Author Frequently asked questions. 528 items Posts navigation Newer 1 … 36 37 38 39 40 … 53 Older It’s irrefutable, health insurance saves lives December 9, 2019 By Jacob Goldin, Ithai Z. Lurie, and Janet McCubbin National Bureau of Economic Research, December 2019 Abstract We evaluate a randomized pilot study in which the IRS sent informational letters to 3.9 million taxpayers who paid a tax penalty for lacking health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Drawing on administrative data, we study […] Quote of the Day National Health Care Spending; But what’s the real story? December 6, 2019 By Micah Hartman, Anne B. Martin, Joseph Benson, Aaron Catlin – CMS Office of the Actuary Health Affairs, December 5, 2019 Abstract US health care spending increased 4.6 percent to reach $3.6 trillion in 2018, a faster growth rate than the rate of 4.2 percent in 2017 but the same rate as in 2016. The […] Quote of the Day Declining life expectancy in the United States December 5, 2019 By Steven H. Woolf, MD, MPH; Heidi Schoomaker, MAEd JAMA, November 26, 2019 Abstract Importance: US life expectancy has not kept pace with that of other wealthy countries and is now decreasing. Objective: To examine vital statistics and review the history of changes in US life expectancy and increasing mortality rates; and to identify potential […] Quote of the Day Many low-income workers fare poorly under the Affordable Care Act December 4, 2019 By Tara Straw Health Affairs Blog, December 3, 2019 The Affordable Care Act (ACA) extended health coverage to more than 20 million people and strengthened consumer protections for millions more, but it didn’t dramatically change employer-sponsored coverage, the primary source of private health insurance. Employer coverage often works well, allowing many people to enroll in […] Quote of the Day The public option won’t fix our system December 3, 2019 By Margot Sanger-Katz The New York Times, December 3, 2019 The single-payer health plans proposed by Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are often assailed as being too disruptive. A government plan for everyone, the argument goes, would mean that tens of millions of Americans would have to give up health insurance they like. Democratic […] Quote of the Day China to step in on drug prices December 2, 2019 By Roxanne Liu and Brenda Goh Physician’s Weekly, Reuters, November 30, 2019 China will use its national drug bulk-buy scheme to lower the price of drugs currently sold at higher prices compared with other markets, it said in an official statement. The move could force international drugmakers to further cut prices and enable copycat medicines […] Quote of the Day Robert Reich explains the real deal with Medicare for All November 29, 2019 By Robert Reich November 19, 2019 Republicans and even some Democrats are out to scare you about Medicare for All. They say it’s going to dismantle health care as we know it and it will cost way too much. Rubbish. If you’re a typical American, you’re already paying far more for health insurance than people […] Quote of the Day Hospital executives are beginning to think ‘single payer’ November 27, 2019 By Priyanka Dayal McCluskey Boston Globe, November 26, 2019 When Senator Elizabeth Warren released her detailed Medicare for All plan this month, a coalition of insurers, hospitals, and pharmaceutical companies denounced it as an unaffordable government takeover that would force Americans to pay more and wait longer for medical care. But Dr. Eric W. Dickson […] Quote of the Day William Hsiao has wise words for us on paying for health care November 26, 2019 William Hsiao knows more about single payer systems than pretty much any other American. What does he think about ‘Medicare for All’? By Maura Reynolds POLITICO, November 25, 2019 Plenty of Americans have opinions about single-payer health systems like “Medicare for All,” and some have even studied them closely. But vanishingly few individuals in the […] Quote of the Day Jeffrey Sachs explains why Democratic naysayers are wrong on Medicare for All November 25, 2019 By Jeffrey D. Sachs Common Dreams, November 20, 2019 The American political debate over health care is absurd. Americans pay twice as much as any other nation for health care, and then are told daily that they “can’t afford” to switch to a lower-cost system very similar to those of Canada and Europe. If President […] Quote of the Day Posts navigation Newer 1 … 36 37 38 39 40 … 53 Older
