Posts All of our commentary in one spot. You can also browse by topics or search. 365 posts in this category The Tragicomedy of Medicaid April 21, 2024 Millions have been disenrolled from Medicaid, nominally due to the “unwinding” of COVID eligibility rules … but also due to administrative glitches. Lots of other problems with Medicaid. It’s a crisis, worthy of the deep scrutiny and biting wit of John Oliver. Political Party Split vs Concurrence on Government Guarantee of Health Care April 15, 2024 The Dem and GOP party split is nearly equal. Yet, we largely concur on worries about health care availability and affordability, and on a government role to assure we all have health care. Medicare for All / single payer is the path. Cross-National Insurance Contrasts in Amusing 1-minute Videos April 10, 2024 Two entertaining YouTube shorts highlight how the US lags on health insurance. Unaffordable premiums if you lose your job, and outrageous cost-sharing to give birth. Latest Corporate Intermediary Scam, For Out-of-Network Charges April 8, 2024 Here’s the latest corporate innovation to extract resources from health care, by creating yet another inefficient but highly profitable intermediary. This time it’s for out-of-network charges. Who pays more? Patients. May Day 2028 National Strike: Focus on Medicare for All April 5, 2024 Prominent labor leader Shawn Fain has proposed a national strike of unionized workers four years from now, to highlight and advance the needs of workers and their families. This riveting vision will be super-charged with a focus on unified public funding of health care. MAGA Mike Johnson Explores Medicare for All April 1, 2024 GOP Representative Mike Johnson, aiming to gain Dem support for his threatened position as Speaker, told a reporter he is willing to consider Medicare for All. He said that universal public insurance works well in countries with robust market economies and even conservative governments. In Health Care, Fake Good News Beats Disaster March 27, 2024 The Affordable Care Act is far from perfect, we hear again. That’s true. But health insurance with the GOP in power would be far worse, and would cut off the potential for truly effective comprehensive health care financing reform. Private Equity Takeover of Emergency Care = Moral Hazard March 21, 2024 Three activist physicians fighting to wrest the harmful control of emergency departments from private equity offer their heartfelt perspectives in this excellent short video. The Burdens of Prior Authorization March 15, 2024 The NY Times posted a powerful video editorial on the major distraction, high cost, doctor-frustrating, and patient-harming effects of rising prior authorization requirements by private health insurers. Private Equity vs. Health Care March 11, 2024 Private equity in health care is causing widespread problems. Regulation is not the solution. Comprehensive reform with a lead public role is. Posts navigation 1 2 3 … 37 Older
