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Even With Health Insurance, Many Americans Still …

(2 days ago) WebThe president-elect has vowed to strengthen the Affordable Care Act, which gave millions of Americans health insurance. But many …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/11/12/934146128/despite-aca-coverage-gains-millions-still-suffer-catastrophic-health-care-costs

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Confronting a legacy of scarcity in U.S. funding for public …

(3 days ago) Web97632. 2019. 91540. Patrick Skerrett / STAT Source: Kaiser Health News and the Associated Press. This overall decrease in funding for public health is emblematic of an American willingness to pay

https://www.statnews.com/2021/06/28/confronting-a-legacy-of-scarcity-a-plan-for-reinvesting-in-u-s-public-health/

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Health reform: How to improve U.S. health care in 2020 …

(8 days ago) WebHealth reform: How to improve U.S. health care in 2020 and beyond. Health care remains a major theme in our national conversation. And as we approach …

https://www.ama-assn.org/about/leadership/health-reform-how-improve-us-health-care-2020-and-beyond

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Three years on, how COVID-19 has changed health care : …

(3 days ago) WebToday marks three years since the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in the United States. Of course, the pandemic has caused enormous pain and loss, but it has …

https://www.npr.org/2023/01/21/1150605295/three-years-on-how-covid-19-has-changed-health-care

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Federal Programs and Policies Improving Access to …

(6 days ago) WebThe Department of Health and Human Services, and other parts of the federal government, operate a number of programs designed to improve access to health care services in …

https://aspe.hhs.gov/topics/health-health-care/federal-programs-policies-improving-access-quality-health-care-services-underserved-areas

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Health Reform - American Public Health Association

(2 days ago) WebThe Affordable Care Act is the nation’s health reform law enacted in March 2010. The law aims to reform both our private and public health insurance systems. Since it was …

https://www.apha.org/topics-and-issues/health-reform

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Four Actions Government Can Take to Address Mental …

(8 days ago) WebFour Actions the Federal Government Can Take to Address Mental Health in the U.S. Emily White and Amy White from Mobile Crisis Response Teams, an …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2023/four-actions-federal-government-can-take-address-mental-health-us

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Implications of the 2020 Election for U.S. Health Policy

(1 days ago) WebCovid-19, which has overtaken problems of the health care system, and race have emerged in 2020, replacing national security and terrorism as top issues. 6-8 …

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsr2031592

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Report: Access to mental health treatment is poor in the …

(5 days ago) WebAmericans with mental health conditions often can't get treatment, a new report finds. Roughly two-thirds of Americans with a diagnosed mental health condition …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/12/13/1218953789/most-americans-with-mental-health-needs-dont-get-treatment-report-finds

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National Health Care Spending In 2020: Growth Driven By …

(Just Now) WebUS health care spending increased 9.7 percent to reach $4.1 trillion in 2020, a much faster rate than the 4.3 percent increase seen in 2019. The acceleration in 2020 …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01763

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Health Coverage Affordability Crisis 2020 Biennial Survey

(2 days ago) WebIn the first half of 2020, 43.4 percent of U.S. adults ages 19 to 64 were inadequately insured. This is statistically unchanged from the last time we fielded the …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2020/aug/looming-crisis-health-coverage-2020-biennial

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Medicaid: Three Big Challenges Remain - Healthcare Executive

(1 days ago) WebThe Medicaid program has existed for 56 years, positioned as the health system’s safety net for low-income populations. The most recent data available indicates that Medicaid …

https://healthcareexecutive.org/archives/may-june-2022/medicaid-three-big-challenges-remain

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Home Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

(1 days ago) WebAbout our work at AHRQ. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) mission is to produce evidence to make health care safer, higher quality, more …

https://www.ahrq.gov/

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KFF Health Tracking Poll May 2024: Voters’ Views of Health Policy

(Just Now) WebVoters are split largely along partisan lines in terms of who they trust in regard to various health care issues, but Biden captures more than Trump trust from …

https://www.kff.org/medicare/poll-finding/kff-health-tracking-poll-may-2024-voters-views-of-health-policy-issues-in-context-of-presidential-campaigns/

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Overcoming Health System Challenges in the US BCG

(3 days ago) WebFirst, they rely on commercial or private payers to subsidize inadequate government reimbursement from Medicaid and Medicare. As Americans age and as …

https://www.bcg.com/publications/2023/overcoming-health-system-challenges-in-the-us

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How has Obamacare impacted state health care marketplaces?

(2 days ago) Web[author-bio] The Affordable Care Act (ACA) changed the nature of competition among health plans by creating regulated insurance exchanges, introducing new insurance …

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/how-has-obamacare-impacted-state-healthcare-marketplaces/

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Health Care Costs Top the Public’s List of Financial Worries, and …

(9 days ago) WebKFF Headquarters: 185 Berry St., Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94107 Phone 650-854-9400 Washington Offices and Barbara Jordan Conference Center: 1330 …

https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/press-release/health-care-costs-top-the-publics-list-of-financial-worries-and-those-who-are-struggling-the-most-want-to-hear-presidential-candidates-discuss-economic-and-health-care-issues/

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Preventing Chronic Diseases: What You Can Do Now

(7 days ago) WebStopping smoking (or never starting) lowers the risk of serious health problems, such as heart disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes, and lung disease, as well as premature …

https://www.cdc.gov/chronic-disease/prevention/index.html

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DOJ announces task force on health care monopolies and collusion

(6 days ago) WebThe task force will consider widespread competition concerns shared by patients, health care professionals, businesses and entrepreneurs, including issues …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-05-10-doj-announces-task-force-health-care-monopolies-and-collusion

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The problems, risks facing the U.S. government, according to GAO

(7 days ago) WebMany problems are recognizable from daily news headlines, such as enforcing tax laws, providing quality health care for veterans, and risks of fraud and improper …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/05/16/federal-government-accountability-office-high-risk-list/

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Medicaid Program; Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services

(7 days ago) WebThis final rule takes a comprehensive approach to improving access to care, quality and health outcomes, and better addressing health equity issues in the …

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/10/2024-08363/medicaid-program-ensuring-access-to-medicaid-services

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Healthcare in the United States - Wikipedia

(1 days ago) WebAffordable Health Care for America (H.R. 3962) America's Affordable Health Choices (H.R. 3200) Baucus Health Bill (S. 1796) Proposed. American Health Care Act (2017) …

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_the_United_States

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Governor Newsom Unveils Revised State Budget - California …

(7 days ago) WebThe Governor is solving two years of budget problems in a single budget, tightening the state’s belt to get the budget back to normal after the tumultuous years of …

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/05/10/revised-state-budget-may-2024-25/

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