FTC Chief Gears Up for a Showdown With Private Equity
By Harris Meyer
Lina Khan, chair of the FTC, says a recent lawsuit is meant to chill the consolidation of medical groups that results in higher prices for consumers. But it may be too late to curb price hikes.
An Arm and a Leg: To Get Health Insurance, This Couple Made a Movie
By Dan Weissmann
On this episode of “An Arm and a Leg,” hear how a couple wrote and directed a short film, starring one of them — just to maintain health insurance through the actors union.
Adultos mayores, detectives contra avisos engañosos de Medicare Advantage
By Susan Jaffe
Funcionarios de los Centros de Servicios de Medicare y Medicaid le han pedido a las personas mayores y a otros miembros de la comunidad que sean detectives contra el fraude, denunciando tácticas de venta engañosas al 800-MEDICARE.
Medicare Advantage Increasingly Popular With Seniors — But Not Hospitals and Doctors
By Julie Appleby
Some hospitals and physician groups are rejecting Medicare Advantage plans over payment rates and coverage restrictions, causing turmoil for patients.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, November 29, 2023
‘Forever chemicals,’ Madera hospital, life expectancy, suicide rates, covid, mental health, cancer, RSV shots, and more are in the news.
GOP Presidential Hopefuls Use Trump’s Covid Record to Court Vaccine Skeptics
By Darius Tahir and Daniel Chang
Candidates see former President Donald Trump’s embrace of his administration’s covid-19 vaccine policies as an opportunity to gain ground. So far, their efforts haven’t found traction.
‘Forever Chemicals’ in Thousands of Private Wells Near Military Sites, Study Finds
By Patricia Kime
New research finds that private wells near more than 82% of select military sites were contaminated with PFAS chemicals.
Medicaid ‘Unwinding’ Makes Other Public Assistance Harder to Get
By Katheryn Houghton and Rachana Pradhan and Samantha Liss
The bottleneck caused by states’ reevaluation of Medicaid enrollees has swept up low-income families that rely on other safety-net services.
Estrategia de Trump y sus adversarios de campaña: desinformar sobre las vacunas contra covid
By Darius Tahir and Daniel Chang
La dinámica resultante podría impactar más allá del ciclo electoral, y afectar la política de salud pública en los próximos años. Y afectar a otras importantes vacunas.
El daño colateral de la crisis de Medicaid: miles están perdiendo beneficios de alimentos
By Katheryn Houghton and Rachana Pradhan and Samantha Liss
Las familias de bajos ingresos que necesitan servicios como ayuda alimentaria y dinero en efectivo, se ven afectadas por la carrera burocrática para determinar si decenas de millones de personas aún califican para Medicaid.
