By Belinda McIntosh, M.D.
Common Dreams, November 1, 2022
On September 19th, Atlanta became one of the latest municipalities to pass a resolution endorsing national universal health
Medicare Advantage? Medicare Disadvantage would be a better name.
By Jessica Schorr Saxe, M.D.
The Charlotte Observer, October 25, 2022
Along with leaves changing color and the omnipresence of pumpkin spice comes the avalanche of ads,
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 87
This article includes audioOctober 15, 2022
Podcast host Joe Sparks points out the fundamental flaws of Medicare Advantage, a program that allows commercial health insurance to administer Medicare benefits.
“Medicare
‘The Cash Monster Was Insatiable’: How Insurers Exploited Medicare for Billions
By Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz
The New York Times, October 8, 2022
The health system Kaiser Permanente called doctors in during lunch and after work and
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 86
This article includes audioOctober 1, 2022
Podcast host Joe Sparks vents about the frustrating alphabet soup of Medicare plans that seniors must choose from during open enrollment.
“It took me
‘Out in the Cold:’ America’s deadly un-insurance problem
This article includes audioBy Brenda GazzarCode Wack Podcast, September 19, 2022
How do we know that nearly 340,000 Americans died during the pandemic because they
On the Shambles of the American Health Care System and the Need for Medicare-for-All
By Sen. Bernie Sanders
Counter Punch, September 16, 2022
LIVE: The American people are sick and tired of our collapsing and dysfunctional health care system. Now is
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 85
This article includes audioSeptember 14, 2022
Sacramento Family Medical Clinics founder and author Dr. Gilbert Simon describes the forces that transformed U.S. medicine “from a noble profession into a
Even the rich suffer from America’s wack healthcare system
This article includes audioBy Brenda GazzarCode Wack Podcast, September 12, 2022
Why are nearly half of all U.S. residents burdened with medical debt? Does medical debt
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 84
This article includes audioSeptember 1, 2022
Medical student Carlo Bosques describes the under-appreciated history of health care in Puerto Rico, which enjoyed a 26-year increase in life expectancy from
How Big Pharma makes a killing on patients’ suffering
This article includes audioBy Brenda GazzarCode Wack Podcast, August 29, 2022
What happens when the cost of surviving an illness is so high, it’s simply out
Biden’s Plan to “Commercialize” Covid Care Will Have Terrible Consequences
By Adam Gaffney, M.D.
The New Republic, August 24, 2022
Last week, at an event held by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, White House Covid-19 response