Author Jim Kahn Frequently asked questions. 83 items Posts pagination Newer 1 2 3 4 5 … 9 Older Medicare Advantage Profits Decline, Patients at Risk June 1, 2024 With a post-COVID rebound in medical costs and tighter regulation of payment rates, private MA plans are seeing lower profits and share prices. Who will pick up the slack? Enrollees, If they have their way. MA woes may pave the way for insurance without extractive intermediaries. (See below a webinar on Monday.) Saving Veterans Health Care May 27, 2024 On Memorial Day, when the nation honors those who died in combat, it is especially fitting to contemplate how to preserve and strengthen the system dedicated to – and excellent at – providing comprehensive health care for military veterans. A new report highlights the threats facing that system, and how to mitigate them. Bernie on Medicare for All May 25, 2024 Bernie Sanders is the best-known advocate for Medicare for All. In this video, he eloquently summarizes the case for single payer: myriad serious failings of current insurance, vs. a system that provides health care for all, saving money in the process. Human rights over profits. Reversing Vertical Merger-Mania in Health Care May 15, 2024 Insurer ownership of clinical practices distorts US health care, enabling profit-taking from government funds, patients, and independent providers. A new report outlines policy and regulatory actions to reverse these trends, consistent with progressive Biden administration anti-trust philosophy and with single payer. News Flash: Other Wealthy Nations Have Better Health Coverage Than US May 8, 2024 Aaron Carroll, a prominent health policy analyst, blogs that “All other high-income countries have … a system of universal coverage” and discusses how they do it. Excellent start. We note the key shared features that smooth system functioning for patients and providers. Cutting Back Medicare & Medicaid Would Kill Tens of Thousands May 1, 2024 Analysis by a team based at Yale University finds that proposals to delay Medicare eligibility, undo COVID Medicaid growth, and impose work requirements on Medicaid would result in an estimated 25,000 – 33,000 additional deaths in coming years, as well as increasing morbidity for hundreds of thousands. Medicare for All Individual Cost Calculator April 27, 2024 Medicare for All saves money overall … but what will it mean financially for specific individuals and families? That’s the question this new calculator answers for national M4A, in just a few minutes. The Tragicomedy of Medicaid April 21, 2024 Millions have been disenrolled from Medicaid, nominally due to the “unwinding” of COVID eligibility rules … but also due to administrative glitches. Lots of other problems with Medicaid. It’s a crisis, worthy of the deep scrutiny and biting wit of John Oliver. Cross-National Insurance Contrasts in Amusing 1-minute Videos April 10, 2024 Two entertaining YouTube shorts highlight how the US lags on health insurance. Unaffordable premiums if you lose your job, and outrageous cost-sharing to give birth. May Day 2028 National Strike: Focus on Medicare for All April 5, 2024 Prominent labor leader Shawn Fain has proposed a national strike of unionized workers four years from now, to highlight and advance the needs of workers and their families. This riveting vision will be super-charged with a focus on unified public funding of health care. Posts pagination Newer 1 2 3 4 5 … 9 Older
