Posts All of our commentary in one spot. You can also browse by topics or search. 410 posts in this category Posts pagination Newer 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 … 41 Older The Synergy of Clinical and Social Care in the US May 11, 2024 Eric Reinhart, a thoughtful commentator on the need for patient-oriented transformation of our health care system, now broadens his (and our) view to the critical need to also address fundamental social-economic needs. News Flash: Other Wealthy Nations Have Better Health Coverage Than US May 8, 2024 Aaron Carroll, a prominent health policy analyst, blogs that “All other high-income countries have … a system of universal coverage” and discusses how they do it. Excellent start. We note the key shared features that smooth system functioning for patients and providers. Philip R. Lee’s 1986 Call for National Health Insurance May 4, 2024 A UCSF and US titan of health policy, Philip R. Lee, nearly 40 years ago described our health insurance options, and wisely preferred national health insurance. Our country chose differently, relying heavily on private insurers and incremental fixes that missed the opportunity for efficiency and heath justice. We must fight for Dr. Lee’s choice. Cutting Back Medicare & Medicaid Would Kill Tens of Thousands May 1, 2024 Analysis by a team based at Yale University finds that proposals to delay Medicare eligibility, undo COVID Medicaid growth, and impose work requirements on Medicaid would result in an estimated 25,000 – 33,000 additional deaths in coming years, as well as increasing morbidity for hundreds of thousands. Medicare for All Individual Cost Calculator April 27, 2024 Medicare for All saves money overall … but what will it mean financially for specific individuals and families? That’s the question this new calculator answers for national M4A, in just a few minutes. The Tragicomedy of Medicaid April 21, 2024 Millions have been disenrolled from Medicaid, nominally due to the “unwinding” of COVID eligibility rules … but also due to administrative glitches. Lots of other problems with Medicaid. It’s a crisis, worthy of the deep scrutiny and biting wit of John Oliver. Political Party Split vs Concurrence on Government Guarantee of Health Care April 15, 2024 The Dem and GOP party split is nearly equal. Yet, we largely concur on worries about health care availability and affordability, and on a government role to assure we all have health care. Medicare for All / single payer is the path. Cross-National Insurance Contrasts in Amusing 1-minute Videos April 10, 2024 Two entertaining YouTube shorts highlight how the US lags on health insurance. Unaffordable premiums if you lose your job, and outrageous cost-sharing to give birth. Latest Corporate Intermediary Scam, For Out-of-Network Charges April 8, 2024 Here’s the latest corporate innovation to extract resources from health care, by creating yet another inefficient but highly profitable intermediary. This time it’s for out-of-network charges. Who pays more? Patients. May Day 2028 National Strike: Focus on Medicare for All April 5, 2024 Prominent labor leader Shawn Fain has proposed a national strike of unionized workers four years from now, to highlight and advance the needs of workers and their families. This riveting vision will be super-charged with a focus on unified public funding of health care. Posts pagination Newer 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 … 41 Older
