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Texas’s new “fetal heartbeat” law, which bans most abortions, circumvents the U.S. Constitution and endangers the health of pregnant people.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - September 9, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Katie Keith, Timothy S. Jost Source Type: blogs
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The Biden administration is considering a new, year-round special enrollment period that could extend affordable marketplace coverage to an estimated 1.3 million people with low incomes.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - September 7, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Katie Keith Source Type: blogs
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A federal judge’s ruling to uphold a change in Medicare Advantage’s star rating system could have broad implications.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - September 3, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Allison K. Hoffman Source Type: blogs
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Current projections put the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund only five years away from insolvency — the same estimated time frame that was projected before the pandemic.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - September 1, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Gretchen Jacobson, Lovisa Gustafsson Source Type: blogs
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Policymakers at state and local levels can reinforce workplace COVID-19 vaccine mandates by crafting transparent, honest, and fact-based messages.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - August 25, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Lauren Rauh, Hannah Stuart Lathan, Katharine Fields, Reginald D. Williams II Source Type: blogs
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States’ expansions of telemedicine coverage during COVID-19 pandemic may improve access to maternity care. But will these policies be extended?
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - August 20, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Brenda Gleason, Laurie Zephyrin Source Type: blogs
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Federal drug-pricing reform efforts could benefit Medicaid by including provisions that lower state and federal Medicaid prescription drug spending.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - August 20, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Edwin Park Source Type: blogs
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New recommendations could spur manufacturers of drugs that receive accelerated approval to complete post-market confirmatory clinical trials faster.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - August 18, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Edwin Park Source Type: blogs
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A small number of Medigap plans offer nontraditional benefits, such as vision, dental, and hearing services.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - August 13, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Riaz Ali, Lesley Hellow Source Type: blogs
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More than 4,700 lives lost to COVID-19 in Florida and Texas could have been saved if those states had achieved the same vaccination rates as other states.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - August 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Pratha Sah, Seyed M. Moghadas, Alison Galvani, Eric C. Schneider, Arnav Shah Source Type: blogs
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The American Rescue Plan Act created a streamlined path to expand Medicaid postpartum coverage through what are known as state plan amendments, or SPAs.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - August 11, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Laurie Zephyrin, Kay Johnson, Akeiisa Coleman, Rachel Nuzum Source Type: blogs
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Despite making commitments to advance health equity, few insurers have enacted systemic policies for better serving people of color.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - August 10, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Katie Keith Source Type: blogs
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A new bill proposed by Senators Warnock, Ossoff, and Baldwin would establish a federal Medicaid program to help insure more low-income adults.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - August 6, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sara Rosenbaum, Leighton Ku, Erin Brantley, Morgan Handley, Maria Casoni Source Type: blogs
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Primary care providers could help ensure that millions of Americans get vaccinated against COVID-19 — but they need help from federal & state governments.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - August 6, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Corinne Lewis, Rachel Nuzum, Eric C. Schneider Source Type: blogs
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Several states have proposed or are implementing “easy enrollment” programs, which help state officials pinpoint the uninsured and streamline their path to coverage.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - August 4, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rachel Schwab, Justin Giovannelli, Kevin Lucia, Sabrina Corlette Source Type: blogs
