Author Frequently asked questions. 294 items Posts pagination Newer 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 … 30 Older Huge Treats for Corporations, Deadly Tricks for Us October 31, 2022 The Marx-Kahn family Halloween display. Gaining Momentum in the National Single Payer Movement October 28, 2022 Summary: This week three city councils in the Midwest, West, and Southeast passed resolutions backing nationwide single payer. This brings local endorsements to over 100. Combined with growing popular and physician support, are we approaching an irresistible force? Three Cities Pass Medicare for All Resolutions in Past WeekOctober 26, 2022Public Citizen In a show of […] Exposing the Private Equity Threat October 26, 2022 Summary: Massive private equity investment has substantially transformed US health care. A highly respected health news service, KHN, highlights the trend and its downsides. The Private Equity Stakeholder Project documents these investments and resulting patient care problems. Single payer would correct the skewed health system dynamics that favor private equity. Patients For Profit: How Private […] Why Are Political Barriers to Health Reform So Great? October 24, 2022 Summary: Many voters are willing to cast their ballot for the candidate who supports reform to reduce health care costs. Yet the GOP seems to hate health insurance. Can’t we agree on reliable insurance for all, and a simple uniform way to pay for it? West Health – Gallup 2022 Healthcare in America ReportOctober 20, […] Two Women Prioritize Helping the Public over Protecting the Rich October 22, 2022 Summary: Two news stories highlight visionary women pursuing community benefit. One, a lawyer and new MacArthur fellow, seeks drug patent law changes that favor access for patients over benefit to Big Pharma stockholders. Another, an heiress, advocates for high taxation of inherited wealth. Both missions align well with single payer. Priti Krishtel, Health Justice LawyerMacArthur […] The Rise of Despair and Conservative Politics October 19, 2022 Summary: Anne Case & Angus Deaton are leaders in defining the links between rising hopelessness, declining health, and political division. A linchpin is the growing economic penalty from lacking a college degree; another is increasingly unaffordable healthcare. Single payer is harder to achieve in this polarized context, but more needed to overcome our political disarray. […] Poll Gives US Healthcare Cs and Ds October 17, 2022 Summary: A national poll of US adults yields terrible scores for our healthcare system: more “poor” and “fail” marks than “excellent” and “good”. The Gallup organization calls these Cs and Ds, but that’s a generous interpretation – we’re failing. We need a total do-over, adopting methods proven in other wealthy nations. Majorities Rate Cost, Equity […] False Fixes for Administrative Bloat in US Health Care October 13, 2022 Summary: Health Affairs did a very credible review of administrative excess in US health care, and a review of “targeted” reforms within the current system. Most optimistically, they would save a few billion dollars of the hundreds of billions in waste that single payer would eliminate. The Role of Administrative Waste in Excess US Health […] Medicare Advantage is a “Cash Monster” Absconding with Billions October 10, 2022 Summary: The New York Times published a well-researched, clearly-presented, and hard-hitting article about the Medicare Advantage diagnostic upcoding money machine. This superb reporting translates for the public what analysts and reform advocates have warned about for years. ‘The Cash Monster Was Insatiable’: How Insurers Exploited Medicare for BillionsNew York TimesOct. 8, 2022By Reed Abelson and […] The American Way of Health Insurance: Incur Medical Debt & Lose Access to Care October 7, 2022 Summary: The experience of a woman with breast cancer who loses her insurance perfectly illustrates the gaps and harms of our fragmented health insurance system. It’s a heart-rending plea for the US to adopt generous and efficient universal insurance as in wealthy countries around the world. Medical debt ruined her credit. ‘It’s like you’re being […] Posts pagination Newer 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 … 30 Older
