by Jordana Choucair | Sep 15, 2021 | Access & Coverage
The Census Bureau reported that the poverty rate in the United States fell to 9.1 percent, a record low, last year while the uninsured rate held steady at 8.6 percent. However, there are important caveats with both figures. First, the poverty figure is based on a...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 14, 2021 | D.C. News
Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee outlined numerous tax hikes to fund the $3.5 trillion budget bill. The plan calls for a corporate tax rate of 26.5 percent – 1.5 percent higher than what Senator Joe Manchin favors – and restores the top individual tax...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 14, 2021 | Payers
The CMS is proposing to pull a Trump era regulation that would have required Medicare to pay for any “breakthrough” (i.e., new technologies that attempt to improve care for people with life-threatening conditions) medical device. After receiving public feedback,...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 14, 2021 | Providers
A study published in Health Affairs found that the majority of high-price hospitals are active in markets that meet federal definitions of low or moderate concentration. The researchers found that more than a quarter of all hospitals they deemed to be charging high...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 13, 2021 | Latest News, Newsroom
On September 21, Third Horizon Strategies will host a webinar entitled “National Recovery Month Congressional Briefing: Turning Policy Into Action – How Recovery Supports Save Lives.” Co-hosted by The United States House Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery...
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