Author Frequently asked questions. 542 items Posts pagination Newer 1 … 10 11 12 13 14 … 55 Older The pandemic did not stop some hospitals from suing patients for unpaid bills January 6, 2021 By Brian M. Rosenthal The New York Times, January 5, 2021 When the coronavirus began spreading through New York, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo ordered state-run hospitals to stop suing patients over unpaid medical bills, and almost all of the major private hospitals in the state voluntarily followed suit by suspending their claims. But one chain […] Quote of the Day We can easily afford to include everyone in Medicare for All January 5, 2021 By Adam Gaffney, David U. Himmelstein, Steffie Woolhandler, and James G. Kahn Health Affairs, January 2021 Abstract The return of a Democratic administration to the White House, coupled with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic–induced contractions of job-based insurance, may reignite debate over public coverage expansion and its costs. Decades of research demonstrate that uninsured people […] Quote of the Day Health insurance brokers manipulate commissions and bonuses January 4, 2021 By Katy Talento, Sc.M., and Ge Bai, Ph.D. MedPage Today, January 2, 2021 Health insurance brokers market themselves to employers as a buyer’s agent, promising to use their expertise to find employers the best deal. A new study, however, reported a positive association between health insurance broker commissions and premiums paid by employers offering fully […] Quote of the Day As it was, and how it needs to be December 31, 2020 By Yvette Cabrera Los Angeles Times, February 13, 1995 SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO — Back in the 1960s, after Mexican farm workers left the fields at each sunset, Dr. Monte McCanne’s office in this tiny agricultural town would begin to fill with laborers and their children. The doctor was always in, sometimes as late as 10 […] Quote of the Day Lazes and Rudden: How frontline staff can save America’s healthcare December 30, 2020 By Peter Lazes and Marie Rudden The purpose of this book As both of us have been occupied in our careers with what makes organizational systems more effective and have observed the central role of frontline staff and caregivers in this effort, we offer methods for restructuring healthcare systems in a way that makes collaboration […] Quote of the Day H. Jack Geiger December 29, 2020 He used medicine to take on poverty, racism and the threat of nuclear destruction. Two groups he helped start won Nobel Peace Prizes. By Denise Grady The New York Times, December 28, 2020 Dr. H. Jack Geiger, who ran away to Harlem as a teenager and emerged a lifelong civil rights activist, helping to bring […] Quote of the Day Mercy Hospital, Chicago: What does ‘losing money’ mean? December 28, 2020 Though a state board rejected Mercy’s application to close, hospital officials are working to shut down by May 31. Activists want a moratorium on hospital closings and pressure from the city and state to ensure Mercy remains open. By Maxwell Evans Block Club Chicago, December 22, 2020 A coalition of activists are demanding elected officials […] Quote of the Day Congress bashes private insurers’ antitrust exemption December 23, 2020 By Allison Bell ThinkAdvisor, December 22, 2020 Members of the U.S. Senate approved H.R. 1418, a bill that would repeal a partial antitrust exemption for health insurers, and for dental insurers, by a voice vote Tuesday. The House approved an identical version of the “Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2020″ bill by a voice […] Quote of the Day Lower socioeconomic status results in poorer quality insurance choices December 22, 2020 By Benjamin R. Handel, Jonathan T. Kolstad, Thomas Minten, and Johannes Spinnewijn National Bureau of Economic Research, September 2020 Abstract Market provision of impure public goods such as insurance retirement savings and education is common and growing as policy makers seek to offer more choice and gain efficiencies. This approach induces an important trade-off between […] Quote of the Day Let’s eliminate the actual cause of surprise medical bills December 21, 2020 By Sarah Kliff and Margot Sanger-Katz The New York Times, December 20, 2020 After years of being stymied by well-funded interests, Congress has agreed to ban one of the most costly and exasperating practices in medicine: surprise medical bills. Surprise bills happen when an out-of-network provider is unexpectedly involved in a patient’s care. Patients go […] Quote of the Day Posts pagination Newer 1 … 10 11 12 13 14 … 55 Older
