard Health

(Just Now) WebThe current US healthcare system has a cruel tendency to delay or deny high-quality care to those who are most in need of it but can least afford its high cost. …

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-our-healthcare-system-broken-202107132542

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FACT SHEET: The President’s Budget Protects and …

(8 days ago) WebThe Budget expands mental health care and support services in schools; expands CDC’s suicide prevention program to additional States, as well as Tribal and …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/03/11/fact-sheet-the-presidents-budget-protects-and-increases-access-to-quality-affordable-healthcare/

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Statement from President Joe - The White House

(5 days ago) WebToday, we hit a major milestone in lowering costs and ensuring all Americans have access to quality, affordable health care: a record-breaking 20 million Americans …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/01/10/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-historic-20-million-enrollees-in-affordable-care-act-health-care/

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FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Lowers Health …

(6 days ago) WebHealth insurance is now more affordable than ever thanks to the American Rescue Plan. Because of the law’s enhanced tax credits, nine million Americans who …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/08/10/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-lowers-health-care-costs/

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5 Critical Priorities for the U.S. Health Care System

(6 days ago) WebThey include: focus on prevention, not just treating sickness; tackle racial disparities; expand telehealth and in-home services; build integrated systems; and adopt …

https://hbr.org/2021/12/5-critical-priorities-for-the-u-s-health-care-system

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The COVID Relief Bill Expands The Affordable Care Act. It …

(7 days ago) WebThe $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill expands subsidies for private insurance plans. That will lighten the burden on consumers, but it locks taxpayers into yet more …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/03/23/980364322/the-covid-relief-bill-expands-the-affordable-care-act-it-doesnt-come-cheap

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What has the pandemic revealed about the US health …

(6 days ago) WebGermany, which has all along had a robust public health care system, was accepting sick patients from Italy, Spain, and France. Meanwhile, U.S. hospitals were in financial shock and fee-for-service …

https://news.mit.edu/2021/what-has-pandemic-revealed-about-us-health-care-what-needs-change-0405

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COVID Relief Provisions Stabilized Health Coverage, …

(7 days ago) WebThe COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturn prompted widespread expectations of severe declines in health insurance coverage, as people lost their jobs and saw their incomes plunge. But the federal …

https://www.cbpp.org/research/health/covid-relief-provisions-stabilized-health-coverage-improved-access-and

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Confronting Challenges in the US Health Care System - JAMA …

(7 days ago) WebThe high cost of the US health care system is its biggest weakness. In the US, national expenditures on health care goods and services were approximately $4 …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2778509

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112 Million Americans Struggle to Afford Healthcare

(4 days ago) WebHigh Prices, Low Value — Two New Composite Scores from West Health and Gallup Illustrate America’s Healthcare Cost Crisis. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Mar. …

https://www.westhealth.org/news/112-million-americans-struggle-to-afford-healthcare/

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Covid-19 and the Need for Health Care Reform NEJM

(Just Now) WebDOI: 10.1056/NEJMp2000821. The Covid-19 pandemic has brought into sharp focus the need for health care reforms that promote universal access to …

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2000821

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Covid-19 Relief Bill Fulfills Biden’s Promise to Expand Obamacare, …

(7 days ago) WebWith its expanded subsidies for health plans under the Affordable Care Act, the coronavirus relief bill makes insurance more affordable, and puts health care on the …

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/08/us/politics/obamacare-biden.html

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Health Care Lifeline: The Affordable Care Act and the COVID-19 …

(7 days ago) WebThe state budget crisis could easily produce a serious health care crisis as well. During past budget crises, states restricted Medicaid eligibility, including for seniors, …

https://www.cbpp.org/research/health/health-care-lifeline-the-affordable-care-act-and-the-covid-19-pandemic

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Let’s Care for Those in Need—Today: Collaborating to Solve the

(3 days ago) WebWe need a countrywide safety-net movement driven by the crisis, led by the health care community, and fueled by collaboration and compassion. and yet when …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7089592/

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Warner Announces Bill to Expand Americans' Access to Affordable …

(1 days ago) WebWASHINGTON – With the Biden administration set to unveil details on a series of executive ordersto reverse his predecessor’s relentless efforts to sabotage the …

https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2021/1/warner-announces-bill-to-expand-americans-access-to-affordable-health-care-coverage-in-the-midst-of-unprecedented-health-crisis

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Hospitals Face Financial Pressures as Costs of Caring Continue to …

(Just Now) WebHospitals’ labor costs, which on average account for 60% of a hospital’s budget, increased by more than $42.5 billion between 2021 and 2023. Economy-wide …

https://www.aha.org/news/perspective/2024-05-10-hospitals-face-financial-pressures-costs-caring-continue-surge

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Did Obamacare ‘massively’ increase the cost of health care?

(1 days ago) Web2020-2023: 8 percent increase. Put another way, if total costs had continued on the same pre-ACA path, they would now be about $60,000 — or double the current level. …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/13/did-obamacare-massively-increase-cost-health-care/

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Health costs threaten to overshadow Biden's historic coverage …

(1 days ago) WebPresident Biden has come closer than any of his Democratic predecessors to reaching the party's long-standing goal of universal health coverage, but unaffordable …

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/14/biden-health-costs-insurance

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Free Healthcare for Bergen County's Working Uninsured

(1 days ago) WebBergen Volunteer Medical Initiative provides high-quality health care at no cost to qualifying low-income adults who have no health insurance in Bergen County, New Jersey. Skip to …

https://www.bvmi.org/

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2020 Democrats on Health Care - The New York Times

(9 days ago) WebSingle-payer health care is a dividing line in the race, separating Democrats who want to replace the private insurance system from those who favor improving it. …

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/us/politics/obamacare-democratic-candidates.html

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FACT SHEET: New Data Show 8.2 Million Fewer Americans …

(2 days ago) WebTaken together, these investments of about $16 million in ARP funding are expected to relieve up to nearly $1.5 billion in medical debt, a ratio of nearly 100-to-1, …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/02/14/fact-sheet-new-data-show-8-2-million-fewer-americans-struggling-with-medical-debt-under-the-biden-harris-administration/

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The Coalition for Safe and Affordable Care

(5 days ago) WebUnnecessary, unaffordable. The Coalition for Safe and Affordable Care is a diverse group of patient-focused nursing, health care, and other organizations that believe inflexible, …

http://coalitionforsafeandaffordablecare.org/

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How Ascension ransomware attack is affecting Michigan patients

(5 days ago) WebThe health care system reported last week that it was dealing with a cyber attack, affecting “clinical operations” at its 140 hospitals and dozens of senior living …

https://www.clickondetroit.com/health/2024/05/14/how-ascension-ransomware-attack-is-affecting-michigan-patients-appointments/

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Working moms, childcare providers rally in Reseda to highlight

(Just Now) WebMonday, May 13, 2024 4:53PM. The struggle parents have finding quality childcare took center stage, as "A Day Without Child Care" rallies were held across the …

https://abc7.com/post/working-moms-childcare-providers-rally-in-reseda-to-highlight-crisis/14809971/

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Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities

(5 days ago) WebThe Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or the Department) is issuing this final rule regarding section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) (section …

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/06/2024-08711/nondiscrimination-in-health-programs-and-activities

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Examining the Dental Care Crisis in Amer Senate Committee on

(3 days ago) WebExamining the Dental Care Crisis in America: How Can We Make Dental Care More Affordable and More Available? Date: Thursday, May 16th, 2024 Senate Committee …

https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/examining-the-dental-care-crisis-in-america-how-can-we-make-dental-care-more-affordable-and-more-available

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What’s Behind America’s Doctor Crisis? The Epoch Times

(1 days ago) WebPhysician Thrive’s 2023 study noted that the United States may have a shortage of 124,000 doctors by 2034. Within that shortfall, up to 48,000 will likely be lost …

https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/whats-behind-americas-doctor-crisis-5640380

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