America is currently facing dual public health crises of record drug shortages and skyrocketing prices. Several critical medicines are in short supply, including at least 14 essential generic cancer drugs, ADHD treatments, antibiotics, and even children’s acetaminophen. Americans also spend more on prescription drugs per capita than people in any other country. A quarter of adults surveyed in 2022 said that they or a member of their household have not filled a prescription, cut pills in...
Month: October 2023
Morning Report — Two weeks without a Speaker
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McConnell, Jordan would be ultimate GOP odd couple
GOP senators say that Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) doesn’t have any real relationship with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and note that the two of them would be the ultimate Republican odd couple if Jordan is elected Speaker.
Jordan on Tuesday lost the first vote to become Speaker, falling 17 votes short of what he needed to succeed former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). It’s unclear whether he’ll be able to overcome his opponents. The House is expected to...
Government the single greatest obstacle to health care quality
Once again, it’s Health Care Quality Week, when researchers and activists turn to government to fix the many serious quality problems in the U.S. health sector. Yet whenever government inserts itself into health care, low quality is the inevitable result.
Government routinely mandates and subsidizes low-quality health care while blocking high-quality care. Whether it’s terrible health insurance, poor-quality care, or lack of quality innovations, government is not the solution ...
A history of reconciliation: How Democrats can bridge the political divide to fix the Speakership mess in the House
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What makes presidential campaigns successful?
Since the 1970s, the most critical factor in American presidential campaigns has not been candidate qualifications, name recognition, financial backing or the burning issues of the day. As important as these may be, the hallmark of successful campaigns over the last 50 years has been effective campaign strategy, usually led by effective campaign managers.
Their skills have helped defeat candidates with superior qualifications and achieve success under unfavorable campaign odd...
Millions of kids lose Medicaid
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Why Elvis’s cousin has Mississippi all shook up
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Sanders puts spotlight on nonprofit hospitals’ tax status
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Frustration grows amid struggle to roll out new RSV, COVID shots for children
Insurance barriers and distribution challenges are marring the rollout of highly anticipated new shots to protect babies from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and young kids from COVID-19, drawing anger and frustration from parents and pediatricians.
Medical practices don’t know when, or how much, they will get paid for the pricey RSV shot, and they are struggling to find workarounds.
For the updated COVID-19 vaccine, parents are finding availability is ...