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☆ Biden made a major dent in the student debt crisis — and it's time he does the same for the growing medical debt load in the US, attorneys and advocates say
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Jason Lalljee | Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

America's medical debt problem has parallels to the student debt crisis, experts told Insider. But experts on medical debt say that student loans are just one piece of a household debt crisis, which debilitates millions of Americans. Haynes also noted that younger adults are more likely to hold student debt, medical debt, or both. Lawsuits for medical debt are more common than those for student debt, but both transpire. Haynes pointed out that much of medical debt is paid using credit cards, which means it doesn't register as medical debt — it's anonymized as credit card debt.

☆ The Inflation Reduction Act aims to lower drug costs — but here’s how Big Pharma could get around it
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Berkeley-Lovelace-Jr.Jpg | Berkeley Lovelace Jr. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

The Inflation Reduction Act is set to lower drug prices for millions of people in the United States — but experts fear pharmaceutical companies could exploit loopholes in the bill, ultimately keeping prescription costs high for many. The tactics may ultimately threaten the law’s ability to lower drug costs for consumers. Higher prices for new drugsOther experts are concerned about how companies might abuse the inflation rebate rule in the health law. The provision, which takes effect next year, imposes a rebate on drug manufacturers that raise the prices of their medications faster than inflation. By releasing new drugs at higher prices, drug companies will be able to make up for any lost revenue that they would normally receive from steadily raising prices each year, she said.

☆ New bill aims to curtail surprise medical bills for sexual assault survivors
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Aria Bendix | Aria Bendix Is The Breaking Health Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A bill introduced Monday in the House of Representatives would require private health insurance to cover forensic exams for sexual assault survivors in full. For an exam to be free under the law, it must be conducted by an accredited nurse known as a sexual assault nurse examiner, or SANE, but many victims of sexual violence don't know to seek that out. The new bill was introduced by Reps. Linda T. Sánchez, D-Calif.; Gwen Moore, D-Wis.; and Carol Miller, R-W.Va. The lawmakers' hope is that survivors with private insurance would not get billed for an exam, regardless of where it's performed. "This legislation is needed because too many survivors, grappling with trauma, also become burdened with the cost of a forensic medical exam — even though they shouldn’t be," Moore said in a statement.

☆ Biden declared the pandemic 'over.' It could jeopardize student debt relief and more cash for Covid testing.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Joseph Zeballos-Roig | Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Republicans may also seize on Biden's remarks to challenge his effort to issue student debt relief. It could threaten student debt relief and future coronavirus-related health funding. The remarks suggesting that the emergency has ended may jeopardize twin goals of the Biden administration on student debt relief and coronavirus aid. Part of Biden's legal rationale for providing $10,000 in student debt relief per borrower rests on the lingering pandemic. But some supporters of debt relief don't see it quite that way.

☆ After abortion restrictions, Texas recasts sex education
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( Emmarie Huetteman | Kaiser Health News | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Her school did not teach sexual health education, and preventing pregnancy was a foreign concept. Previously, a 2017 report showed 58% of Texas school districts offered “abstinence-only” sexual health education, while only 17% offered curriculums that expanded beyond that. These changes in sex education come as the state ratchets down abortion access following the Supreme Court decision in June overturning Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed a constitutional right to abortion. In 2019, the Texas Board of Education began rewriting the health education standards that had been in place since the 1990s. Now, information about contraceptives, as well as more about STIs, is taught in middle school health classes, which are required.

☆ Sexual assault victims billed for hospital exams that should be free
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Aria Bendix | Aria Bendix Is The Breaking Health Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Some victims of sexual assault are paying out of pocket for their emergency room care, even though federal law requires that their forensic exams be free. The Violence Against Women Act, a federal law enacted in 1994, stipulates that people cannot be charged for a forensic exam after a sexual assault. The new research did not differentiate between costs that should be covered under federal law and other supplementary medical services. Salganicoff said several organizations that assist victims of sexual assault provide lists of hospitals with forensic exam providers. According to the KFF report, some states offer more free medical services associated with the forensic exam than others.

Patient advocates were disappointed with Sunday’s vote — Republican senators blocked the $35 insulin cap for private insurers — and expressed hope that federal and state measures could be included in legislation down the road. Clayton McCook of Edmond, Oklahoma, is among those who support capping the cost of insulin for people with private health insurance. A federal insulin cap for private insurance would have made “a huge difference to our family,” he said. “This year, with an evenly divided Senate, the insulin cap for people with private insurance didn’t secure enough votes,” Neuman said. McCook also advocated for changes besides a cap on insulin costs, saying Congress pass legislation that would lower the list price.

The 26-year-old had been recently removed from his parents' health insurance plan and was about $300 short of the $1,300 he needed to pay for his insulin medication, his mother said. Though drugmakers often offer programs that can lower the out-of-pocket cost of insulin for both insured and uninsured patients, the financial burden can still be devastating for some. Why insulin remains unaffordableBut why does insulin — a medication that’s been around for more than 100 years — remain unaffordable for many people in the U.S.? Meanwhile, state and federal lawmakers are pushing for legislation that would lower the out-of-pocket cost for patients on insulin. She is pushing for more states to adopt the Alec Smith Insulin Affordability Act, which provides an emergency 30-day supply of insulin to patients for $35.

☆ Привьюсь за еду. Как ускорить вакцинацию от ковида — деньгами и «жареными быками»
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-13 | by ( ) newsmaker.md time to read: +13 min

В Румынии решили прививать от ковида в замке Дракулы. Некоторые компании в США предлагают привившимся клиентам промокоды, скидки и подарки, а иногда доплачивают собственным сотрудникам, прошедшим вакцинацию. В этом году традицию не стали отменять, но сдачу крови заменили на прививку от ковида. Например, известный сербский эпидемиолог Зоран Радованович рассказал AFP, что Сербия, вероятно, была первой страной в мире, предложившей плату за вакцинацию от ковида. Что делают властиВ начале мая в Румынии решили подойти к проблеме креативно: замок Бран, так же известный как замок Дракулы, превратили в центр вакцинации.

Persons: Александр Вучич, Вучич, Ставро Раскович, Зоран Радованович, Радованович, Дракулы, Александр Пришку, Нинель Ревенко Organizations: НьюДжерси, Библиотека близ Милютина, вакцинацияВ, Калифорнийский университет, Спутник, Национальный консультативный комитет Locations: НьюДжерси, Румыния, Дракула, Молдова, США, Белый дом, Мэриленд, Западная Вирджиния, лосанджелес, Сербия, Белград, Европа, Крагуеваце, Дракулы, пытокКак, Бран, Карпаты, Израиль, Япония, Сайтама, Россия, Москва, Чукотка, Хабаровский край, Бельцах, Кишинев

☆ Жареный бык, замок Дракулы и 100$. Как жителей других стран убеждают вакцинироваться. И что в Молдове
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-12 | by ( ) newsmaker.md time to read: +13 min

В Румынии решили прививать от ковида в замке Дракулы. NM рассказывает, как и почему в разных странах мира стимулируют население вакцинироваться, и что с этим происходит в Молдове. На 7 млн жителей Сербия уже получила 15 млн доз вакцины: правительство Белграда обеспечило своих граждан препаратами Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Спутник V и Sinopharm. Что делают властиВ начале мая в Румынии решили подойти к проблеме креативно: замок Бран, так же известный как замок Дракулы, превратили в центр вакцинации. По последним данным минздрава, к утру 12 мая за два месяца в Молдове удалось привить полностью только 25 тыс.

Persons: Александр Вучич, Вучич, Ставро Раскович, Зоран Радованович, Радованович, Дракулы, Александр Пришку, Нинель Ревенко Organizations: НьюДжерси, Библиотека близ Милютина, Калифорнийский университет, Спутник, Национальный консультативный комитет Locations: НьюДжерси, Румыния, Дракула, Молдова, США, Белый дом, Мэриленд, Западная Вирджиния, лосанджелес, Сербия, Белград, Европа, Крагуеваце, Дракулы, Бран, Карпаты, Израиль, Япония, Сайтама, Россия, Москва, Чукотка, Хабаровский край, Бельцах, Кишинев

☆ SUA vor autoriza săptămâna viitoare vaccinul Pfizer pentru copiii cu vârste cuprinse între 12 și 15 ani
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-04 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

Sursa foto: zf.roSUA vor autoriza săptămâna viitoare vaccinul Pfizer pentru copiii cu vârste cuprinse între 12 și 15 aniStatele Unite urmează să autorizeze vaccinul Pfizer/BioNTech împotriva Covid-19 și pentru copiii cu vârste cuprinse între 12 și 15 ani începând de săptămâna viitoare, au relatat luni media americane, potrivit AFP, citată de Agerpres. Pfizer a solicitat autorizaţia de utilizare de urgenţă pentru vaccinul său spre a fi administrat copiilor şi adolescenţilor de 12 ani și peste această vârstă, potrivit CNN care citează un oficial guvernamental. Vaccinul Pfizer ar putea fi disponibil pentru copiii între 12 și 15 ani din Europa începând cu luna iunieVaccinul împotriva COVID-19 dezvoltat de BioNTech împreună cu Pfizer ar trebui să fie disponibil pentru copiii cu vârste între 12 și 15 ani din Europa începând cu luna iunie, a declarat Uğur Şahin, CEO-ul BioNTech. La finalul lunii martie, BionTech și partenerul său american, Pfizer, au anunțat că studiile arată un nivel ridicat de anticorpi în cazul copiilor între 12 și 15 ani care au primit vaccinul. Cele două companii testează vaccinul anti-Covid și pe bebeluși și copii cu vârste cuprinse între șase luni și cinci ani.

Persons: Pfizer, CNN Organizations: Agerpres, CNN, Foundation Locations: SUA, Statele Unite, Atlantic, Kaiser, Europa, UE, american

AdvertisementAdvertisementRetirees are looking for affordable healthcare, taxes, and more active lives, so they're looking to new retirement destinations to spend their golden years. Retirement planner Jeannette Bajalia says that healthcare costs and taxes are going to be on retirees' minds as they plan moves in 2020 and beyond. "Healthcare costs are escalating both for routine medical costs as well as for long-term care," Bajalia told Business Insider. On this list, five of the 13 states don't tax income. Plus, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation, many of these states have fairly affordable healthcare costs.

Persons: Read, aren't, —, Jeannette Bajalia, Bajalia Organizations: US Department of Health, Human Services, Administration, Aging, Service, Business, American Community Survey, Kaiser Family Foundation Locations: Alaska , Nevada, Colorado, Wall, Silicon, Florida, Colorado , Nevada, Alaska, South Carolina , Georgia, Arizona, New Hampshire, Washington

☆ Find Out How Much You'd Actually Pay For An Obamacare Plan In 10 Seconds
▼ + stars: | 2014-03-25 | by ( Lauren F Friedman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

You've probably read plenty of confusing stories about people's health insurance premiums going up, going down, or going to zero. Fortunately, the Kaiser Family Foundation has developed the handy calculator below to determine what the answer is for you, based on your income, smoking habits, and other relevant factors. To actually buy a plan, you'll need to visit HealthCare.gov, but this tool will give you a sense of the cost. It only takes a few seconds. Give it a try:Your deadline to sign up for a 2014 plan under the Affordable Care Act is this Monday, March 31.

Persons: You've Organizations: Kaiser Family, Affordable Locations: HealthCare.gov

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