The people most negatively affected are those who have the greatest medical needs. More than one in three exchange enrollees in fair or poor health reported that a particular doctor or hospital they needed was not covered by their plan, a rate that is more than twice as high as it is for those with an employer plan.
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Kaiser Family Foundation: Catholic Charity Hospitals Not Very Charitable
I began my career as an accountant for a nonprofit hospital. If you think the hospital executives were unconcerned about profit you would be wrong. As an aside, that is true of all nonprofit organizations. They must earn more than they spend to stay in business. This is where it gets complicated.
WSJ: Senators Want to Crack Down on Social Media Influencers Touting Drugs and Bogus Health Remedies
Have you noticed that drug commercials for debilitating diseases often end with healthy people going about their lives after taking the drug. Then, off camera a fast-talking man or woman rushes through a list of hideous potential side effects. The reason for the fast-talking narrator is because the list of major side effects and contraindications are required by law. Now a Senate Committee is up in arms that influencers on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram, are touting weight-loss drugs for money but aren’t disclosing side effects.
The British NHS Considers Many Drugs Too Costly to Cover
I recently read about British man who claimed that a new Alzheimer’s drug gave him his life back. When he began showing early signs of dementia his doctor recommended that he enroll in a clinical trial testing donanemab, an experimental Alzheimer’s drug. The man claimed he could tell the difference after he began taking it. Not discussed in the article is that after the clinical trial ends he will not be able to continue taking it unless he pays for it privately.