by Jordana Choucair | Sep 19, 2022 | D.C. News
President Biden said during an interview with “60 Minutes” that the COVID-19 pandemic “over,” but acknowledged there is still a lot of work to do. The president said that the U.S. still has “a problem with COVID,” noting that the pandemic has had a “profound...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 19, 2022 | Payers
A Willis Towers Watson survey found that U.S. employers expect health care costs to increase by 6 percent in 2023. Fifty-four percent of the 455 employers who responded to the survey reported that their health care costs in 2022 will be over budget. Another 70 percent...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 19, 2022 | Payers
A study published in JAMA Open Network found that medical debt is setting U.S. adults up for higher risks of eviction, food insecurity, and bad health outcomes regardless of insurance or income. The researchers found that those in poor health had an average of $43,000...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 19, 2022 | Payers
A Wall Street Journal article explores how work-life policies like paid sick and medical leave are becoming a more high-stakes economic issue as workers in many fields are more willing to strike. In recent weeks, nurses in Minnesota, mental health workers in...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 19, 2022 | Providers
Kaufman Hall released a report projecting that over 50 percent of hospitals in the United States will end 2022 with operations in the red. According to the report, 53 percent to 68 percent will end the year in debt vs. the 34 percent reported in 2019. The firm expects...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 16, 2022 | Life Sciences
A New York Times article provides insight into the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) prescription drug user fee debate as Congress works toward finalizing a bill by September 30. While critics of the program say it gives the drug and medical device industry too much...
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