Author Jim Kahn Frequently asked questions. 98 items Public Provisioning of Services: Adjunct to Single Payer June 19, 2025 Public financing of health care (single payer) is a long-standing progressive goal. Public provisioning of services is a well-established practice in the US, largely fallen out of favor – and a perfect complement to public financing. Health Reform Review: What’s Breaking, & Breaking Through June 11, 2025 Health insurance issues permeate the news, overwhelmingly. Mostly, we’re deluged with what’s breaking, like threats to Medicaid and other public programs. But there are also positive signs of breaking through to real health reform. Today HJM summarizes the threats, the upbeat signals, and actions to take. Saturday! National Day of Action for Single Payer May 29, 2025 This Saturday is the day to hit the streets to demand health care justice – single payer / Medicare for All. Veterans Care Under Attack May 26, 2025 Veterans’ medical care is being slashed by the White House administration that veterans helped elect. It’s unconscionable. Raise your voice for health justice – join the national single payer day of action on Saturday, May 31st. GOP Medicaid Cuts: Multifaceted, Severe, Deadly, Machiavellian May 19, 2025 The GOP is well on its way to enacting major cuts to Medicaid. These have multiple components, with serious damage to care access, and thousands of added deaths. Surprisingly, the GOP has a strategy to minimize political blowback. Health Insurance in South Korea May 11, 2025 During a visit to South Korea (a nation with a robust democracy and economy), a quick ChatGPT inquiry highlighted the impressive success of national single payer insurance. Medicare for All Act Reintroduced in Congress April 30, 2025 Yesterday progressive Congressional leaders submitted the 2025 version of Medicare for All. In this time of oligarchic dominance, the symbolism remains powerful, even if there are no short-term prospects for passage. The fight for just and efficient health insurance continues. US Mortality High & Strongly Linked to Wealth April 26, 2025 A new cross-national study highlights two stark facts: Mortality is substantially higher in the US than in counterpart European nations, and it is more closely associated with wealth stratum (inversely, of course). Health insurance and wealth inequality play central roles. Stand-Up for Simple Health Insurance April 20, 2025 In just 90 seconds, this highly entertaining comic conveys the absurd complexity of health insurance out-of-pocket costs. It’s a potent tragi-comic case for affordable, simple health insurance. Finally, the difference between HSAs and FSAs is clear! MA Insurers Reap $60 Billion from Premium Boost & Inflated Diagnoses April 13, 2025 The 2026 CMS premium increase and a new study together highlight how Medicare Advantage plans fleece tens of billions from the government. Trump’s CMS raised premiums by $25 billion from Biden-era plans, and diagnostic up-coding generates $33 billion in excess payments annually. Posts pagination 1 2 3 … 10 Older
