HealthCare.gov Enrollment Tops 15M, Sets New Record

TL/DR - The Biden-Harris Administration reported that the ACA Marketplace enrollment for healthcare coverage is at a record-breaking pace with over 19 million consumers projected to enroll for 2024 coverage, a rise of 7 million since President Biden's inauguration. The Inflation Reduction Act and the American Rescue Plan are cited as measures to…

Exploring Key Impacts of Abortion Laws & Health Care Taxes

TL/DR - The article discusses various health-related issues, primarily focusing on abortion restrictions for pregnant cancer patients, the high cost of healthcare in the U.S., the use of food as medicine, nurse ratings, and the importance of increasing federal alcohol taxes. It emphasizes that the abortion restrictions in the U.S. could impede…

Optimizing Health Resource Allocation in Deprived Communities: U-M Study

TL/DR - A University of Michigan study has highlighted the importance of properly measuring socioeconomic deprivation to optimally allocate public health resources. Dr. Kimberly Rollings, who led the study, explained the differences between the Area Deprivation Index (ADI), which quantifies deprivation at a neighborhood or block level, and the…