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As Congress weighs spending cuts and other changes to Medicaid, more than half (54%) of the public say they are worried significant reductions in federal Medicaid spending would negatively affect their family’s ability to obtain and afford health care, a new KFF Health Tracking Poll finds. This includes about three in 10 (29%) who say…More
This edition looks at how political rhetoric is driving misinformation about fentanyl and immigration, legal implications of fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills sold on social media, and myths about opioid exposure.
The Trump administration must soon make a decision that will affect millions of Americans’ ability to access and afford mental health and addiction care. The administration is facing a May 12 deadline to declare if it will defend Biden-era regulations that aim to enforce mental health parity — the idea that insurers must cover mental…
Both providers and payers face challenges and understanding the requirements and needs of each stakeholder has the potential to lower the temperature of the current rhetoric. The post Analyzing the Medicare Advantage Terminations: Concerns, Drivers, and Solutions appeared first on MedCity News.
You don’t have to practice in Florida for this law to matter. Patient interest in regenerative care is growing rapidly, and physicians across the country need to be prepared to understand and consider advising patients, where applicable, of these stem cell-related treatment options. The post Florida’s New Stem Cell Law: What It Signals for Physicians,…
That is a key question if long-run drug prices are going to come down for biologic products. We can decompose this question into 3 sub-questions: What share patients initiating therapy start on a biosimilar?What share of patients already using a biologic products switch to a biosimilar?Do patient of physician factors drive biosimilar prescribing patterns? A…
While the drop in drug overdose deaths is promising, and could potentially be partially attributed to the efforts of the federal government, we must remain cognizant about the sheer number of lives we continue to lose every year to overdose. The post Buprenorphine Access Still Lags, Even After Major Federal Policy Changes appeared first on…
The country’s top nonpartisan government watchdog has confirmed it is examining the costs of running the nation’s only active Medicaid work requirement program, as Republican state and federal lawmakers consider similar requirements. The U.S. Government Accountability Office told KFF Health News that its analysis of the Georgia Pathways to Coverage program could be released this…
Kim Beckham, agente de seguros en Victoria, Texas, había visto a sus amigos sufrir tanto por la culebrilla (shingles) que quería recibir la primera vacuna aprobada contra esta infección tan pronto como estuviera disponible, incluso si tenía que pagarla de su bolsillo. Su médico y varias farmacias le dijeron que no podían administrarle la vacuna…