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| -George Slover, Senior Policy Counsel, Consumers Union |
| A national poll
of 1,200 randomly selected adults by the Kaiser Family
Foundation found that 26% did not have a primary care provider.
There was a pronounced difference among age groups: 45% of 18-
to 29-year-olds had no primary care provider; compared with 28%
of those 30 to 49; 18% of those 50 to 64; and 12% age 65 and
older. Source: Spurred By Convenience, Millennials Often Spurn The ‘Family Doctor’ Model |
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As Blue Wave Crests, Health Insurers Brace For 'Medicare For
All' Push Forbes, October 14, 201 Study: Without Medicaid Expansion, Poor Forgo Medical Care AP via NY Times, October 15, 2018 Narrow health care networks aren't actually that common Axios, October 12, 2018 New CMS Bundled Payment Model Recruits 1,300 Providers HealthLeaders, October 9, 2018 Medicare-for-All and Public Plan Buy-In Proposals: Overview and Key Issues KFF Issue Brief, October 9, 2018 Rethinking How Medicaid Patients Receive Care Harvard Business Review, October 5, 2018 |
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What will CVS-Aetna mega-merger mean for consumer choice?
It's the latest merger between two major
healthcare players that could affect tens of millions of
Americans. Last week, CVS and insurance giant Aetna finalized a
nearly $70 billion merger. The deal could impact where people
get their care, how they get their drugs and how much choice
they have. Judy Woodruff discusses with Larry Merlo, CEO of CVS
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Effects on low-income adults
in states that have not expanded Medicaid 1. 22.3% needed, but couldn’t afford dental care 2. 21.4% delayed seeking care due to costs 3. Continue reading here Source: Study: Without Medicaid Expansion, Poor Forgo Medical Care, Associated Press, October 15, 2018 |
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