Posts All of our commentary in one spot. You can also browse by topics or search. 438 posts in this category Premier Medical Journal Scrutinizes Corporatization of US Health Care July 4, 2025 The highly regarded New England Journal of Medicine just launched a series on the corporatization of US health care. Today’s for-profit health care conglomerates combine insurance, care delivery, and pharmaceuticals to serve the interests of shareholders over patients. On July 4th, it is appropriate to envision our independence from corporate control. Laying out the Ill-Effects of Medicaid Cuts in the Congressional Budget Bill June 27, 2025 A new analysis reviewing all evidence regarding the likely impact of proposed Congressional Medicaid cuts quantifies the dire consequences of slashing coverage. About 7 million individuals will become uninsured, >2 million will skip care, and annual deaths will increase by 8-24 thousand. 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. Private Equity Endangers Patients May 4, 2025 An article in US Right to Know – motto “Pursuing truth and transparency for public health” – reviews the powerful evidence of harm inflicted by private equity ownership of medical care providers. We need community ownership along with single payer. 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. Posts pagination 1 2 3 … 44 Older
