Author Frequently asked questions. 294 items Posts pagination Newer 1 … 13 14 15 16 17 … 30 Older Big Insurer Explosive Growth & Profits Since ACA Passage April 7, 2022 Summary: An excellent review of 12-year financial trends for the largest six insurers reveals: a) skyrocketing revenue and profits, b) based mainly on growth in the public insurance sector, and c) acquisition of pharmacy benefit plans. Half of Americans are in their plans. A decade-long look at how Big Insurance profiteers American taxpayers and the […] Nurse Conviction for Fatal Error vs System Harm April 5, 2022 Summary: A nurse mistakenly gives an incorrect drug that kills a patient, and is convicted of homicide. Our system kills up to 100,000 a year due to un- and under-insurance, and nobody is indicted. Where is the justice and sense of proportion? Our inaction is outrageous. Why Nurses Are Raging and Quitting After the RaDonda […] Health Insurers to Disintermediate April 1, 2022 Summary: A very surprising and hugely important announcement: US health insurers have decided to “disintermediate” – step back from their traditional position between purchasers of health care (e.g., policyholders) and providers of health care (e.g., doctors and hospitals). The implications of this change are far-reaching. Health Insurer Trade Association Announces DisintermediationUSA Wire ServiceApril 1, 2022By […] Health Care Reform Must Return Ownership to the Community March 31, 2022 Summary: In a landmark article in The Nation, long-time single payer leaders (including four HJM bloggers) review the pervasive and damaging ownership of providers by corporations. They propose that real reform must transfer ownership and control of providers to communities. Medicare for All Is Not EnoughThe NationMarch 31, 2022By David U. Himmelstein, Steffie Woolhandler, Adam […] Protect Medicare, Promote Medicare for All March 30, 2022 Summary: This week, two major efforts are working in parallel to advance health care justice — fighting against the private corporate takeover of traditional Medicare, and promoting legislation to create an improved Medicare for All. Please check out both! Protect Medicare (new website from PNHP)The Medicare REACH program puts middlemen between patients and the care […] Pharma Attacks Insurers March 28, 2022 Summary: The pharmaceutical industry conducted a poll to elicit views from Americans about how insurance impairs access and affordability, for healthcare overall and drugs in particular. The concerns are real. The battle among health system profiteers is intriguing … will internecine struggles help us achieve real health care reform? New Ipsos Poll Shows Americans Are […] Connecticut Medicaid Prospers Post Capitated Managed Care March 25, 2022 Summary: In 2012, advocates in Connecticut won a battle to switch from the predominant implementation model for Medicaid – capitated managed care organizations owned by usually for-profit private insurers – to fee-for-service care payments to providers with added resources to coordinate care. Removing profit-seeking intermediaries both lowered costs and raised quality of care. How Connecticut […] Medicaid News Noise March 23, 2022 Summary: Scanning the Google news feed about Medicaid on any random day reveals scores of articles on a wide range of topics: from fraud to waitlists, from eligibility to funding, and on and on. This is complex, overwhelming, and unjust. It would disappear with single payer. Google News search “Medicaid” 21Mar2022 > TennCare prepares to […] Do Super PACs Pack a Punch for Single Payer? March 21, 2022 Summary: Despite majority support, single payer faces huge political obstacles. In response, Joseph Q. Jarvis, a longstanding family and public health physician, proposes a political tool: a Super PAC, a political action committee which raises money from varied donors to advocate on an issue, without coordinating with parties or candidates. American Health Security ProjectWebsite for […] Medical Debt Multi-Generational Affliction March 19, 2022 Summary: Medical debt is common and iatrogenic*, induced by un- and under-insurance. A new survey confirms that it has serious consequences, most of all for mid-life and younger demographics: Gen X (born 1965-80), Millennials (1981-96), and Gen Z (1997-2012). Boomers and the Silent Generation also feel its effects. * Iatrogenic: Illness caused by medical interventions. […] Posts pagination Newer 1 … 13 14 15 16 17 … 30 Older
