Author Frequently asked questions. 537 items Posts pagination Newer 1 … 35 36 37 38 39 … 54 Older 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 Insurers, pharmacies and primary care forming the next generation of managed care January 2, 2020 By Jaimy Lee MarketWatch, December 28, 2019 A handful of companies like Humana Inc. and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. that are better known for operating pharmacy counters and managing health plans are now turning into primary care providers. CVS Health Corp., Humana HUM, Walgreens, Walmart Inc., and UnitedHealth Group Inc. now operate hundreds of clinics […] Quote of the Day The time is now for Medicare for All December 31, 2019 By Robert Weissman Port Charlotte Sun, December 29, 2019 By almost every relevant metric, we do the worst or nearly the worst among all rich countries. We are the only country to permit tens of millions to go uninsured, far more people in the United States report skipping care because of cost issues than other […] Quote of the Day Health care prices are terrible, but we can control them December 30, 2019 By Margot Sanger-Katz The New York Times, December 27, 2019 Why does health care cost so much more in the United States than in other countries? As health economists love to say: “It’s the prices, stupid.” The International Federation of Health Plans, a group representing the C.E.O.s of health insurers worldwide, publishes a guide every […] Quote of the Day Insurers and hospitals fight while patients suffer December 27, 2019 California Medical Association, December 23, 2019 Cottage Hospital System has initiated a contract termination with Anthem Blue Cross that affects three hospitals in the central Santa Barbara area. If the two parties fail to come to an agreement by the end of the year, the contract will terminate effective January 1, 2020. The California Medical […] Quote of the Day William Greider’s message for us December 26, 2019 The End of New Deal Liberalism By William Greider The Nation, January 5, 2011 We have reached a pivotal moment in government and politics, and it feels like the last, groaning spasms of New Deal liberalism. When the party of activist government, faced with an epic crisis, will not use government’s extensive powers to reverse […] Quote of the Day Forget moral hazard; let’s achieve health care justice for all December 24, 2019 By Thomas C. Buchmueller, Helen G. Levy, Robert G. Valletta National Bureau of Economic Research, December 2019 Abstract We examine how a key provision of the Affordable Care Act–the expansion of Medicaid eligibility–affected health insurance coverage, access to care, and labor market transitions of unemployed workers. Comparing trends in states that implemented the Medicaid expansion […] Quote of the Day ‘Centrist bias’ smothers much needed reform December 23, 2019 The political establishment loves the center. But it’s the radicals who end up writing history. By John F. Harris Politico Magazine, November 7, 2019 Washington journalists these days are having many conversations with Democratic operatives and veterans of previous administrations that go something like this: This is insane. Our party has a death wish. We […] Quote of the Day Posts pagination Newer 1 … 35 36 37 38 39 … 54 Older
