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The AMA may reconsider single-payer health care

(5 days ago) WEBThe last time the AMA’s House of Delegates, its policymaking body, debated single-payer health care was in 2019.That effort was spearheaded by the more left …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/01/ama-may-reconsider-single-payer-health-care/

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California’s Single-Payer Health Care Proposal Faces Crucial Vote

(8 days ago) WEBPhoto by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. For years, the single-payer health care movement has found traction in California. In 1994, a proposal that would have …

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/31/us/single-payer-health-care-california.html

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Single payer health care: Advocates now divided - CalMatters

(3 days ago) WEBBy 2031 health care spending in California is projected to increase by $158 billion; a “unified finance” system can help slow down that growth, according to the …

https://calmatters.org/health/2023/07/single-payer-health-care/

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Adopting a Single-Payer Health System - American Public Health …

(9 days ago) WEBAdopting a Single-Payer Health System. Date: Oct 26 2021. Policy Number: 20219. Key Words: Health Reform, Health Insurance, Access To Health Care. …

https://www.apha.org/Policies-and-Advocacy/Public-Health-Policy-Statements/Policy-Database/2022/01/07/Adopting-a-Single-Payer-Health-System

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California could become first US state to offer universal …

(4 days ago) WEBCalifornia’s governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, campaigned for office in 2018 with the promise of helping usher in a single-payer health system but is facing re-election this year without making

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/11/california-universal-healthcare-bill-residents

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Study: More Than 335,000 Lives Could Have Been Saved During …

(9 days ago) WEB“A single-payer health care system would be much more economically efficient than our current fragmented structure and would save over $450 billion per …

https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/yale-study-more-than-335000-lives-could-have-been-saved-during-pandemic-if-us-had-universal-health-care/

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US could have saved 338,000 lives from Covid with universal …

(9 days ago) WEBA single-payer healthcare system could prevent such deaths because it would improve access to primary care, which would lead to quicker diagnosis of a virus …

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/16/us-could-have-saved-338000-lives-covid-universal-healthcare-study-finds

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More Americans now favor single payer health …

(7 days ago) WEBA 54% majority of Democrats and Democratic leaners now favor a single national government program to provide health insurance, up from 44% last year. Support for single payer health coverage has …

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/09/29/increasing-share-of-americans-favor-a-single-government-program-to-provide-health-care-coverage/

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Why Single-Payer Health Care Saves Money - The New York Times

(7 days ago) WEBThe most important source of cost savings under single-payer is that large government entities are able to negotiate much more favorable terms with service …

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/07/upshot/why-single-payer-health-care-saves-money.html

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Why Do So Many Doctors Oppose Single-Payer Health Care?

(9 days ago) WEBLegislation that would help create a single-payer health care system in California, the first of its kind in the nation, faces a crucial test in the next week. The bill …

https://www.kqed.org/news/11902591/why-do-so-many-doctors-oppose-single-payer-health-care

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Single-Payer Health Care: Opportunities and Vulnerabilities

(7 days ago) WEBPolling from the Kaiser Family Foundation informs how public opinion might be swayed in a revved-up debate over a single-payer health care system. A majority (54%) of US …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2679262

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Single payer healthcare: Pluses, minuses, and what it means for you

(3 days ago) WEBFurthermore, a single payer system has more incentive to direct healthcare spending toward public health measures. For example, targeting funding towards …

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/single-payer-healthcare-pluses-minuses-means-201606279835

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How realistic is a single-payer health care system in the U.S.

(3 days ago) WEBThe question of how feasible a single-payer health care system in the U.S. is has taken on prominence as Democratic presidential candidates continue to spar over different policy …

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/how-realistic-is-a-single-payer-health-care-system-in-the-u-s/

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Eight years after Shumlin's 'crushing' reversal, single-payer health

(9 days ago) WEBLong-time single-payer advocate Dr. Deb Richter explains: “It would essentially phase in universal health care, in other words, everyone in the system, …

https://www.vermontpublic.org/vpr-news/2022-03-01/eight-years-after-shumlins-crushing-reversal-single-payer-health-care-movement-presses-on

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Single-Payer Health Care vs. Universal: Pros and Cons

(Just Now) WEBA single-payer system is one in which the government is responsible for paying healthcare claims, using money collected via the tax system. The government is …

https://www.verywellhealth.com/difference-between-universal-coverage-and-single-payer-system-1738546

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More States Are Proposing Single-Payer Health Care. Why Aren’t …

(4 days ago) WEBIt’s true that a recent analysis of New York’s single-payer health care plan found that it would lower overall health care spending by 3 percent by 2031, but it would …

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/more-states-are-proposing-single-payer-health-care-why-arent-they-succeeding/

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The AMA May Reconsider Single-Payer Health Care - KFF Health …

(1 days ago) WEBBut that’s a whole ‘nother story.) The last time the AMA’s House of Delegates, its policymaking body, debated single-payer health care was in 2019. That effort was …

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/health-202-ama-reconsidering-single-payer/

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California lawmakers trying again for single-payer

(9 days ago) WEBCalifornia lawmakers have introduced legislation again that would provide "comprehensive universal single-payer" health coverage for all 39 million residents of …

https://www.beckerspayer.com/policy-updates/california-lawmakers-trying-again-for-single-payer.html

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Health care spending decreases under single-payer systems: Study …

(7 days ago) WEBOther analyses of single-payer plans in recent months have come to different conclusions about health care spending.. An October analysis by the …

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/single-payer-save-country-money-health-care-costs/story?id=68257823

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Is single-payer health care possible in the U.S.? - PNHP

(Just Now) WEB00:00. 00:00. Single-payer healthcare is a type of universal healthcare in which the costs of essential healthcare for all residents are covered by a single public …

https://pnhp.org/news/is-single-payer-health-care-possible-in-the-u-s/

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Single-payer health care: What is it? Fox News

(8 days ago) WEBWhat is single-payer health care? The term "single-payer health care" denotes that only one entity bears the financial responsibility of health care – the …

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/single-payer-health-care-what-is-it

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Sliding toward single payer? - MSN

(9 days ago) WEBHowever, two months after the bill was introduced, the president posted on X, “On my watch, health care is a right not a privilege in this country,” echoing the language of …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/sliding-toward-single-payer/ar-AA1o4dB1

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Medicare Advantage unrest, Change Healthcare fallout and more …

(4 days ago) WEBHumana’s net income fell to $741 million in the quarter from $1.2 billion in the same time last year because of surging medical expenses. The insurer, the second …

https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/insurer-takeaways-medicare-advantage-change-medicaid-q1-2024/715485/

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Public Healthcare Systems and Medical Malpractice

(3 days ago) WEBSingle payer health systems also usually include high startup costs that are usually covered with increased taxes or government debt. New Zealand follows a single …

https://international-and-comparative-law-review.law.miami.edu/public-healthcare-systems-and-medical-malpractice/

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Patients with private insurance can face higher health costs

(8 days ago) WEBBrian Briscombe, a health care cost analyst at Rand Corp. who led the report, said the high prices charged to private insurers mean patients will also end up paying …

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/private-insurers-patients-can-face-higher-health-costs-hospitals-rcna151951

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Texas Children's Health Plan laying off 'a few hundred' following

(2 days ago) WEBTexas Children's Health Plan is laying off "a few hundred" employees after the health plan lost 30% of its membership during Medicaid redeterminations, the …

https://www.beckerspayer.com/workforce/texas-childrens-health-plan-laying-off-a-few-hundred-following-medicaid-redeterminations.html

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DOJ unveils task force on healthcare antitrust issues

(8 days ago) WEBThe task force will consider "widespread competition concerns" shared by patients, healthcare professionals, businesses and entrepreneurs, including "issues …

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/justice-department-unveils-task-force-healthcare-antitrust-issues

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DoJ forms task force on competition, monopolies in healthcare

(8 days ago) WEBMay 13, 2024 - The Department of Justice (DoJ) recently announced the formation of a task force dedicated to investigating competition in healthcare.. The Task …

https://revcycleintelligence.com/news/doj-forms-task-force-on-competition-monopolies-in-healthcare

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Report finds private health plans paid hospitals 254% of what …

(2 days ago) WEBPrices paid to hospitals during 2022 by employers and private insurers for both inpatient and outpatient services averaged 254% of what Medicare would have paid, …

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-private-health-paid-hospitals-medicare.html

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Office of Public Affairs Assistant Attorney General Jonathan …

(1 days ago) WEBThe HCMC will consider widespread competition concerns shared by patients, health care professionals, businesses and entrepreneurs, including issues regarding …

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/assistant-attorney-general-jonathan-kanter-announces-task-force-health-care-monopolies-and

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Hospitals Charge Employers 254 Percent Over Medicare. The

(Just Now) WEBThe nonprofit think tank RAND released its most recent health care report May 13, comparing what hospitals charge private health plans to the prices paid by …

https://www.newsweek.com/hospitals-charge-employers-254-percent-over-medicare-why-gets-fuzzy-1900566

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Americans with private insurance may pay more than Medicare

(1 days ago) WEBOn average, hospitals charged private insurance providers 254% more than what Medicare would have paid for the same services. "The utility of this work is that it …

https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2024/05/14/Americans-private-health-insurance-pay-more/6131715693149/

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1 lawmaker stops South Carolina health care consolidation bill that …

(5 days ago) WEBCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill that would have consolidated six South Carolina heath care agencies and was overwhelmingly passed by both chambers of the …

https://apnews.com/article/south-carolina-health-care-consolidation-bill-3b5d175a228ee63dc35e84897d8be392

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Hospitals’ new message for patients: Stay home - POLITICO

(5 days ago) WEBDuring the pandemic, many health systems invested in the networks, sensors and infrastructure to support remote care, whether privacy law-compliant check-ins or …

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/10/hospitals-telehealth-push-00157062

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Hospital prices paid by private insurers vary widely, report finds

(5 days ago) WEBPrivate health insurance on average pays hospitals 2.5 times what Medicare does for the same services, with some states seeing relative prices of more than 3 times …

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/13/hospitals-private-insurance-rand

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