By Kathryn Dean, M.D.The Olympian (Wash.), Letters, July 18, 2015“I need to admit you to the hospital for pneumonia,” I told my patient. He had
Medicare turns 50, and we have much to celebrate
By Theresa Chalich, R.N.Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Letters, July 19, 2015Nicholas Kristof’s commentary “Poverty: Yes, It’s About Personal Responsibility but It’s Also About the Choices We Make
Single-Payer Health Reform: A Step Toward Reducing Structural Racism in Health Care
By Dominic F. Caruso, MD/MPH Candidate, David U. Himmelstein, MD, and Steffie Woolhandler, MDHarvard Public Health Review, July 20, 2015By Dominic F. Caruso, MD/MPH Candidate,
Hospital mergers show need for Medicare for all
By Marc H. Lavietes, M.D.Asbury Park (N.J.) Press, Letters, July 17, 2015Mergers of large health care facilities such as that proposed by Barnabas and Robert
Medicare turns 50 this month
By Ray Bellamy, M.D.Tallahassee Democrat, July 18, 2015In 1963 or so, a group of us UF second year medical students tramped upstairs to listen to
Country must move to Medicare for all
By Rob Stone, M.D.The Herald-Times (Bloomington, Ind.), July 14, 2015Do you look forward to calling your health insurance company with a problem?Happy to call Anthem
More Medicare Advantage audits reveal overcharges
Researchers say government secrecy thwarts efforts to fix payment scheme By Fred Schulte The Center for Public Integrity, July 10, 2015 Government audits just released
They spend half and live longer
By Ed Weisbart, M.D.St. Louis Business Journal, Letters, July 10, 2015Ascension CEO Tony Tersigni is right when he told the St. Louis Business Journal that
Medicare and Medicaid: Successes and Drawbacks
The New York Times, Letters, July 11, 2015PNHP note: The three letters below were among six published in the Sunday (July 12) print edition
Health Insurance Companies Seek Big Rate Increases for 2016
By Robert PearThe New York Times, July 3, 2015WASHINGTON — Health insurance companies around the country are seeking rate increases of 20 percent to 40
The Choice Ahead: A Private Health-Insurance Monopoly Or A Single Payer
By Robert Reich The Huffington Post, July 6, 2015 The Supreme Court’s recent blessing of Obamacare has precipitated a rush among the nation’s biggest health insurers
The Fight Over Obamacare Was a Giant Political Charade
By Sonali KolhatkarTruthdig, July 2, 2015By Sonali Kolhatkar | Truthdig
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 25 that the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) subsidies