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 … 14 15 16 17 18 … 42 Older Projected Savings from Hospital Global Budgets under Single Payer February 7, 2023 Summary: A new study quantifies huge anticipated gains over 10 years – $2.5 trillion in financial savings alongside added resources for clinical care – by shifting hospital financing from today’s service-based payment and profit generation to global budgeting. Hospital Expenditures Under Global Budgeting and Single-Payer Financing: An Economic Analysis, 2021–2030International Journal of Social Determinants of […] Profit Obsessed US Health System Drives Physician Burnout February 5, 2023 Summary: A physician-anthropologist highlights the conflict plaguing today’s medical profession: the contradiction of medical values and a profit-focused health care system. He advocates collective action for universal health care following the single payer model. Doctors Aren’t Burned Out From Overwork. We’re Demoralized by Our Health System.New York TimesFeb. 5, 2023By Eric Reinhart (Political anthropologist and […] Shameless Business Tactics to Bilk Medicare and Medicaid February 4, 2023 Summary: Two KHN stories illustrate how nursing homes and Medicare Advantage health plans share a business rapacity, using no-holds-barred tactics to funnel public health insurance funds to the pockets of shareholders. Nursing Home Owners Drained Cash During Pandemic While Residents DeterioratedKHNBy Jordan RauFebruary 1, 2023 After the nursing home where Leann Sample worked was bought […] Pervasive Greed Destroying US Health Care January 31, 2023 Summary: Esteemed medical care quality leader Donald Berwick condemns the pervasive and crippling role of financial gain-seeking in US health care. As he said recently, single payer is the solution. Salve Lucrum: The Existential Threat of greed in US Health CareJAMAJanuary 30, 2023By Donald M. Berwick The grip of financial self-interest in US health care is […] Single Payer Savings for Households: Calculator Results January 29, 2023 Summary: Four thousand individuals reporting current healthcare spending and income reveal that … nearly 9 in 10 will save money, more than $5000 per year on average, with single payer. At a time of inflation, California should take a bold step to tame rising health care costsViewpointsSacramento BeeJanuary 11, 2023By James G. Kahn & Michael […] Collector Rolex vs. Progressive Taxes to Foster Egalitarian & Cohesive Society January 27, 2023 Summary: $18 million for a pre-owned Rolex watch vs. tax rates that redress our astounding, historically high economic inequality, in pursuit of social cohesion and equality. Which message do we believe in? Rolex Now Has a Resale Program. The Watch World Quakes.New York TimesJan. 18, 2023By Victoria Gomelsky There is a saying in the high-end […] How Not to do Universal Coverage January 23, 2023 Summary: An appealing-sounding proposal for universal health insurance envisions a “social floor” “basic bundle” of medical care, to be supplemented by those that can afford more. It thus needlessly sacrifices the efficiency, equity, and unity available with single payer. Achieving Universal Health Insurance Coverage In The United States: Addressing Market Failures Or Providing A Social […] Galluping In the Wrong Direction: Higher Cost Barriers & Lower Quality January 21, 2023 Summary: National polls show that the US is losing ground on two major indicators of health system performance: access to care and perceived quality. Who thought it could get worse? Gallup shows we’re galloping to disaster. Record High in U.S. Put Off Medical Care Due to Cost in 2022GallupJanuary 17, 2023By Megan Brenan The percentage […] Martin Luther King and Health Justice January 16, 2023 Summary: The holiday honoring Martin Luther King is the perfect day to revisit the problems of racism still afflicting our health care system and indeed our health. Today we rely on the thoughtful commentary of our colleague Wendell Potter. The health care injustices that Dr. King spoke about are still here. And growing.Wendell Potter NOWJan […] The Problems with Job-Based Insurance January 5, 2023 Summary: The Chamber of Commerce uses the results of its online poll to claim overwhelming worker support for job-based health benefits. However, the methods and reporting are biased. Survey findings by the Commonwealth Fund tell a far more worrisome story. New Poll of American Workers Reveals Tremendous Value Placed on Workplace Health BenefitsU.S. Chamber of […] Posts pagination Newer 1 … 14 15 16 17 18 … 42 Older
