Commentary: Obama administration bragging about anti-fraud efforts, but Center report showed bigger dollars are being lost elsewhere By Wendell Potter Center for Public Integrity, March 23,
How American health care turned patients into consumers
By Philip Caper, M.D. Bangor (Maine) Daily News, March 19, 2015 A clash of cultures is rapidly developing among those of us who see the mission
Feds Knew About Medicare Advantage Overcharges Years Ago
By Fred SchulteNPR, March 13, 2015Federal health officials were advised in 2009 that a formula used to pay private Medicare plans triggered widespread billing errors
Report: Medical loss ratio has no impact on private insurers’ overhead
Plans met MLR limit before Affordable Care Act was in placeBy Dori ZweigFierce Health Payer, March 16, 2015The Affordable Care Act seemingly has had little
Medicare works; open it to everyone
By Larry Donohue, M.D.The Daily Herald (Everett, Wash.), March 15, 2015Is our social contract obsolete, only a fond memory of a simpler time? Some, perhaps
The ‘Un’-Affordable Care Act is a weak start
By David E. Drake, D.O.The Des Moines Register, March 10, 2015Potential 2016 presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders has stated: "There is one major country on
A Visit with our Neighbor to the North
By Richard Dillihunt, M.D.Maine Medicine, July 2014For decades, I have admired the Canadian health care system, first while at a remote Northern Quebec fishing camp.
Expanding Medicare for all would be wise
By Johnathon Ross, M.D.The Blade (Toledo, Ohio), Letters, March 8, 2015The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing another case attacking Obamacare (āBad case against Obamacare,ā editorial,
Hawaii Health Authority could reduce health costs, if empowered to do so
By Stephen B. Kemble, M.D.Honolulu Star-Advertiser, March 8, 2015In 2009, the Hawaii Legislature passed a bill to create the Hawaii Health Authority, charged with designing
Health care law did not end discrimination against those with pre-existing conditions
By Kay Tillow Firedoglake, MyFDL, March 6, 2015 In 2010 the giant health insurance company WellPoint created an algorithm that searched its database, located breast cancer
Medical Students Step into Advocacy Roles
By Kim KrisbergAAMC Reporter, February 2015By Kim Krisberg | AAMC Reporter
In early December, hundreds of medical students at schools nationwide donned their white coats and
The Obamacare Challenge We Need? Improved, Expanded Medicare for All
How is it possible that in 2015 one of the richest countries in the world still does not guarantee every resident the right to health