Author Frequently asked questions. 531 items Posts pagination Newer 1 … 42 43 44 45 46 … 54 Older Love your private insurance? You’re kidding! September 17, 2019 By Rachel Madley The New York Times, September 17, 2019 Twenty minutes after I learned I had Type 1 diabetes — after narrowly avoiding a diabetic coma — a nurse pulled my parents away from my bedside and urged them to call our insurance company immediately. If they didn’t call right away, she warned, insurance […] Quote of the Day Medicare for All would be a highly effective poverty-reduction program September 16, 2019 By Matt Bruenig People’s Policy Project, September 12, 2019 The Census released its annual income, poverty, and health insurance statistics earlier this week. The summary report shows that 8 million of the nation’s 42.5 million poor people would not be poor if they did not have to pay medical out-of-pocket (MOOP) expenses like deductibles, copays, […] Quote of the Day Economists who understand single payer, but… September 13, 2019 By Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Victor R. Fuchs The New York Times, September 12, 2019 Fallacy No. 2: Medicare for All is unaffordable. The key to evaluating the cost of Medicare for All is to distinguish between increasing spending on health care and shifting expenditures from private insurance to the federal government. True, Medicare for […] Quote of the Day New KFF polling on Medicare-for-all versus a public option September 12, 2019 By Ashley Kirzinger, Audrey Kearney, and Mollyann Brodie Kaiser Family Foundation, September 12, 2019 Majorities of Democrats and Independents favor Medicare-for-all and public option, most Republicans oppose either proposal Do you favor or oppose having a national health plan, sometimes called Medicare-for-all? Democrats 51% – Strongly favor 26% – Somewhat favor 11% – Somewhat oppose […] Quote of the Day The Harkness Fellows on the paradoxes of US health care September 11, 2019 By Angèle Malâtre-Lansac Health Affairs Blog, August 28, 2019 Editor’s Note: In addition to Angèle Malâtre-Lansac, this post was conceived of and written by the 2018-2019 Harkness Fellows on health care policy and practice listed at end of this post. Each year, the Commonwealth Fund selects an international cohort of Harkness Fellows in health care […] Quote of the Day Overlapping payment models: Who gets paid? September 10, 2019 By Tara Bannow Modern Healthcare, September 7, 2019 The problem of overlap in the CMS’ various payment initiatives, including ACOs and bundled-payment programs, can introduce confusion and frustration when it comes to determining which program gets credit for those patients’ care. The CMS wants to avoid double-rewarding for savings on an individual patient’s care, such […] Quote of the Day Do we really need more policy research before implementing health justice for all? September 10, 2019 By Austin Frakt The New York Times, September 9, 2019 Rigorous evaluations of health policy are exceedingly rare. The United States spends a tremendous amount on health care, but very little of it learning which health policies work and which don’t. Evaluations of health policy have rarely been as rigorous as clinical trials. A small […] Quote of the Day Medical bankruptcy is an American scandal — no debate September 6, 2019 By Michael Hiltzik Los Angeles Times, September 4, 2019 You’ve got to hand it to Sen. Bernie Sanders for his ability to keep hot-button issues in the forefront of the presidential race. The latest example is his assertion, made at least twice in the last month, that medical bills drive 500,000 Americans into bankruptcy every […] Quote of the Day The fallacy of expanding ACA and adding a public option September 5, 2019 By Munira Z. Gunja and Sara R. Collins The Commonwealth Fund, August 28, 2019 In 2018, an estimated 30.4 million people were uninsured, up from a low of 28.6 million in 2016. Coverage gains have stalled in most states and have even eroded in some. In addition, more people have reported problems getting health care […] Quote of the Day The role of hospitals in high prices and administrative excesses September 4, 2019 By Elisabeth Rosenthal The New York Times, September 1, 2019 As voters fume about the high cost of health care, politicians have been targeting two well-deserved villains: pharmaceutical companies, whose prices have risen more than inflation, and insurers, who pay their executives millions in salaries while raising premiums and deductibles. But while the Democratic presidential […] Quote of the Day Posts pagination Newer 1 … 42 43 44 45 46 … 54 Older
