Author Frequently asked questions. 528 items Posts pagination Newer 1 … 33 34 35 36 37 … 53 Older ‘Complete’ health insurance improves access and prevents financial hardship January 22, 2020 By Christopher T. Robertson STAT, January 20, 2020 Lost in the shuffle of competing plans for saving health care is the radical call by Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren for “no more copays, no more deductibles” as part of their “Medicare for All” plans. Doing away with copays and deductibles would represent […] Quote of the Day The American College of Physicians’ endorsement of single payer January 21, 2020 By Robert Doherty, B.A.; Thomas G. Cooney, M.D.; Ryan D. Mire, M.D.; Lee S. Engel, M.D.; Jason M. Goldman, M.D.; for the Health and Public Policy Committee and Medical Practice and Quality Committee of the American College of Physicians Annals of Internal Medicine, January 21, 2020 U.S. health care costs too much; leaves too many […] Quote of the Day Labor should not bargain against itself on Medicare for All January 20, 2020 By Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Illinois AFL-CIO Convention, October 1965 “At the turn of the century women earned approximately ten cents an hour, and men were fortunate to receive twenty cents an hour. The average work week was sixty to seventy hours. During the thirties, wages were a secondary issue; to have a job […] Quote of the Day Health care inflation? It’s the insurer administrative costs, stupid. January 17, 2020 By Dean Baker Center for Economic and Policy Research, November 13, 2019 Over the year, the overall CPI is up 1.8 percent, while the core index is up 2.3 percent. There is some modest evidence of accelerating inflation in the core CPI. The major item driving the core inflation rate higher is medical care, with […] Quote of the Day Use polls as a tool, not as a deterrent January 16, 2020 By Alvin Powell The Harvard Gazette, January 14, 2020 Health care, climate change, and political reality collided this week, when experts discussing national single-payer health insurance clashed over the question of whether Democrats should make it their top priority if the party manages to retake both the White House and Congress this year. John McDonough, […] Quote of the Day Projected costs of single payer in the United States January 15, 2020 By Christopher Cai, Jackson Runte, Isabel Ostrer, Kacey Berry, Ninez Ponce, Michael Rodriguez, Stefano Bertozzi, Justin S. White, James G. Kahn PLOS Medicine, January 15, 2020 Abstract Background: The United States is the only high-income nation without universal, government-funded or -mandated health insurance employing a unified payment system. The US multi-payer system leaves residents uninsured […] Quote of the Day Lessons from Canada January 14, 2020 The Canadian system, also called Medicare, guarantees coverage to every resident north of the U.S. border. By Caitlin Kelly The American Prospect, January 8, 2020 Canadian health care is publicly funded and privately delivered, approximately the same vision that single-payer enthusiasts have for the American system. It even shares the same name as our largest […] Quote of the Day Time to abandon the ACO concept January 13, 2020 By Maria Castellucci Modern Healthcare, January 10, 2020 The experimental Next Generation Accountable Care Organization model didn’t save Medicare money during the first two performance years, according to an analysis released Friday from the agency. Rather than reducing Medicare spending, the Next Generation ACO model, which is now in its fifth and final year, added […] Quote of the Day Improving medication adherence through the VA approach January 10, 2020 By Adam Gaffney, David H. Bor, David U. Himmelstein, Steffie Woolhandler, and Danny McCormick Health Affairs, January 2020 Abstract High out-of-pocket drug spending worsens adherence and outcomes, especially for patients who are poor, chronically ill, or members of minority groups. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) system provides drugs at minimal cost, which could reduce cost-related […] Quote of the Day New York Times asks us to quit fighting about ‘Medicare for All’ January 9, 2020 One policy proposal has defined this Democratic race. It’s time to move on. By Michelle Cottle The New York Times, January 8, 2020 With strong support among the Democratic Party’s base, “Medicare for all” has emerged as a test of progressive bona fides in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. It has also emerged […] Quote of the Day Posts pagination Newer 1 … 33 34 35 36 37 … 53 Older
