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White House Wins Ruling on Health Care Price Disclosure

June 25, 2020June 24, 2020 The Associated Press

The Trump administration won a court ruling Tuesday upholding its plan to require hospitals and insurers to disclose the actual prices for common tests and procedures in a bid to promote competition and push down costs.

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar called the decision in federal court in Washington, D.C., “a resounding victory” for President Donald Trump’s efforts to open up the convoluted world of health care pricing so patients and families can make better-informed decisions about their care.

Health Care Group: It Would Cost $440 Million to Provide 3 Million Tests for All Nursing Home Residents and Workers

May 27, 2020May 26, 2020 Michigan Star Staff

Testing every nursing home resident and care facility worker in the U.S. for COVID-19 would cost $440 million in federal and state funding, a health care group found.

Doing so would require almost 3 million tests, according to the American Health Care Association’s National Center for Assisted Living, an industry group representing nursing homes and assisted living centers that calculated how much it would cost for states to receive adequate funding so all resident and care facility workers could be tested.

Coders Building Database Need Health Care Workers to Report Coronavirus Testing Sites So They Can Provide Data to Officials Battling Disease

March 23, 2020March 22, 2020 Jason M. Reynolds

A coalition of computer coders and medical experts is looking for volunteers — including from the Volunteer State — to help provide better information on COVID-19 coronavirus testing sites.

TechCrunch reported on the one-week-old Coders Against Covid project, which is building a database of testing sites. The team of about 15 developers includes Andrew Kemendo of KesselRun, an Air Force software developer, and Dr. Jorge A. Caballero, a clinical instructor of Anesthesia at Stanford University. The goal is to inform officials tracking the disease and to better distribute the tests where they are needed.

U.S. Officials Battle Coronavirus on Multiple Health Care, Economic Fronts Even as Death Toll Reaches Nine

March 4, 2020March 3, 2020 Jason M. Reynolds

The coronavirus death toll in the United States hit nine on Tuesday, even as more areas around the world report infections.

Why Canadian-Style Health Care Would Not Cut Costs in America

January 12, 2020January 11, 2020 Admin

One common claim by supporters of single-payer health care is that it would ultimately save money while providing universal health coverage for all. Having one centralized bureaucracy, they say, would eliminate complicated administrative inefficiencies that waste enormous sums of money each year.

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Rule Forcing Immigrants to Pay for Their Own Healthcare

December 1, 2019November 30, 2019 Michigan Star Staff

A federal judge issued a ruling that temporarily blocks the Trump Administration’s new rule declaring that legal immigrants must be able to purchase their own health insurance, as per Politico.

Democratic Debates: Comments by Each Candidate

November 22, 2019November 21, 2019 Michigan Star Staff

The third Democratic presidential candidate debate took place in Houston Thursday. The candidates answered questions on a range of issues, including health care, gun control, immigration and an ongoing U.S.-China trade war.

Slotkin Stands By Opposition to Medicare for All, Declines to Clarify Stance on Health Care for Illegal Aliens

November 10, 2019 Anthony Gockowski

U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI-13) stood by her opposition to Medicare for All during a raucous Friday night town hall, but declined to say whether she supports providing health care to illegal aliens.

Slotkin Stands By Opposition to Medicare for All, Declines to Clarify Stance on Health Care for Illegal Aliens

November 10, 2019November 9, 2019 Anthony Gockowski

Commentary: Kamikaze Schumer Wants to Repeal Private Health Insurance

October 30, 2019October 29, 2019 Michigan Star Staff

While the Democrats continue their impeachment pantomime war dance in the mirror-clad corner in order to keep up their spirits, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is ginning up a much more fateful danse macabre on health care. He has promised to force a vote this week on various Trump Administration directives that have injected flexibility into Obamacare. As The Hill reports, “Senate Democrats plan to force vulnerable Republicans to vote on legislation that would overturn a controversial Trump administration directive on ObamaCare.”

Commentary: Illegal Immigration Hurts Patients

October 29, 2019October 28, 2019 Michigan Star Staff

The Democrats often claim that they alone will protect people with pre-existing conditions. Well, unfortunately for us, this popular catchphrase delivered the greatest catch in the history of politics: under Obamacare, insurance companies couldn’t deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions — but doctors could.

Trump Woos Seniors With Order to Boost Medicare Health Program

October 5, 2019October 5, 2019 Michigan Star Staff

THE VILLAGES, FLORIDA – U.S. President Donald Trump sought to woo seniors on Thursday with an executive order aimed at strengthening the Medicare health program by reducing regulations, curbing fraud, and providing faster access to new medical devices and therapies.

Commentary: Congress Should Reject Lamar Alexander’s plan to Federalize Health Data

September 7, 2019September 7, 2019 Michigan Star Staff

Terrible ideas come in all partisan packages and this seems to be particularly true when it comes to federalizing your health care.

Michigan Voters Oppose Medicare for All, Split on Repealing the Affordable Care Act

July 28, 2019July 27, 2019 Jordyn Pair

Michigan voters oppose the elimination of private insurance in favor of a “Medicare for All” plan, but are split on repealing the Affordable Care Act, according to a recent poll published by the Detroit Regional Chamber.

California Governor Signs Illegal Immigrant Health Care Bill Into Law

July 11, 2019July 10, 2019 Admin

by Jason Hopkins California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom officially made his state the first in the U.S. to offer government health care benefits to adult-aged illegal immigrants. Newsom signed SB-104 into law Tuesday, cementing it into the state’s 2020 budget. The legislation extends taxpayer-funded health care to low-income adults…