Posts All of our commentary in one spot. You can also browse by topics or search. 414 posts in this category Posts pagination Newer 1 … 8 9 10 11 12 … 42 Older Survey Confirms (Again) that US Health Insurance Makes Us Sicker & Poorer October 27, 2023 Summary: A Commonwealth Fund survey thoroughly documents that US health insurance of all types poses widespread financial barriers to care, and thus leaves us sicker. Not news, but essential to repeatedly document. The only solution: comprehensive universal public coverage. Paying for It: How Health Care Costs and Medical Debt Are Making Americans Sicker and PoorerFindings […] How To Get Health Insurance in Other Countries: Be Born October 25, 2023 Summary: Dr. Danielle Ofri, an insightful commentator on the practice of medicine, overlooked annual re-enrollment for her health insurance at work due to an email glitch. So she was automatically bumped to “basic coverage”, excluding her husband and kids. Panic ensued. Other wealthy nations avoid this inefficient and upending bureaucratic hoop. So would single payer. […] Queer Women Select Health Care Access as #1 Priority October 22, 2023 Summary: A new poll finds that queer women, asked for policy priorities, most often named universal health care at the top, following by climate change. Health care for all is a critical, central, and motivational component of progressive priorities. Queer women are prioritizing climate and health issues over LGBTQ+ rights, new poll showsThe 19thOctober 20, […] Strong Swiss Support for a Single National Health Insurer October 17, 2023 Summary: Switzerland if often cited as an example of how private insurance (highly standardized and not-for-profit) can achieve universal coverage. Yet, a recent poll found 3 to 1 support for a single national health insurer, and only 1 in 5 favor retention of private insurance. Majority of Swiss want single national health insurer, survey findsSWI […] Medicare Advantage Overpayment >$100 Billion October 9, 2023 Summary: Physicians for a National Health Program released a valuable summary of Medicare Advantage overpayments. The scope and scale is breathtaking: $100 billion annual payoff for attracting inexpensive enrollees, upcoding disease severity, and biased price-setting procedures. OUR PAYMENTS THEIR PROFITS: Quantifying Overpayments in the Medicare Advantage ProgramPhysicians for a National Health ProgramOctober 2023 By our […] Lancet Panel on Investor-Owned Health Care October 3, 2023 Summary: The recent Lancet webinar on private for-profit ownership of US health care assembled leading experts on this crucial issue. We must – and can – reverse this commoditization of health care. Public policy and health in the USA: should investors own healthcare?https://www.thelancet.com/webinars (scroll down to “On-demand webinars”)The Lancet WebinarsSep, 2023 Claudia Fegan: The question of “Should […] Denied Medical Claims Most Likely with Private Insurance & Rarely Resolved October 1, 2023 Summary: This national survey finds that 21% of privately insured individuals had claims denied in the last year, on top of a similar frequency of denied or delayed prior authorizations. Those with other insurance problems (like high drug copays) had more denials, suggesting flawed insurance. Just 29% of denials were resolved. Consumer Survey Highlights Problems […] Health Reform Essentials in Entertaining 2-Minute Videos September 25, 2023 Summary: Dr. Glaucomflecken and John Stewart offer a master class on how to concisely convey what’s wrong with US health insurance and why. A dozen 2-minute videos. Dr. Glaucomflecken30 Days of US HealthcareSeptember 2023videos (2 min each) Job Benefits DeductiblesCo-insuranceSurprise BillingPharmacy Benefit ManagersInsurance Kickbacks [to PBMs]DIR Fees [PBM fees on pharmacies]Out of Pocket Maximum Hospital […] Understanding & Fighting Investor Ownership of Health Care September 20, 2023 Summary: Private for-profit ownership of health care is undermining the health care mission, diverting care resources to shareholder bank accounts. Single payer financing is not enough … we need to resist the corporate takeover. Two important webinars are coming up NEXT WEEK. Listen in, and get involved. Medicare for All Is Not EnoughThe NationMarch 31, […] US Health Care Is Pretty Good … If You Own an Insurance Company September 14, 2023 Summary: John Stewart nails it in a vivid one-minute video: Our government-funded health care benefits private for-profit corporations, especially insurers, at our expense. America’s F*cked Up Tax SystemThe Problem With John StewartAugust 29, 2023Video (1 min) Here’s how the system works. You pay taxes to the government, the government pools that money and uses it […] Posts pagination Newer 1 … 8 9 10 11 12 … 42 Older
