"America can break out of this trap {healthcare crisis} only through patient power:giving patients control over their healthcare dollars and incentivizing medical professionals to play at the top of their game. Freedom works" Robert Moffit

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Is the Politics of Health different from the politics of other policy domains ?

Daniel Carpenter has his perspective. dash.harvard.edu/server/api/c...

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According to Welch and Black (2010) , screening doesn't always reduce mortality. Emphasis: while screening increases the detection of early-stage cancers, it does not always translate to fewer late-stage cancers or reduced mortality. 1/3
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Are you passionate about Health Policy? If yes,and you haven't come across the article by Dr @agawande.bsky.social
dubbed 'The Cost Conundrum ' published by The New Yorker on 1st June 2009, please grab some coffee and have a read ! 1/3

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'The greatest threat to America's fiscal health is not Social Security, it's not the investments that we've made to rescue our economy during this crisis. ' President Obama, March 2009 . 1/2

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' Investing in health sector development is not just a moral imperative — it is smart policy ' Nigeria Health Minister- Muhammad Ali Pate .
via @devex.com
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I reflect on the insights provided by the 'Father of Health Savings Accounts', Mr John Goodman -who controversially argues that Health Insurance shouldn't cover for something that almost everyone can easily pay for out of pocket. #PolicyWatch2025 #FellowsViewPoint #CostCoverage 1/3

Have you ever asked yourself why people disagree about Health Policy ?? Its about 'Perspectives' .

'How Public Policy Affects the Cost and Coverage of Contraceptives in Private Insurance Plans ' www.commonwealthfund.org/publications...

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The Canada Health Act that was passed in 1985, and later amended in 2014 led to the establishment of a universal, publicly funded healthcare system, known as Medicare. This system is funded through taxes . 1/3 #PolicyWatch2025 #FellowsViewPoint #CostCoverage

The Canadian Health care system adopted the 'Single-Payer Plan' model - this ideally means that the government provides health insurance cover for all its Citizens. This approach doesn't come easy because it requires introduction of new taxes. #CostCoverage #PolicyWatch2025 #FellowsViewpoint 1/2

Health Policy Lesson one: Good medical care does not necessarily mean good health. #FellowsViewPoint #PolicyWatch2025 #CostCoverageContraception

Policy Guidelines to Mitigate the Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic towards the Reproductive Healthcare System in Kenya: A Review
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Community Mobilization through Sports: Soccer Outreaches improve urgency towards increased HIV testing and contraceptive use. #FellowsViewpoint #CostCoverageContraception #PolicyWatch2025

Great article. Policy action can help address contraceptive access barriers that prevent young people from accessing and utilizing critical reproductive health services. #PolicyWatch2025 #CostCoverageContraception #FellowsViewpoint

New research from Dr. Jennifer Karlin identified strategies that can help increase access to self-injectable birth control www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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