FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, January 21, 2016
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Tax-funded expenditures accounted for 64.3 percent of U.S. health spending ā about $1.9
Despite health lawās bow to prevention, U.S. public health funding is declining: American Journal of Public Health study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Nov. 12, 2015
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Although the language of the Affordable Care Act places considerable emphasis on disease prevention ā for
Medicaid coverage improves access to health care and chronic disease control: American Journal of Public Health study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Nov. 12, 2015
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Low-income Americans with Medicaid insurance have more awareness and better treatment of chronic diseases, such as
Medical students to hold National Day of Action for āMedicare for Allā on Oct. 1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 28, 2015 Contact: Mark Almberg, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.org See student contacts at 30 medical schools at end of this message
More Americans gain health coverage, but many canāt afford to use it: doctors group
Census Bureau says number of uninsured has dropped to 33 million in wake of Affordable Care Act, but is silent on problems of rising deductibles,
Medicareās pay-for-performance incentives unfairly penalizing safety-net hospitals: Annals of Internal Medicine editorial
Using unproven, āvalue-basedā penalties and bonuses, and ignoring socioeconomic disparities between patient populations, Medicare is diverting money from hospitals serving largely minority
Hospitals game Medicare readmission rules, avoiding fines but penalizing patients: Health Affairs Blog study
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August 27, 2015
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Hospitalsā growing practice of re-labeling Medicare patient readmissions as āobservation stays,ā or treating returning Medicare patients
āEnd the devastating austerity drive against Greeceā: U.S. doctors group
Troika-imposed policies causing widespread suffering and death, physicians sayFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 12, 2015 Contact:Physicians for a National Health Program, (312) 782-6006, info@pnhp.org The following statement
Celebrate Medicareās anniversary by improving and expanding it to all
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 30, 2015 Contact: Mark Almberg, PNHP communications director, mark@pnhp.org
Health insurance coverage in U.S. varies widely by county, pointing to need for further reform: study
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July 20, 2015
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A new study conducted by a team of researchers at the University of New Mexico suggests
āSubsidies upheld, but health needs still unmetā: doctors group
Although the Supreme Court has upheld the premium subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, the law remains incapable of remedying the U.S. health crisis, physician
Unauthorized immigrants prolong the life of Medicare Trust Fund: JGIM study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, June 23, 2015
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Unauthorized immigrants pay billions more into Medicareās Hospital Insurance Trust Fund each year than they withdraw