Author Frequently asked questions. 534 items Posts pagination Newer 1 … 34 35 36 37 38 … 54 Older 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 Perspective from Anne Case, Angus Deaton and Robert Putnam January 8, 2020 By Heather Long The Washington Post, January 7, 2020 America’s sky-high health-care costs are so far above what people pay in other countries that they are the equivalent of a hefty tax, Princeton University economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton say. They are surprised Americans aren’t revolting against these taxes. “A few people are getting […] Quote of the Day Landmark administrative waste study updated January 7, 2020 By David U. Himmelstein, M.D.; Terry Campbell, M.H.A.; Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H. Annals of Internal Medicine, January 7, 2020 Abstract Background: Before Canada’s single-payer reform, its payment system, health costs, and number of health administrative personnel per capita resembled those of the United States. By 1999, administration accounted for 31% of U.S. health expenditures versus […] Quote of the Day Why insulin is overpriced January 6, 2020 By Julia Belluz Vox, November 7, 2019 When inventor Frederick Banting discovered insulin in 1923, he refused to put his name on the patent. He felt it was unethical for a doctor to profit from a discovery that would save lives. Banting’s co-inventors, James Collip and Charles Best, sold the insulin patent to the University […] Quote of the Day Growth of Medicare Advantage could suppress support of Medicare for All January 3, 2020 By Bruce Japsen Forbes, January 1, 2020 Health insurers are expected to make it more difficult on Presidential candidates pushing single payer versions of “Medicare for All” after they added hundreds of thousands of seniors to their private Medicare Advantage plans this year. New benefits for seniors under Medicare Advantage began Wednesday, the first day […] Quote of the Day Posts pagination Newer 1 … 34 35 36 37 38 … 54 Older
