Author Frequently asked questions. 294 items Posts pagination Newer 1 … 6 7 8 9 10 … 30 Older Hospitals Serving Black Patients Are Paid Less October 5, 2022 Summary: A commentary by researchers highlights inequalities in the financing of hospitals: those serving mainly Black patients have substantially lower capital investment and payment levels. This is structural racism, reflecting a long history of discriminatory programs and policies. Hospital financing in black and whiteStatnewsSeptember 20, 2022By Gracie Himmelstein, Joniqua Ceasar, & Kathryn E.W. Himmelstein During […] 25-year-olds (and all of us) struggle with complex & flawed health insurance options October 3, 2022 Summary: The vexing experience of finding health insurance hits the nearly 26-year-olds as they must exit parents’ health plans. Their focused dilemma echoes our collective dilemma: so many insurance options, all of them flawed. What we need is one high quality option: single payer. For 20-Somethings, a Confusing Rite of Passage: Finding Health InsuranceThe New […] The Dismal State of US Health Insurance September 29, 2022 Summary: The 2022 Commonwealth survey of US health insurance tells a dismal story. 43% of adults 19-64 are inadequately insured; 46% report skipping care for financial reasons; and 42% have medical bill problems or debt. Our cobbled-together, profit-driven insurance approach is failing spectacularly and horrendously in its primary mission: providing access to care. The State […] Poor Patients Eligible for Free Care Pursued for Payment September 26, 2022 Summary: The patients are poor. The hospital chain is not-for-profit. Thus, no question about charging them, they get free care. Nope. Advised by business consultants, they devised a system to aggressively pursue payment. Result: debt, debt collectors, & financial hardship. Profits over Patients: They Were Entitled to Free Care. Hospitals Hounded Them to Pay.The New […] Tactical Subversion of Democracy & Healthcare September 24, 2022 Summary: A NY Times video op-ed describes how the GOP is taking steps to control the US electoral process at multiple levels, ultimately deciding key elections and thus subverting fair representation. This echoes years of health insurers and other profit-seekers increasingly controlling US healthcare at multiple levels, deciding medical services rules and payments and thus […] Risk Adjustment Misleading Study on Role of Insurance in Access to Sarcoma Care September 21, 2022 Summary: A study of sarcoma states in the title that “non-private” insurance slows access and worsens outcomes. Except that it turns out “non-private” means uninsured and Medicaid, and “private” includes Medicare. This flawed approach muddles discussion and sends the wrong message. Patients With Bone Sarcomas of Lower-Extremity and Non-Private Insurance Linked with Higher Amputation Rates, […] Medical Debt Prevalence, Risk Factors, & Effects on Social Determinants of Health September 19, 2022 Summary: A representative multi-year survey of US adults found medical debt in 18% of households, with higher risk for those with no insurance, high deductible private insurance, or Medicare Advantage. Medical debt worsened social determinants of health: more food insecurity, inability to pay for housing and utilities, and eviction or foreclosure. Prevalence and Risk Factors […] Pervasive Contamination of US Health System By Corporate Myths & Models September 16, 2022 Summary: Two recent articles characterize systemic trends and illustrate one patient’s struggles with corporate goals, values, and tactics permeating health insurance. Value-Based Payment Is the New For-Profit Health Care IndustryTruthoutSeptember 8, 2022By Kip Sullivan, Kay Tillow & Ana Malinow Like the insurance industry, the VBP industry hovers over doctors and patients and seeks to influence […] Adequacy of Medicare Physician Fee-for-Service Payments September 14, 2022 Summary: A survey of California physicians finds that Medicare fee-for-service payments, not keeping pace with inflation, don’t cover their costs to provide care. Big caveat: biased sampling — 88% of respondents don’t participate in FFS Medicare. Under single payer, payment rates would be negotiated with physicians, and fair for them. Medicare/ PHYSICIAN PAYMENT AND ACCESS […] PNHP to CMS: End Medicare Advantage September 12, 2022 Summary: Medicare Advantage has overwhelming problems, progressive health policy organizations agree. Can it be fixed with a comprehensive set of far-reaching reforms? Physicians for a National Health Program says no – it must be replaced. Letter to CMS about Medicare AdvantageAugust 25, 2022From Susan Rogers, President, PNHP Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSureCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services […] Posts pagination Newer 1 … 6 7 8 9 10 … 30 Older
