Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Erin Mershon of Stat News join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss the latest in news about the Trump administration’s effort to overturn the Affordable Care Act, a historic hearing on “Medicare-for-all” and the Kansas Supreme Court’s ruling that the state constitution protects a woman’s right to abortion. Also, Rovner interviews KHN’s Carmen Heredia Rodriguez about the latest “Bill of the Month” feature.
Overall, 56 percent of adults reported at least one domain of medical financial hardship, representing 137.1 million adults in the US.
This includes the protection of medical conscious of practitioners, says OCR Director Roger Severino.
Hackensack Meridian Health no longer writes off long-term payments as bad debt, now that the patient has become a primary payer.
The Congressional Budget Office report does clearly communicate that shifting to this type of health system would be a complicated process.
The findings have implications for improving outcomes and reducing disparities in that they target a more vulnerable patient population.
The promise of personalizing care is enormous but it will also require hefty investments to turn it into a reality.
HIMSS Media during May will interview the experts, talk to thought leaders about the obstacles and opportunities precision medicine presents today.
