Author Frequently asked questions. 531 items Posts pagination Newer 1 … 46 47 48 49 50 … 54 Older The private insurers are shifting the costs of fraud to us July 22, 2019 By Marshall Allen ProPublica, July 19, 2019 Health insurers are regarded as fierce defenders of health care dollars. But the case of David Williams shows one reason America’s health care costs continue to rise. The personal trainer spent years posing as a doctor and billing the nation’s top insurers, making off with millions. There are […] Quote of the Day Launch of ‘Business for Medicare for All’ July 19, 2019 We are business owners who believe our health insurance costs should not increase every year by double digits. Our payments to profiteering health insurers have swelled as our employees have been offered worse health care coverage. At our companies, rising costs paired with declining performance is unacceptable. So why should we accept this exploitation of […] Quote of the Day We cannot ignore the nuances of Medicare for All July 18, 2019 By Drs. James G. Kahn and Elliot Marseille The Hill, July 17, 2019 The discussion of “Medicare for all” in June’s two Democratic primary debates was both gratifying and confusing. While it was heartening to see agreement on the principle of universal health care as a human right, the debate format eliminated any opportunity for […] Quote of the Day Medicare Advantage plans are ripping off taxpayers by the billions July 17, 2019 By Fred Schulte and Lauren Weber Kaiser Health News, July 16, 2019 Health insurers that treat millions of seniors have overcharged Medicare by nearly $30 billion the past three years alone, but federal officials say they are moving ahead with long-delayed plans to recoup at least part of the money. Officials have known for years […] Quote of the Day Current Affairs: Why a ‘public option’ isn’t enough July 16, 2019 By Benjamin Studebaker & Nathan J. Robinson Current Affairs, July 14, 2019 At one point, the meaning of “Medicare For All” was quite clear. Under Medicare For All, every American, instead of having to navigate the tangled and inefficient marketplace of for-profit health insurance corporations, would simply be enrolled in Medicare. Instead of people paying […] Quote of the Day Reducing reform to ‘guaranteed issue’ July 15, 2019 By Yusra Murad Morning Consult, July 11, 2019 In a July 8-10 survey of 1,988 registered voters, a 44 percent plurality said it’s unlikely that the lawsuit will be successful in gutting the ACA, compared to 37 percent who see it as a possibility. Faith in the lawsuit’s success rests comfortably along party lines: Democrats […] Quote of the Day Rationing? U.S. needs to look in the mirror July 12, 2019 By Roosa Tikkanen and Robin Osborn The Commonwealth Fund, July 11, 2019 As recent congressional hearings on Medicare for All proposals have illustrated, members of Congress and presidential candidates are looking outside the United States to find ways to achieve universal coverage. Some have suggested that other countries are able to provide universal coverage because […] Quote of the Day Health equity is declining in the United States July 11, 2019 By Frederick J. Zimmerman, PhD, Nathaniel W. Anderson, BA, of the Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy & Management, University of California, Los Angeles JAMA Network Open, June 28, 2019 Abstract Importance: Health equity is an often-cited goal of public health, included among the 4 overarching goals of the […] Quote of the Day Physicians are poor health care shoppers, but there is still hope July 10, 2019 By Michael D. Frakes, Jonathan Gruber, and Anupam Jena National Bureau of Economic Research, July 2019 Abstract Stemming from the belief that the key barrier to achieving high-quality and low-cost health care is the deficiency of information and medical knowledge among patients, an enormous number of health policies are focused on patient education. In this […] Quote of the Day Ed Weisbart gets real on the ‘public option’ July 9, 2019 By Ed Weisbart, M.D. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 4, 2019 Shhh! Don’t tell the insurance companies (it’s a secret). That’s the logic of the presidential candidates who are pushing a “public option,” also known as Medicare for Those Who Want It. They claim that adding a Medicare-like option onto the health insurance marketplace is an […] Quote of the Day Posts pagination Newer 1 … 46 47 48 49 50 … 54 Older
