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Medicare Advantage Poses Challenges to Health Care Cost-Effectiveness and Equity

The Health Care Blog

Advantage plans that receive 4 or 5 stars, generate a significant bonus payment from the federal government, and these payments have been increasing steadily from $3 billion in 2015 and subsequently, nearly quadrupled to $11.6 billion in 2021.

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Syringe Exchange Fears Hobble Fight Against West Virginia HIV Outbreak

KFF Health News

In late 2015, the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department launched a syringe service program but shuttered it in 2018 under pressure, with then-Mayor Danny Jones calling it a “mini-mall for junkies and drug dealers.” That advice has thus far gone unheeded by local officials. Learn more about KFF.

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Getting Sick and Going Broke – CVS, Credit Cards, and Crippling Medical Debt

The Health Care Blog

More than 1 in 3 Americans will fill those prescriptions at CVS, where whistleblower, Alexandra Miller used to work. What is she blowing her whistle about?

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Getting Sick and Going Broke – CVS, Credit Cards, and Crippling Medical Debt

The Health Care Blog

More than 1 in 3 Americans will fill those prescriptions at CVS, where whistleblower, Alexandra Miller used to work. What is she blowing her whistle about?

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Dr. Rex Archer Honored with PHAB’s Prestigious F. Douglas Scutchfield Leadership Award 

PHAB

Dr. Archer is a distinguished national leader in public health who has made significant contributions to public health policy and practice, including serving the residents of the city of Kansas City, Missouri as the Director of Health for 23 years.

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Juvenile detention centers in NC under scrutiny for use of isolation

NC Health News

In addition to more juvenile placements in detention centers, the average length of stay has grown to 35 days in 2023 — up from 15 days in 2015. These factors led the number of juveniles housed in detention centers to exceed capacity for a large portion of the year, according to the division’s most recent annual report.

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Engineers: Heal Thyselves (and Health Care)

The Health Care Blog

ASHE’s 12,000+ members design, build, and operate hospitals, and are involved in improving the health care physical environment from the time hospital blueprints are drawn throughout the lifespan of a facility.” It sought to resolve that.