By Jake Johnson
Common Dreams, February 16, 2022
Physicians and progressive advocates on Tuesday urged the Department of Health and Human Services to reject an industry appeal
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 71
This article includes audioFebruary 15, 2021
Podcast host Joe Sparks describes the practical ways in which single payer would make life better for the average American, including guaranteed coverage,
Cost Sharing for Health Insurance: Too Big a Price to Pay by the Insured?
By John P. Geyman, M.D.
Counter Punch, February 14, 2022
Most health care economists in the U. S. have accepted a conventional theory of health insurance for
How Medicare is quietly being privatized
By Abdul El-Sayed, M.D.
Detroit Metro Times, February 9, 2022
Healthcare is big business — literally one of the most lucrative corporate endeavors in the country, accounting
How Medicine Must Change for Endemic COVID-19
By Adam Gaffney, M.D., M.P.H.
Boston Review, February 8, 2022
The beginning of Omicron’s retreat, while welcome, is certainly not the end of our fight
Warren calls for end to Direct Contracting, reforms to Medicare Advantage risk adjustment
By Robert King
Fierce Healthcare, February 3, 2022
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, called for the Biden administration to pull the direct contracting payment model over fears it
Warren Warns ‘Corporate Vultures’ Are Circling Medicare on Biden’s Watch
By Jake Johnson
Common Dreams, February 3, 2022
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday joined physicians and dozens of her House Democratic colleagues in urging the Biden administration
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 70
This article includes audioFebruary 1, 2022
Former Nevada public health official and self-described conservative Dr. Joseph Jarvis describes why markets are not the answer to what ails American health
Trump Created A Program To Privatize Medicare Without Patients’ Consent. Biden Is Keeping It Going.
By Paul McLeod
BuzzFeed News, January 28, 2022
The Biden administration is quietly continuing a little-known Trump-era pilot program that clears the way for doctors and private
In 2021, 72% of UnitedHealth’s $222.9 billion health plan revenue came from taxpayers.
By Wendell Potter
Wendell Potter Now, January 27, 2022
As I noted in my last post, UnitedHealth Group made more profits last year than any health insurer
Managed care proponents fail to justify so-called “payment reform”
By Kip Sillivan
Health Affairs, Comment, January 24, 2022
Response to “The Case For ACOs: Why Payment Reform Remains Necessary,”by Michael E. Chernew and J. Michael McWilliams
This
The Dark History of Medicare Privatization
By Barbara Caress
The American Prospect, January 24, 2022
Rep. Pramila Jayapal has called it the “biggest threat to Medicare you’ve never even heard of.” It’s known