Category: Health Care Reform

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Any fever or chills? Cough? Shortness of breath? Answering these questions and others has become a familiar part of daily life during the pandemic.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Latinx and Black children are enrolled in public and private managed care health plans in greater proportions than white children, according to data from a national survey published in the journal JAMA Network Open.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., March 4, 2021 – Artificial intelligence can already scan images of the eye to assess patients for diabetic retinopathy, a leading cause of vision loss, and find evidence of strokes on brain CT scans.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – This week the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its report on the impact of the Senate’s Better Care Reconciliation Act, which would repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The Senate has finally unveiled its heretofore secret plan for pretending to repeal the (Un)Affordable Care Act (ACA, UCA, or ObamaCare):

(HealthNewsDigest,com) – CHICAGO – The American Medical Association (AMA) today released poll results showing that policies currently under consideration– particularly Medicaid cuts and narrowed coverage plans….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WASHINGTON, DC — AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond reiterated AARP’s opposition to the health bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives that would harm American families who count on access to affordable health care:

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CHICAGO – American Medical Association (AMA) President Andrew W. Gurman, M.D., released the following statement today after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act:

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – “At Mental Health America, we are deeply disappointed in the result of today’s vote on the American Health Care Act (AHCA).

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – AHCA still guts protections for people with pre-existing conditions.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Dallas, TX (5/4/17) – The American Health Care Act repeals both the individual and employer mandates, and allows states to opt out of some of Obamacare’s costly regulations.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CHICAGO – American Medical Association (AMA) President Andrew W. Gurman, M.D., issued the following statement today about proposed changes to the American Health Care Act (AHCA):

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – IRVINE, Calif.— PrescribeWellness today announced the results of its 2017 Healthcare in America Survey.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Health Care Act (AHCA) today received a failing grade from Consumers Union, the policy and mobilization arm of Consumer Reports.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A repeal of key provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) could lead to significant economic disruption and substantial job losses in every state

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – “The AMA House of Delegates, reflecting more than 170 state and specialty medical societies from across the country, today reaffirmed its commitment to health care reform that improves access to care for all patients.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Flexible electronic sensors based on paper – an inexpensive material – have the potential to some day cut the price of a wide range of medical tools, from helpful robots to diagnostic tests

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 19, 2014  — Governor Tom Corbett today submitted Pennsylvania’s plan to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to reform the state’s Medicaid program and to provide increased access to quality affordable health care for more than 500,000 uninsured Pennsylvanians.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Last week, amid the rancor over the rollout of the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplace website, the president of the United States called for…procurement reform. In a new blog post, David Blumenthal, M.D., president of the Commonwealth Fund, as well as the former National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and Chief Health Information and Innovation Officer at Partners Health System, explains why the president is on the right track.