Author Frequently asked questions. 294 items Posts pagination Newer 1 … 7 8 9 10 11 … 30 Older Letter to Feds: How to Fix Broken Medicare Advantage September 9, 2022 Summary: Recently three leading progressive organizations (Just Care USA, Social Security Works, and Center for Health and Democracy) wrote to two federal health agency leads, offering an incisive litany of major flaws with Medicare Advantage. They proposed a 10-point reform plan, which would remove insurer profiteering, assure access, and improve quality of care. The plan […] Jane Fonda has Insurance & Quality Care. How about those who don’t? September 7, 2022 Jane Fonda Lymphoma CareInstagramSep 2, 2022janefonda So, my dear friends, I have something personal I want to share. I’ve been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and have started chemo treatments. This is a very treatable cancer. 80% of people survive, so I feel very lucky. I’m also lucky because I have health insurance and access to […] Union Support Rises, While Corporations Lower Pharmacist Pay September 5, 2022 Summary: Decreased pay for hard-working pharmacists, and growing support for unions. Maybe there’s a connection. U.S. Approval of Labor Unions at Highest Point Since 1965GallopAugust 30, 2022BY Justin McCarthy Seventy-one percent of Americans now approve of labor unions. Although statistically similar to last year’s 68%, it is up from 64% before the pandemic and is […] Battle for the Soul of the Nation … and of Health Care September 2, 2022 Summary: President Biden yesterday gave a critically important speech on the need to fight MAGA Republican efforts to destroy US democracy. Our health care system is similarly in need of improved alignment with democratic principles, achievable by adopting single payer. Video of President Biden’s Speech on Preserving Democracy Full Transcript of President Biden’s Speech in […] Falling US Longevity Largely Due to Health Insurance Failings September 1, 2022 Summary: In a sad echo of 2020, US longevity again fell in 2021 – from 77 to 76 years. Two proximate causes – COVID and chronic disease – have everything to do with insurance gaps. And rising fatal accidents and overdoses reflect a sense of desperation driven substantially by medical care inaccessibility and debt. Single […] Private Equity Hollowing Out Nursing Home Care August 29, 2022 Summary: Private equity sees large financial returns in the nursing home business, and is willing to maximize that profit by cutting services at the expense of resident well-being. The result is a leaner and riskier existence, with higher death rates. Private equity is degrading care for our aged and infirm. When Private Equity Takes Over […] The Financial Fallout of Chronic Illness August 27, 2022 Summary: A new study finds that privately-insured individuals with chronic illness are far more likely to have medical debt that is delinquent or in collections, and credit problems. And the debt is larger. Our insurance system is punishing people for being ill. Association of Chronic Disease with Patient Financial Outcomes Among Commercially Insured AdultsJAMA Internal […] Taiwan: “Economic dynamism” Paired with Single Payer August 24, 2022 Summary: Recently House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi led a delegation to Taiwan, affirming US support for the country’s continued independence as China stridently pursues reunification. She praised Taiwan’s economic vitality, but forgot to highlight the country’s fine approach to health insurance: single payer. Letters from an AmericanAugust 20, 2022By Heather Cox Richardson Pelosi … […] Amazon Pursues Profitable Medical Care Role August 22, 2022 Summary: Amazon just entered the medical provider business, buying a large medical firm. Their goal: to make money by finding insured, well-off, and inexpensive patients. It’s a business model, to maximize profits. What we need is a health improvement model, to … maximize health! Amazon’s acquisition of a medical firm may not disrupt healthcare, but […] Price Transparency (Alone) Is Not Enough August 19, 2022 Summary: The New York Times recently posted a wonderfully produced video op-ed bemoaning hospitals’ failure to abide by federal price transparency rules. But price transparency is a market tool, and health care is far from a perfect market commodity. Other cost control tools are needed. How Much Does Your M.R.I. Cost? Buy It First to […] Posts pagination Newer 1 … 7 8 9 10 11 … 30 Older
