The American healthcare system is akin to a tapestry, woven with complexities and nuances that dictate access, coverage, and treatment paths for millions of patients. Within this landscape, the Medicare program stands as a pillar, providing essential health benefits for seniors and certain disabled individuals. Central to this support is Medicare Part D, the prescription drug coverage plan that has played a vital role in managing the health of the elderly population. In this exploration, we will project forward to the year 2025 and consider how this program could evolve to meet the changing needs of those it serves.
As a healthcare advocate and consumer, the role of prescription drug plans is an issue that I hold close to heart. The question of accessibility t…
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As 2019 comes to a close, the U.S. economy has effectively rebounded from the Great Recession, and job opportunities are plentiful. Therefore, you may find it somewhat shocking that the number of Americans without health insurance is on the rise. Vox reports that the total in 2017 to 27.5 million the following year.
What’s more, 2018’s figures are the country’s first increase in the number of uninsured Americans since the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2008. Commonly known as Obamacare, the ACA allowed millions of Americans who were previously unable to afford health insurance to acquire medical coverage.
Unfortunately, the high cost of insurance remains a significant barrier to many Americans: According to , 45% of uninsured adults remain so due…
NEW YORK, Mar 1 2010 (IPS) – Last fall, the push to reform healthcare in the United States was all but hijacked by one of the country s most passionate recurring cultural debates.
On Nov. 7, 2009, Congressmen Bart Stupak, a liberal Democrat, and Joseph Pitts, a conservative Republican, sponsored a stipulation in the healthcare reform bill that would severely limit federal funding for abortions in a reformed healthcare system.
If Barack Obama s comprehensive reform bill were passed, consumers would be able to buy discounted health insurance from an index of government-subsidised providers. But under the Stupak-Pitts amendment, an insurer could only be included on the index if its plans excluded abortions from its coverage.
The amendment passed, 240-194, and the debat…
Laurent Huber is Director of Framework Convention Alliance, a grouping of nearly 500 organisations worldwide dedicated to global tobacco control.
GENEVA, Feb 18 2015 (IPS) – February 27 will mark the 10th anniversary of the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), the first global public health treaty.
Today the FCTC has 180 Parties, making it among the most widely-adopted international instruments. About 90 percent of the world’s population falls under the FCTC’s protections.
The creators of the Convention were bold in their intentions – “to protect present and future generations from the devastating health, social, environmental and economic consequences of tobacco consumption.”
An anniversary is an opportunity t…
IPBES Expert Guest Article by Professors Josef Settele, Sandra Díaz and Eduardo Brondizio1 and Dr. Peter Daszak2 on 27 April 2020
Apr 27 2020 (IPS) – There is a single species that is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic us. As with the climate and biodiversity crises, recent pandemics are a direct consequence of human activity – particularly our global financial and economic systems, based on a limited paradigm that prizes economic growth at any cost. We have a small window of opportunity, in overcoming the challenges of the current crisis, to avoid sowing the seeds of future ones.
Josef Settele
Diseases like COVID-19 are caused by microorganisms tha…
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LAGOS, Aug 26 2020 (IPS) – ‘An apple a day keeps the doctor away’ is a common and seemingly harmless saying. But what happens when commonly eaten foods like pepper, garlic and ginger are wrongfully said to prevent COVID-19? What can we do to fight harmful misinformation?
During the first two weeks of the lockdown in Lagos, Nigeria, a lot of people were afraid of contracting the virus. They wore gloves, face masks and practised physical distancing as instructed by the World Health Organization (WHO).
For some, the conspiracy theories being peddled on social media and among neighbourhood discussions are the reasons for th…
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NEW DELHI, India, May 7 2021 (IPS) – When Dr Aqsa Sheikh Tweeted and asked if she was the only transgender person to head a vaccination centre, it seemed extraordinary that in a country with 1.3 billion people, that this could be true.
“Can I lay claim to be the only #Transgender person to head a #Covid #Vaccination Centre in India? Will be very happy to have company of other Trans Folks in this spot,” she wrote on March 3, 2021.
India had turned countless hospitals into COVID-19 vaccination centres – and Sheikh was, and still is, the only transwoman heading one.
Born and raised in Mumbai, Dr Aqsa Sheikh is a p…