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 … 15 16 17 18 19 … 42 Older Health Justice Monitor Annual Review 2022 January 2, 2023 Summary: The news from 2022: profits, insurance gaps, and medical debt are high; access to care and longevity are low; and efforts for real reform remained determined, and align with democratic values. Here’s a comprehensive topical compendium of health justice issues we covered last year. The review for 2021, using similar categories, is here. Revelations – […] Resolve in Pursuit of Democracy & Health Justice December 31, 2022 Summary: The year 2022 saw democracy protected from tyrants in the US and abroad through the determined action of visionary leaders. That struggle continues. The struggle for health justice in the US is similar: facing growing threats and anti-democratic opposition, it requires persistent vision, strategy, and resolve. ‘Clowns And Thugs’: Jan 6th Evidence Broken DownCNNDecember […] The Continued Abysmal Performance of US Health Insurance December 27, 2022 Summary: Yet again, cogent review of the failings of absurdly complex US health insurance, reducing medical access for vulnerable populations and indeed, almost all of us. Yet again, acceptance of the dysfunctional patchwork and a call for “new reforms.” Yet again, we say: adopt the only sensible solution, single payer. U.S. Health Insurance Coverage and […] CMS Smothers Us with Inconsequential Regulations for Medicare Advantage December 22, 2022 Summary: The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) just released 957 pages of proposed regulations for Medicare Advantage (MA). Despite the massive verbiage, and purported reflection of public comments, they fail to remedy the fundamental dynamics that make MA so lucrative for private insurers and so inadequate for sick enrollees. U.S. Health Officials Seek […] Medicare (Dis)Advantage: A Detriment to Cancer Patients December 19, 2022 Summary: A study of cancer surgery finds higher mortality in Medicare Advantage than in Traditional Medicare. The apparent reason? Less use of prestigious and highly experienced hospitals for complex cancer surgeries. Medicare Advantage: A Disadvantage for Complex Cancer Surgery PatientsJournal of Clinical OncologyNovember 10, 2022By Mustafa Raoof et al. From the Discussion: Medicare Advantage (MA) […] Donald Berwick Condemns US Healthcare Profit Focus, Endorses Single Payer December 16, 2022 Summary: Donald Berwick, a visionary leader in the pursuit of quality medical care, said at a forum that our health system’s focus on profits is damaging, wrong, and demoralizing. It blocks improvements in quality. He said, “I remain an advocate of a globally budgeted, single-payer system.” IHI Forum: Berwick Says ‘One of the Problems in […] Medicare Advantage vs Traditional Medicare for Acute MI December 13, 2022 Summary: A national study of 2.2 million Medicare hospital admissions for heart attacks finds no clinical differences between Medicare Advantage and Traditional Medicare by 2018. At best, Medicare Advantage is providing equal outcomes at higher cost. Association of Medicare Advantage vs Traditional Medicare With 30-Day Mortality Among Patients With Acute Myocardial InfarctionJAMADecember 6, 2022By Bruce […] Thomas Piketty’s Vision for Modern Socialism December 8, 2022 Summary: Economist Thomas Piketty alerted us to accelerating economic inequality over the last 40 years. Now he proposes the solution: a revived socialism that embraces public-spirited investment in health and education for all, while adopting modern equity and ecological values. Time for SocialismYale University Press2022By Thomas Piketty Born in 1971, I belong to a generation […] COVID Settling Provokes Harm from Insurance Gaps December 6, 2022 Summary: As the COVID crisis subsides from pandemic to endemic, special funding to support its care is disappearing. This leaves many uninsured without access to COVID care, despite daily cases still exceeding 50,000. Once again, COVID exposes massive gaps in our health insurance. For the Uninsured, Covid Care Has Entered a New Stage of CrisisNew […] Voters to Politicians: We Demand Health Reform December 1, 2022 Summary: An important story mostly overlooked in the 2022 midterms is strong voter support for health reforms in the face of politician inaction. Ballot measures that passed included regulating medical debt collection, expanding Medicaid, and demanding universal publicly administered health insurance. Arizona’s debt collection reform–a small step towards health justiceBMJNovember 23, 2022By Christopher Robertson, Steffie […] Posts pagination Newer 1 … 15 16 17 18 19 … 42 Older
