February 13, 2019
Hospital lobbies are mounting a coordinated effort to dissuade legislators from supporting Medicare for all, a policy health systems argue would cut into profits and ultimately force facilities to shutter. Read More
February 13, 2019
The American Hospital Association pushed back on the Health Affairs findings in a statement Tuesday afternoon, saying the authors "use limited data to draw broad conclusions." AHA President Tom Nickels noted that the study uses data from employer-sponsored plans and doesn't include Medicare, Medicaid or Blue Cross Blue Shield claims. Read More
February 13, 2019
While campaigning for governor last year, Gavin Newsom said he wouldn’t be swayed by political donations. Read More
February 13, 2019
The only people more eager than progressive Democrats for hearings on Medicare for All are conservative Republicans. Read More
February 12, 2019
Universal health care in California could cost $17.3 billion a year, under one plan proposed Friday by UC Berkeley health policy researchers. Read More
February 7, 2019
Assemblyman Michael Sprinkle, D-Sparks, plans to introduce a bill this legislative session that would create a Medicaid buy-in option for all Nevadans, after a similar proposal passed in the state Assembly and Senate but fell at the hands of former Gov. Brian Sandoval in 2017. Read More
February 7, 2019
It was not the centerpiece, but health was a persistent theme in President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address at the Capitol on Tuesday night. Read More
February 7, 2019
The Trump administration has made lowering drug prices one of its top priorities, and last week it unveiled a proposal that could vastly rewrite the way drugs are sold in the United States. Read More
February 7, 2019
Republicans are pushing leaders of a key House committee to hold a hearing on Medicare for all, but the Democrats aren't taking the bait. Oregon Rep. Greg Walden, ranking member of the Energy & Commerce Committee, and Texas Rep. Michael Burgess, the lead Republican on the health subcommittee, pressed in a letter this week and at a hearing Wednesday to publicly explore the proposal to create a national, government-run health insurance program. Read More
February 7, 2019
Democrats, claiming a mandate from voters, opened a legislative campaign on Wednesday to secure protections under the Affordable Care Act for people with pre-existing medical conditions, putting aside divisions over a more ambitious push for “Medicare for all” in favor of shoring up existing law. Read More