MHE State of the Industry survey: Grading the Trump Administration COVID-19 response
In this third of a six-part series, respondents give administration poor marks.
Most of the readers who filled out our State of the Industry survey did so before the November 3 election. A majority (53%) graded the administration’s response to the pandemic as poor (47%) or fair (6%). A sizable minority (42%) deemed it good (20%) or excellent (22%).
The respondents rated the performance of federal government officials. Fifty-two percent of Anthony Fauci’s rankings were in the excellent category. Fauci is the now-famous director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Twenty-one percent of Alex Azar’s rankings were in the “poor” category. Azar is HHS secretary.
Premiums for Employer-based Health Insurance Increased by 7% in 2024, Says KFF Report
Published: October 9th 2024 | Updated: October 9th 2024The 2024 increase is the same as last year's increase for family coverage. The foundation’s annual survey of employer health benefits also found that only 18% of large employers (200 employees are more) are covering the GLP-1 weight loss drugs.
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Florida Gets the OK. But Will Drug Importation from Canada Actually Happen?
March 5th 2024Canadian health officials warn that maintaining a drug supply for Canadians is their priority. The staunch opposition of the U.S. pharmaceutical industry may also be an obstacle to imports from north of the border.
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Doug Chaet of Value Evolutions Discusses Value-based Payment Models, Where They Stand and More
September 29th 2022In this episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite, Managing Editor of Managed Healthcare Executive, Peter Wehrwein, speaks with President of Value Evolutions and MHE Editorial Advisory Board Member, Doug Chaet, FACHE, about value-based care's current standing, the status of select payment models like bundled and episodic, and more.
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Parity for Mental Health — Any Progress?
October 12th 2023Laws since 1996 have sought to assure that coverage of behavioral health treatments does not take a back seat to physical medicine. Amid a national crisis in mental illness and addiction, that new world of equality has not arrived. But is it on the way?
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