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5 Ways America's Courts Could Change Health Care in 2024

WebFebruary 1, 2024. Key court decisions in 2024 about prescription drug prices, abortion bans, gender-affirming care and the Affordable Care Act could change the way health care is …

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One Economist’s Plan to Blow Up America’s Health Insurance System

WebMIDROLL. DG: We’re back with MIT economist Amy Finkelstein whose new book, “We’ve Got You Covered,” lays out an evidence-based blueprint for fixing …

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Health Care's Climate Change Contradiction

WebThe U.S. health care system is responsible for 8.5% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. We discuss how health care contributes to climate change, …

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The Role of Public Opinion in Mental Health Care

WebMaria Polyakova is a health economist, an assistant professor of health policy at the Stanford University School of Medicine and a member of the 2021 Tradeoffs …

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One Doctor’s Crusade to Improve Health Literacy

WebFebruary 2, 2023. (Photo by Ryan Levi/Tradeoffs) Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick believes plainspoken information from trusted messengers can help shrink health disparities, and some …

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The High Price of Lowering Health Costs for 150 Million Americans

WebEmployers — including companies, state governments and universities — purchase health care on behalf of roughly 150 million Americans. The cost of that care …

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The Race to Prepare for Medicare’s New Drug Pricing Powers

WebMedicare’s new powers to cut and cap prescription drug prices. Two of the biggest battlegrounds will be a pair of new powers that lawmakers gave Medicare, the …

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The Big Impact of Little Barriers to Public Benefits

WebThe Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) supports women with low incomes and their children, and the program …

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Girls Are in a Mental Health Crisis. What Can Schools Do

WebWhile Jackson may have felt alone, she’s part of what experts are calling a crisis in the mental health of girls. A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control …

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California Bets Big on Housing in Medicaid

WebCalAIM, which went live on Jan. 1, will touch almost all of the nearly 15 million people covered by Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program. It will add new dental …

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Inside Big Health Insurers’ Side Hustle

WebAetna recently lost a federal appeals court decision over a billing scheme, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is currently trying to dismiss a case led by …

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Ransomware Attacks: Bad for Hospitals, Deadly for Patients

WebOctober 5, 2023. Image by iStock/ solarseven. In 2021, University of Minnesota health economist Hannah Neprash listened to a Tradeoffs story on ransomware in health care …

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Three Health Policy Stories to Watch in 2023

WebJanuary 19, 2023. In 2023 states will pursue new abortion laws and restart new Medicaid eligibility checks and Medicare begins to flex its new power to negotiate drug prices. …

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Why Millions Could Lose Medicaid Next Year

WebIn March 2020, Congress offered states additional Medicaid funding as long as they agreed to keep everyone enrolled in the program for the duration of the federal …

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The Push to Bring Medicaid Behind Bars

WebFebruary 23, 2023. Lee Reed at Transitions Clinic offices on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. (Photo by Amy Osborne for Tradeoffs) People leaving jail and prison are at extremely …

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Schools Brace For Pandemic-Fueled Mental Health Needs

WebSeptember 2, 2021. Kids are returning to in-person school this fall with increased rates of depression, anxiety and other pandemic-fueled mental health challenges, and schools …

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Rooting Out Racial Bias in Health Care AI, Part 2

WebJune 1, 2023. imaginima /iStock. Artificial intelligence could revolutionize health care. It could also perpetuate and exacerbate generations of racial inequities. In Part 2 of our …

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