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
Joe Biden Missed His Golden Opportunity to Attack the Pandemic
By Walker Bragman
Jacobin, January 21, 2022
Last Thursday, the Supreme Court blocked President Joe Biden’s vaccine-or-test mandate for businesses with more than a hundred employees. The
The US Has a Homegrown Model for a Better Health Care System
By Jonathan Michels
Jacobin, January 19, 2022
A recent exposé in the Los Angeles Times brings to light the horrific increase in amputations in majority-black, working-class South
Physicians reflect on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, efforts to combat health care inequities
By Anabel Munoz
ABC 7 Los Angeles (KABC), January 18, 2022
The reverend Martin Luther King Jr. challenged injustices across all levels of American society, including health
The Corporate Assault on Medicare
This article includes audioRalph Nader Radio Hour, January 15, 2022
Health Care for All Minnesota advisor and longtime PNHP member Kip Sullivan spoke with the Ralph