PRI's Focus on Health Care
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President Biden Is Taking Affordable Health Insurance Away From Millions Of Americans
Forbes | Sally Pipes
July 24, 2023
President Biden is reaching back into his old boss’s policy playbook to put new restrictions on short-term health plans. This month, the White House proposed ([link removed].) a rule that will restore Obama-era limits on the plans.
The president has derided short-term insurance as “junk” that offers little protection from big potential healthcare expenses.
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PBM Industry Shadowy, Congress Shines Much Needed Light
Newsmax | Sally Pipes
July 25, 2023
The last few months have seen a flurry of activity on Capitol Hill regarding prescription drug reform, with a particular focus on pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs.
The U.S. Senate Finance Committee is set to markup a bipartisan PBM reform bill within the next few days.
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Medicare And Medicaid's Midlife Crisis Should Be A Wake-Up Call For Reform
Forbes | Sally Pipes
July 28, 2023
Unfortunately, the programs are finishing out their sixth decade in a state of crisis. They’ve ballooned into enormously costly entitlements that deliver substandard care. And they’ll only become more unsustainable without serious reform.
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Hospitals are still neglecting transparency rules
Washington Examiner | Sally Pipes
July 30, 2023
The nonprofit group Patient Rights Advocate just published its fifth report exploring how hospitals ([link removed]) are complying with federal price transparency requirements. About two-thirds ([link removed]) are still flouting the rules.
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