Gregg Margolis, Director of Health Policy Fellowships and Leadership Programs at National Academy of Medicine and Adjunct Professor at University of Pittsburgh, shared on LinkedIn:
“If you can only read three things about health policy this week, I suggest…
The Washington Post: One-Third Of Americans Skip Meals Or Other Needs To Afford Health Care Americans are driving less, skipping meals and putting off big life moves, like buying homes or having children, to keep up with health care costs, according to two Gallup polls released Thursday. Roughly one-third of Americans are cutting back on daily spending to cover medical costs, and about half of middle-income households said they have delayed a major life event because of the same expenses, the polls found, as premiums rise and the federal government cuts Medicaid spending. (Wu, 3/12)
Capital andMain: A Year After USAID’s Termination: The Impact Has Been ‘Devastating’ ‘Heartbreaking.’ ‘Devastating.’ ‘Difficult and challenging.’ Such are the words used by health care workers, government officials and former U.S. Agency for International Development employees to describe the impact of the agency’s dissolution last year. (Baram, 3/11)
Politico: The Surgeon General Nominee Can’t Get People To Stop Asking Her About Vaccines Casey Means, President Donald Trump’s pick for surgeon general, has achieved an unlikely feat: uniting vaccine skeptics and mainstream medical advocates against her nomination. Activists in both camps are now urging senators to vote her down. (Friedman and Paun, 3/6)
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