Posts All of our commentary in one spot. You can also browse by topics or search. 401 posts in this category Posts navigation Newer 1 2 3 4 5 … 41 Older Time, Supply, and Single Payer June 16, 2024 Expanding the supply of health care to increase competition will not control costs or cure our health system woes. Health care is unlike other economic markets. The solution is need-based expansion and efficient use of capacity to meet medical needs. Single payer and public ownership offer the tools. Medical Debt, US Pandemic June 13, 2024 Medical debt is widespread in the US. This video reviews causes and consequences. And considers solutions. Single payer would end medical debt. The Many Disadvantages of Medicare Advantage June 9, 2024 PNHP completed a far-reaching review of how Medicare Advantage disadvantages its enrollees, when it comes to financial burden, access to care, and clinical outcomes. The report and webinar are valuable resources. Surgeon General Muddled Insights on Health Reform June 6, 2024 A former Surgeon General, recently saddled with massive charges for an emergency visit, continues his interview, condemning medical debt and offering a facile dismissal of single payer. Health Care Cost Burden for Privately Insured June 3, 2024 Among the privately insured, the average costs of health care – premiums and out-of-pocket – are rising, and for low-income families represent more than a quarter of income not dedicated to food. So much for financial protection. 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. Surgeon General Misses the Diagnosis: Terminally Ill Insurance Structure May 22, 2024 Saddled with a massive bill for an emergency room visit, a former US Surgeon General (under Trump) calls for tweaks to our market-model skin-in-the-game insurance. Sadly, he misses the diagnosis: our insurance morass is moribund, can’t be saved. Only a complete reboot can achieve universal protection. That’s what a Surgeon General should be fighting for. Insured Percent Up; Care Affordability Plunging May 18, 2024 The Affordable Care Act raised insured rates. But … at the expense (pun intended!) of sharply rising, burdensome, and worrisome out-of-pocket costs: massive deductibles and copays, inflated prices for drugs, and denied services. Our fragmented profit-extracting insurance model is fixable only with a structural makeover – single payer. Posts navigation Newer 1 2 3 4 5 … 41 Older
