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The Inflation Reduction Act is just another step toward government-run healthcare
Patriot News | September 6, 2022
Sally Pipes
Congress just passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes a series of sweeping healthcare reforms. Among them are provisions that increase taxpayer-funded insurance subsidies and impose price controls on drugs. The White House framed the bill as a “historic legislative achievement” that will lower costs for families. But these reforms alone won’t satisfy ambitious progressives.
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The 2022-2023 School Year Remains Grim for Special Education Students
Right by the Bay | Emily Humpal
September 1, 2022
The school year has started, and parents and students are hopeful that education has returned to “normal” from the last three school years of COVID pandemic-era closures and online learning. For students, the California public school system crumbled under the closures and online classes offered little to no growth in learning. For students with disabilities or special needs, it was nonexistent.
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Reducing Access to Home Healthcare Services Will Raise Costs and Worsen Outcomes
Forbes | Wayne Winegarden
September 6, 2022
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recent decision on home healthcare services, if implemented, will increase overall healthcare expenditures and decrease the quality of services received by patients.
CMS’ overarching goal is praiseworthy – the agency is trying to maintain budget neutrality while changing its payment system rates. A more praiseworthy goal would be to reduce expenditures but that is a different question, the larger problem is that CMS’ proposed expenditure reductions will more likely increase spending over time.
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