Author Frequently asked questions. 534 items Posts pagination Newer 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 … 54 Older Why do 45 million Americans feel compelled to donate to medical crowdfunding sites? April 5, 2021 About 1 in 5 American adults reported donating to a crowdfunding campaign to help raise money for a medical bill or treatment over the last year. NORC at the University of Chicago, April 1, 2021 Eighteen percent of adults in America report having donated to a crowdfunding campaign to pay for medical bills or treatment […] Quote of the Day Health care remains unaffordable for about one-fifth of U.S. adults April 2, 2021 By Dan Witters Gallup, March 31, 2021 Nearly one-in-five U.S. adults — 18%, about 46 million people — report that if they needed access to quality healthcare today, they would be unable to pay for it. These results are based on a new study conducted by West Health and Gallup. This current measure of healthcare […] Quote of the Day Californians support health care coverage for undocumented immigrants April 1, 2021 By George Skelton Los Angeles Times, April 1, 2021 It was a breakthrough event befitting Cesar Chavez Day: A major poll showed that California voters support providing tax-paid healthcare for immigrants living here illegally. In all the polling by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California over many years, it had never before found support […] Quote of the Day Medicare for All would improve cancer outcomes for the near elderly March 31, 2021 By Deven C. Patel, M.D., M.S.; Hao He, Ph.D.; Mark F. Berry, M.D.; Chi‐Fu Jeffrey Yang, M.D.; Winston L. Trope, B.E.; Yoyo Wang, B.S.; Natalie S. Lui, M.D.; Douglas Z. Liou, M.D.; Leah M. Backhus, M.D., M.P.H.; Joseph B. Shrager, M.D. American Cancer Society, Cancer, March 29, 2021 Abstract Background: A Medicare effect has been […] Quote of the Day The VA advantage in the public sector March 30, 2021 A new study confirms that VA patients get better health care at a lower overall cost. By Suzanne Gordon, Russell Lemle The American Prospect, March 25, 2021 The recent reintroduction of a Medicare for All bill in Congress, with the promise of hearings in the House Energy and Commerce Committee, offers another step on the […] Quote of the Day What about our ubiquitous non-compliant plans? March 29, 2021 March 25, 2021 From the Executive Summary Our organizations represent millions of patients and consumers across the country who live with serious, acute and chronic health conditions. These individuals need access to comprehensive, affordable health coverage to meet their medical needs. In March 2017, we adopted a core set of principles to guide and measure […] Quote of the Day Private equity piles on debt to pull cash from health firms March 26, 2021 By Sabrina Willmer Los Angeles Times, March 24, 2021 Healthcare companies are taking on more debt to pay dividends to their private equity owners, just a year after the start of a pandemic that plunged the industry into crisis. Healthcare firms have already borrowed about $3.7 billion in 2021, partly to fund payments to private […] Quote of the Day Administration and Congress are wasting tax funds on private insurance March 25, 2021 By Noam N. Levey Kaiser Health News, March 24, 2021 When Democrats pushed through a two-year expansion of the Affordable Care Act in the covid-relief bill this month, many people celebrated the part that will make health insurance more affordable for more Americans. But health care researchers consider this move a short-term fix for a […] Quote of the Day Drug pricing is a life and death issue March 24, 2021 By Joyce Frieden MedPage Today, March 23, 2021 “All over this country, the American people are asking a simple question: How many people need to die before Congress is prepared to take on the greed of the pharmaceutical industry?” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on […] Quote of the Day Complexities and deficiencies of the temporary health system tweaks March 23, 2021 By Margot Sanger-Katz and Sarah Kliff The New York Times, March 22, 2021 The new stimulus bill made tens of millions of Americans eligible for new health insurance subsidies. But many will have to wait to get help: It will probably take a year for the full emergency aid to reach people, because of website […] Quote of the Day Posts pagination Newer 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 … 54 Older
