The Facts About the $35 Insulin Copay Cap in Medicare
(By Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jun 12, 2024) In a recent post on
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Elections – Healthcare issues
California lawmakers trying again for single-payer
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) California lawmakers have introduced legislation again that would provide “comprehensive universal single-payer” health
Read MoreSingle payer still a tough sell in California
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) California legislators are putting a single-payer system back on the table, but it
Read MoreHealth Care Costs Top the Public’s List of Financial Worries, and Those Who Are Struggling the Most Want to Hear Presidential Candidates Discuss Economic and Health Care Issues
(By Craig Palosky for The Kaiser Family Foundation published February 21, 2024) At a time when kitchen table economic problems
Read MorePresidential candidates are setting their sights on the ACA. Are voters?
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Affordable Care Act is back in the political spotlight, but few voters
Read MoreHow seniors could lose in the Medicare political wars
By Julie Rovner on February 16, 2023 for npr The Medicare wars are back, and almost no one in Washington
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Biden Hits the Road to Sell Democrats’ Record
(By KHN Podcast dated October 20, 2022) What do pandemic preparedness, mental health care services, and over-the-counter hearing aids have
Read More‘Nationalized healthcare’ on the ballot in rural Wisconsin county
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) A rural county in Wisconsin is placing a voter referendum on its November
Read MorePharma funded more than 2,400 state lawmaker campaigns in 2020, new STAT analysis finds
(By Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — State lawmakers in Oregon have tried to lower high drug prices from nearly
Read MoreBiden Plan to Lower Medicare Eligibility Age to 60 Faces Hostility From Hospitals
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Of his many plans to expand insurance coverage, President-elect Joe Biden’s simplest strategy
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