Daily Policy Digest
Health Issues
| Prescription Drug Costs Dropped in 2012 A drop in sales of prescription drugs happened for the first time since 1957... |
| ObamaCare: Drastic Payment Cuts or Ballooning Deficit The Affordable Care Act is projected to add $6.2 trillion to the federal deficit over the next 75 years... |
| The Death of Physician-Owned Private Practices By next year, an estimated 50 percent of U.S. doctors will be working in hospitals -- a nearly 75 percent increase in the number of doctors employed by hospitals since 2000... |
| States Failing When It Comes to Health Care Price Transparency Laws A report card on price transparency in health care costs gives 29 states an "F" and seven states a "D" for policies that keep patients and their families in the dark on prices... |
| Most States Will Lose Money Expanding Medicaid Forty of the 50 states are projected to see increases in Medicaid costs due to Medicaid expansion... |
| Affordable Care Act Application Long and Cumbersome With more than 60 pages in just a description of the insurance application, the dream of the Affordable Care Act bringing simplicity to health care is far from accomplished... |
| Difference in What Medicare Spends on Cancer Care May Not Affect Survival Rates Variation in spending without a noticeable improvement in cancer survival rates calls into question the value of the care that Medicare patients are getting... |
| Dental Therapists Could Reduce Dental Care Shortage As the professional association for dentists, the American Dental Association is staunchly opposed to dental therapists, mainly for economic reasons... |
| Medicaid Expansion Is the Wrong Move By 2021, 46 percent of all Americans will be dependent on the government for their health care... |
| Many Patients Object to Focusing on Costs Cost becomes trivial to many patients who want to eliminate uncertainty and take preventive screening measures against rare diseases and conditions... |
