Oklahoma Expands Medicaid
Kind of a big deal because Oklahomans rejected Trump’s Medicaid and Republican block grant-program which would be more vulnerable to cuts of Federal funding. It is unfortunate Oklahoma did not…
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Restore Medicaid to Its Former Self Quickly
…of non-emergency medical transportation, retroactive eligibility, and frequent eligibility redeterminations were enacted to stymie users and the program’s purpose. Much of the impediments were implemented through the use of administrative executive…
Libertarians do math: the war on covid + climate change = the end of civilization!
On Monday, the Department of Health and Human Services announced a program to study the health effects of climate change, especially on disadvantaged communities (NYT): The Office of Climate Change…
Student Loan Debt Cancellation Will Not Benefit the Wealthy or Young?
…other federal loan cancellation programs. Looney’s analysis is flawed and misleading. First, the obvious Brookings Blog Upfront8, Adam Looney claims the cancelling of federal student loans will benefit the “wealthy”…
LBJ, a man with gargantuan appetites and ambitions
…the commenter gets it right. The programs mentioned here are under attack by Republicans. SCOTUS is using nondelegation as the basis to dismantle programs. Congress did pass these programs, allocated…
W.Va. Court Rules in Favor of Drug Wholesalers
…monitored. Also, I am guessing each company has or had a program which monitors the ordering of dangerous drugs such as opioids besides manufacturing and inventories. I choice McKessons policy…
Veteran Groups Demanding Information on Vets Camp Lejeune Claims
…provide medical opinions on related diagnoses. The Camp Lejeune subject matter expert program requires a VA-appointed physician to review the medical files of former troops who lived on base from 1953 to 1987. Reviewing…
MA Pricing Increases 8.5%, Traditional Medicare remains the Same so far
…news? Biden is intending to force traditional Medicare participants into more costly Medicare Advantage plans. He is continuing a program first established by trump. Trump’s “Protecting and Improving Medicare for…
Salve Lucrum: The Existential Threat of Greed in US Health Care
…costly has been profiteering among insurance companies participating in the Medicare Advantage (MA) program. Originally intended to give Medicare beneficiaries the choice of access to well-managed care at lower cost,…
Plans to Cut Billions in Medicare Fraud Ignites Lobbying Frenzy
…would significantly lower payments by billions of dollars a year to Medicare Advantage. The private commercial healthcare plans covering about half of the government’s health program for older Americans. The change in…