Author Frequently asked questions. 528 items Posts pagination Newer 1 … 12 13 14 15 16 … 53 Older 112 co-sponsors of Medicare for All were on the ballot and all won November 13, 2020 By Christina Zhao Newsweek, November 10, 2020 Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, a possible Labor secretary candidate in President-elect Joe Biden’s administration, on Tuesday said public support for the Green New Deal and Medicare for All was won at the polls. Sanders—who ran off the promise of universal health care and policies to combat climate […] Quote of the Day Other nations get health care prices right November 12, 2020 By Michael K. Gusmano, Miriam Laugesen, Victor G. Rodwin, and Lawrence D. Brown Health Affairs, November 2020 Abstract Although the US has the highest health care prices in the world, the specific mechanisms commonly used by other countries to set and update prices are often overlooked, with a tendency to favor strategies such as reducing […] Quote of the Day Does a public option bring down costs for patients? But which patients? November 11, 2020 Healio, November 10, 2020 POINT by Benjamin Sommers, M.D., Ph.D. Yes. A public option can improve health care affordability with continued private insurance and better access to quality providers, but only if the design is set up in a way that provides more financial protection upfront. You could also push private insurers to do this, […] Quote of the Day HDHPs and HSAs are drivers of institutional racism November 10, 2020 By Jacqueline Ellison, Paul Shafer, and Megan B. Cole Health Affairs, November 2020 Abstract With the rise in the share of privately insured patients covered by high-deductible health plans (HDHPs), understanding sociodemographic trends in the uptake of health savings accounts (HSAs) is increasingly important, as HSAs may help offset the higher up-front costs of care […] Quote of the Day AOC refutes centrists who blame M4A progressives for suppressing the blue tide November 9, 2020 The same cannot be said for those more centrist lawmakers who continue to defend the nation’s increasingly unpopular for-profit healthcare system. By Jon Queally Common Dreams, November 7, 2020 Highlighting an interesting—and to many, instructive—electoral trend that others have spotted in the days since 2020 voting ended earlier this week, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Saturday—just […] Quote of the Day An anti-racist approach to medical care November 6, 2020 By Rupinder K. Legha, David R. Williams, Lonnie Snowden, and Jeanne Miranda Health Affairs Blog, November 4, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the racist structures, policies, and ideologies that are killing Black lives with impunity. Then on May 25th, 2020, a police officer charged with protecting the community instead exerted the weight of his […] Quote of the Day Sandro Galea’s wake-up call November 5, 2020 The New York Times, November 5, 2020 https://www.nytimes.com… Learning From November 3: A Wake-Up Call for Public Health By Sandro Galea, M.D., M.P.H., Dr.P.H. Milbank Quarterly, November 4, 2020 This was supposed to be an election about health. For the first three years of his presidency, Donald Trump presided over what appeared to be a […] Quote of the Day Private equity taking over women’s health care November 4, 2020 By Joseph D. Bruch, B.A.; Alexander Borsa, B.A.; Zirui Song, M.D., Ph.D.; Sarah S. Richardson, Ph.D. JAMA Internal Medicine, August 24, 2020 An influx of private equity involvement in women’s health care has garnered attention and scrutiny. Over the past decade, private equity firms have increasingly invested in or acquired hospitals, physician practices, laboratories, and […] Quote of the Day Rise in uninsured during the current administration November 3, 2020 By Adam Gaffney, M.D., M.P.H.; David Himmelstein, M.D.; Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H. Health Affairs Blog, October 29, 2020 Findings of increasing uninsurance after 2016 accord with results of other governmental and non-governmental surveys. Most likely more than 2 million individuals lost health coverage during the first three years of the Trump administration. A further, more […] Quote of the Day Phil Lee & Don Bechler: A tribute November 2, 2020 By James G. Kahn, M.D., M.P.H. Emeritus Professor of Health Policy, University of California, San Francisco Last week saw the passing of two amazing leaders in the pursuit of health care justice in the United States – one who operated at the highest political, policy, and academic levels, and one who worked tirelessly at the […] Quote of the Day Posts pagination Newer 1 … 12 13 14 15 16 … 53 Older
