NEW STUDY: 340B Providers Reap Big Profits, Should Be Reformed to Ensure At-Risk Patients Receive Affordable Care
New Study | Wayne Winegarden
November 16, 2022
The broken 340B program, designed to provide affordable care for at-risk patients, creates massive profits for providers without necessarily improving patient health outcomes and should be reformed.
To show how unsustainable 340B has become, Winegarden cites data showing 340B’s compound average annual growth was 22.1 percent between 2016 and 2021, compared to annual list price drug spending growth of 5.9 percent, and annual net price drug spending growth of 4.6 percent.
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What might the new Congress do on healthcare?
Washington Examiner | Sally Pipes
November 13, 2022
The outcome of this week’s midterm elections is still unclear, but Republicans appear headed for a narrow majority in the House of Representatives.
Divided government means that legislation must have bipartisan appeal if it’s going to have any hope of advancing. On healthcare, there are a few policy initiatives that could attract support from Republicans and Democrats — including relaxing scope-of-practice rules for healthcare providers, expanding access to tax-advantaged Health Savings Accounts, and boosting the availability of telehealth services.
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Are Americans too complacent about a winter surge of COVID infections - and deaths?
Genetic Literacy Project | Henry Miller
November 15, 2022
To the old saying about the inevitability of death and taxes, we should add another: another health crisis linked to COVID-19. As of the end of October, the CDC’s official tally of U.S. COVID infections was just under 100 million, but with many positive home test results unreported, the real number is estimated to be several times greater.
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Declaring a 'Right' to Healthcare Feel-Good Symbolism Only
Newsmax | Sally Pipes
November 14, 2022
Will Oregon’s voters declare a “right” to healthcare?
Voters nationwide took to the polls this week not just to select a new Congress but to settle a number of healthcare policy questions, from curbs on medical debt in Arizona to regulations on dialysis providers in California.
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