Journalists Draw Link Between Internet Dead Zones, Threatened Medicaid Cuts, and Health

Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed covid-19 vaccines and prostate cancer on WAMU’s “1A” on May 27. Click here to hear Gounder on “1A.” Senior correspondent Sarah Jane Tribble discussed how internet dead zones deepen chronic health issues in rural communities on The Commonwealth Fund’s “The Dose” on May 23. Click…

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Your weekend reading

A list of interesting articles to checkout as you head to the weekend. How America Built the World’s Most Successful Market for Generic Drugs.Reference Pricing as a Deterrent to Entry.Will Florida Medicaid cover a hospitalization in South Dakota?Will better data rescue value-based care?The return of COVID?

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Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires, Exits and Layoffs

May has seen a slew of executive hires, exits and layoffs across the healthcare industry. For example, the American Medical Association and TigerConnect named new CEOs, and Google and UnitedHealth Group have seen key executives leave their roles. There were also layoffs at organizations including Devoted Health and New York-Presbyterian. The post Healthcare Moves: A…

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Allocating CBO’s Estimates of Federal Medicaid Spending Reductions and Enrollment Loss Across the States

The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) latest cost estimate shows that the One Big Beautiful Bill would reduce federal Medicaid spending by $723 billion, with an estimated Medicaid enrollment loss of 10.3 million people in 2034. Building on prior KFF analysis, this analysis allocates these estimated federal spending reductions and enrollment losses across the states.

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