Trump's budget will change health care
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As the Trump administration continues its push to detain undocumented immigrants, doctors are hearing that some patients are avoiding health care settings out of fears over possible ICE raids.
Public health advocates worry restricting care will hurt society while also raising insurance premiums to compensate.
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Now, though, there are some bipartisan health care policies, from pharmacy-benefit manager reform to Medicare doctor payment changes, that the two parties could work on — and many health care programs with bipartisan support that are set to expire this year if lawmakers don’t act.
In the coming years, the mismatch of revenue growth and expense growth for providers of health care will result in unprecedented strain for physician groups, hospitals, and health systems.
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The nation’s corps of nurses, oncologists, lab technicians, anesthesiologists and other health-related workers has been growing steadily, through recession after recession, going from 9 percent of the total workforce in 2000 to 13 percent today. The government expects that trend to continue, as the nation ages and requires more care.
Executives at Massachusetts’ powerful health care and insurance worlds led a cadre of donors who funneled money to the state’s most powerful Democrats last year, a Globe analysis found.
Medical workers at state prisons could soon be employed by a private contractor in a move the Iowa Department of Corrections is exploring.