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Category: Health Policy

Drugs, Health Policy, Politics

As Drug Prices Keep Rising, State Lawmakers Propose Tough New Bills to Curb Them

February 16, 2021

Fed up with a lack of federal action , state legislators are pushing bills to penalize drugmakers for unjustified price hikes and to cap payment at much-lower Canadian levels.

Coronavirus, Health Policy, Public Health, Vaccines

Public Health Systems Still Aren’t Ready for the Next Pandemic

February 1, 2021

“We’re seeing the consequences now of a complete and utter failure to ensure we have a full and robust vaccination system.”

Joe Biden in shirtsleeves takes selfie with supporters
Coronavirus, Health Policy, Law

Biden Calls for a United Front Against Covid and Other Threats

January 20, 2021

Biden made it clear that combating the covid-19 pandemic will be his top priority.

Addiction, Health Policy, Opioids

COVID-19 Eased Drug Treatment Rules—And That Saved Lives

December 30, 2020

“Telehealth sessions have been a lifeline for those walking the long road to recovery during a stressful, isolating time.”

Health Insurance, Health Policy

Lower-income Americans Are the Sickest, Most Likely to Struggle to Afford Care Compared to Lower-Income People in Other Wealthy Countries

December 9, 2020

Eleven-Country Survey Shows Income Inequality in the U.S. and Lack of Access to Primary Care Could Threaten COVID-19 Recovery

Joe Biden in shirtsleeves takes selfie with supporters
Coronavirus, Health Policy, Politics

What Biden Can Do to Combat COVID Right Now

November 23, 2020

Should he set up a shadow COVID effort, to compete with the Trump administration’s task force?

Medical syringe
Biotechnology, Coronavirus, Health Policy, Vaccines

Scientists Warn Americans Are Expecting Too Much From a Vaccine

October 28, 2020

Many have pinned their hopes on a COVID-19 vaccine being developed at “warp speed.” But some scientific experts warn they’re all expecting too much, too soon.

Coronavirus, Health Policy, Infectious Disease, Public Health

Inside the Fall of the CDC

October 15, 2020

How the world’s greatest public health organization was brought to its knees by a virus, the president and the capitulation of its own leaders.

Coronavirus, Health Policy, Occupational Heatlh

Washington ranked #1 state for workers during pandemic

September 2, 2020

Oxfam America study ranks Washington best state — based on worker protections, healthcare and unemployment during COVID pandemic

Coronavirus, Health Policy, Hospitals

Virus Imperils Health Care Safety Net

September 1, 2020

The safety net providers that take all patients regardless of ability to pay have sustained enormous financial losses during the COVID-19 crisis.

Coronavirus, Drugs, Health Policy

FDA departure from standard procedure may lead to trouble with COVID-19 vaccines

August 31, 2020

FDA’s repeated departure from standards and long-tested and proved procedures will soon translate into a poorly considered authorization of COVID-19 vaccines.

Health Policy

Supreme Court, Rejecting Restrictive La. Law, Refuses To Roll Back Abortion Rights

June 29, 2020

In a 5-4 ruling, the court said a law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital is unconstitutional.

Coronavirus, Health Policy, Public Health

The seven COVID-19 numbers to watch

June 11, 2020

A U.S. National Academy of Sciences panel have identified seven numbers decision-makers should follow to guide their response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lieutenant (junior grade) Natasha McClinton, a surgical nurse, prepares a patient for a procedure in the intensive care unit aboard the U.S. the hospital ship USNS Comfort. The ship cares for critical and non critical patients without regard to their COVID-19 status. Comfort is working with Javits New York Medical Station as an integrated system to relieve the New York City medical system, in support of U.S. Northern Command's Defense Support of Civil Authorities as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Health Insurance, Health Policy, Hospitals

Rapid Changes To Health System Spurred By COVID Might Be Here To Stay

June 8, 2020

COVID-19 has done what no president or reformer could have: It forced sudden major changes to the nation’s health system that are unlikely to be reversed.

Coronavirus, Health Policy

How leadership in various countries has affected COVID-19 response effectiveness

June 2, 2020

Reliance on science and centralized messaging helped the response,. Confused, mixed messages, coupled with distrust of scientific experts, let the virus spread.

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