Author Frequently asked questions. 534 items Posts pagination Newer 1 2 3 4 5 … 54 Older Philip R. Lee’s 1986 Call for National Health Insurance May 4, 2024 A UCSF and US titan of health policy, Philip R. Lee, nearly 40 years ago described our health insurance options, and wisely preferred national health insurance. Our country chose differently, relying heavily on private insurers and incremental fixes that missed the opportunity for efficiency and heath justice. We must fight for Dr. Lee’s choice. 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. 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. 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 Injury 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. 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. Failure to Address Homelessness Harms Health February 23, 2024 Finland is effectively addressing issues of homelessness, says a new report. Being unhoused is associated with health problems and high medical costs. Yet homelessness is growing in the US, despite our massive resources. We must seriously address this problem. Reversing the Corporate Practice of Medicine February 12, 2024 A new organization, Take Medicine Back, is sounding the alarm about the corporate acquisition of medicine, which disrupts clinical care – harming both patients and doctors. The solution: enforce existing laws, create new laws, align physician organizations against corporate control, and unionize physicians. Wealth Inequality Drives Health Inequality February 1, 2024 This study reveals that US wealth inequality, at historic highs, creates large health inequality: a lifespan difference of 13 years between the richest and poorest. Rectifying these economic differences would raise overall longevity to levels achieved in other wealthy countries. Growing Job-Based Insurance Premiums Exacerbate Income Inequality January 20, 2024 For employers, labor costs include both wages and benefits. So when insurance premiums rise rapidly, wages stagnate. A new study finds that this phenomenon reduced total worker income from 1988-2019 by 5%. Lower paid workers and people of color were hit hardest, amplifying income disparities. Posts pagination Newer 1 2 3 4 5 … 54 Older
