By Claudia Fegan, M.D.
Common Dreams, Jan. 1, 2025
How should we react when a man is shot to death on the street on his way to
I Was a Health Insurance Executive. What I Saw Made Me Quit.
By Wendell Potter
The New York Times, Dec. 18, 2024
I left my job as a health insurance executive at Cigna after a crisis of conscience. It
The tricks and traps of Medicare âDisadvantageâ plans
This article includes audioBy Brenda GazzarCode Wack Podcast, Dec. 16, 2024
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Why are seniors between a rock and a hard place when
Ways to Fix the Health Insurance Debacle
By Diane Archer
The New York Times, Letters, Dec. 16, 2024
Re: âUnitedHealth Group C.E.O.: The Health Care System Is Flawed. Letâs Fix It,â by Andrew Witty
Yes, condemn CEO’s murder, but know why people feel rage toward health insurers
By Carol Paris, M.D.
The Tennessean, Dec. 16, 2024
In the aftermath of the recent murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, I feel both sympathy for his familyâs
âI Canât Afford My Oxygenâ: The Human Toll of For-Profit Insurance
By Michael Mechanic
Mother Jones, Dec. 16, 2024
Amid the frenzied coverage of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompsonâs assassination and the publicâs troubling reaction to it were references
Doctors Say Dealing With Health Insurers Is Only Getting Worse
By Joshua Chaffin and Julie Wernau
The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 12, 2024
The killing of a top health insurance executive outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel last
If you reflexively blamed this insurer for its proposed anesthesia policy, you were right
By Adam Gaffney, M.D., M.P.H.
MSNBC, Dec. 11, 2024
Last Wednesday, amidst a national wave of animus toward health insurers, Americans turned their ire on a policy that Anthem
Use nonviolent means
By Henry L. Abrons, M.D., M.P.H.
San Francisco Chronicle, Letters, Dec. 9, 2024
The assassin who killed United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week aimed at the
Medicare Advantage can’t deliver the moon
By Carol Paris, M.D.
Chattanooga Times Free Press, Letters, Nov. 16, 2024
During Medicare open enrollment, seniors are asked to choose from a dizzying array of plans.
Republicansâ healthcare proposal if Trump wins? More private Medicare
By Jessica Glenza
The Guardian, Oct. 26, 2024
The television ads show seniors playing tennis, golfing and riding motorcycles. In others, celebrity pitchmen seniors will know â such as
Medicare or Medicare Advantage? One of them doesnât give you what you pay for.
By Andrea Ducas and David Lipschutz
Market Watch, Oct. 25, 2024
Medicareâs open-enrollment period is here, meaning millions of older Americans and people living with disabilities can