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U.S. Health Spending Grew to $4.3 Trillion in 2021

WebMedicaid spending increased 9.2% to $734 billion, or 17% of the national total, though on a per-enrollee basis spending fell by 1.8%. Overall, the federal …

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Health Care The Fiscal Times

WebThe Justice Department has reportedly launched an antitrust investigation into UnitedHealth, the nation’s largest health insurer and a top manager of pharmacy benefits and …

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Healthcare Costs Making Americans Poorer and Sicker: Report

WebSome highlights from the survey, which was conducted via a nationally representative sample of 7,873 adults between April 18 and July 31, 2023: * Fifty-one …

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Significant Drop in Medicaid Enrollment Expected in 2024

WebIn a survey released last week, the healthcare foundation KFF found that state directors expect their Medicaid rolls to fall by 8.6% in fiscal year 2024. Spending, …

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More Than Half of Children Losing Medicaid Coverage Live in Just …

WebThe five states with the largest total declines in enrollment – Texas, Florida, Georgia, Ohio and Arkansas – accounted for 54% of the reductions, or more than 1.2 …

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Medicaid Enrollment Surges to New Record Amid Pandemic

WebMedicaid participation increased sharply as the coronavirus pandemic hit, CMS said, jumping by 9.7 million between February 2020, the month before a public …

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Health Insurance 'No Longer Affordable' at Many Small Companies

WebWorkers at small firms pay $8,334 on average per year for family health insurance, according to the most recent KFF employer health benefit survey. About a …

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5 Ways We’re Bringing Down the Cost of Health Care

Web1) Setting cost growth goals – This means literally setting a cap on the growth of a state’s per capita health care spending and basing it on growth in the state’s …

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Nearly 6 in 10 Americans Encounter Problems with Heath …

WebJune 15, 2023. Nearly six in 10 U.S. adults reported having at least one problem with their health insurance in the past year, according to a new analysis from the healthcare policy …

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Medicare for All Would Save $450 Billion and 68,000 Lives: Study

WebBernie Sanders’ Medicare-for-All plan would save the country about $450 billion a year on total health care spending while preventing nearly 70,000 deaths, …

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How 6 States Achieved Near Universal Health Coverage

WebJanuary 27, 2020. A half-dozen states and the District of Columbia have health care insurance rates of over 95%, achieving near-universal coverage. Three researchers at …

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The Big Push for Medicare Advantage The Fiscal Times

WebIn 2019, the average fee for each of the roughly 22 million participants was $11,545 – which comes to a total of about $254 billion. Big numbers for insurers: …

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Medicare and Medicaid Could Save Billions if Doctors Make One …

WebMedicare and Medicaid could save billions if doctors prescribed short-acting medications instead of extended-release versions, according to a new study in JAMA …

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Baby Boomers Will Drive Health Care Spending to Nearly $6 …

WebAs Baby Boomers continue to age and the prices of medical goods and services rise, growth in annual health care spending is projected speed up over the next …

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The 10 Healthiest States in America The Fiscal Times

WebOutstanding challenges include growth in the rates of drug-related fatalities, diabetes rates, and childhood obesity and poverty rates. Obesity remains a problem for …

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How Minute Clinics Are Revolutionizing Health Care

WebThese clinics provide the sort of basic care that most people need at a fraction of the cost. And more and cheaper preventative care means less ER visits. The current …

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States of Health: Winners & Losers in Medicaid The Fiscal Times

WebThe Medicaid program created in 1965 has long been a patchwork of state operated health care programs for the poor and disabled with vastly differing eligibility …

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Why Mississippi Is the Unhealthiest State in America

WebOn the other end of the spectrum, Mississippi fell from 49 th to 50 th on the list, swapping spots with Louisiana to become the unhealthiest state in America. As the …

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Medical Costs Drove 8 Million into Poverty Last Year

WebThe cost of health care is one of the. Medical Costs Drove 8 Million into Poverty Last Year

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Why a “Walkable” City Is Good for Your Mental Health

WebNovember 11, 2014. It’s well known that living in an easy-to-walk community can improve your health. A new study from the University of Kansas has found that walkable …

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How Strong Are Your City's Finances

WebTo compile this Fiscal Health Index, we looked at 116 U.S. To compile this Fiscal Health Index, we looked at 116 U.S. cities with populations greater than 200,000, …

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Why a Big Mac Is Healthier Than You Think The Fiscal Times

WebAnd yet, a new report from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine points out 100 restaurant salads that are “worse” than a Big Mac. The group …

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