By Ryan Grim and Austin Ahlman
The Intercept, December 14 2021
In the final stretch of the Trump administration, government attorneys expressed ethics concerns about a Medicare privatization
Trump had a scheme to privatize Medicare. The Biden administration isn’t stopping it.
By Helaine Olen
Washington Post, December 13, 2021
Donald Trump claimed to be a staunch supporter of Medicare. Yet he repeatedly attempted to slash the program’s budget
Advocates Sound Alarm About Pilot Program They Say Could Privatize All of Medicare
Elder Law Answers, December 10, 2021
The Biden administration is moving forward with a Trump-era pilot program that would hand over the care of millions of
The biggest threat to Medicare you’ve never even heard of
By Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and Susan Rogers, M.D.
The Hill, December 9, 2021
Every year on July 30, advocates across the nation bake cakes and hold
Medicare is being privatized on Biden’s watch, insurance industry SALIVATES
This article includes videoBy Ryan Grim
Hill.TV, Rising, December 9, 2021
Host Ryan Grim outlines the dangers of private equity taking over Traditional Medicare; the revolving door politics that allows
An Obscure Agency Is Threatening to Hand Medicare Over to Wall Street
By Ana Malinow, M.D.
Truthout, December 3, 2021
In the face of massive support for Medicare for All and the failure of the U.S.’s for-profit health care
The multiple dangers of Direct Contracting Entities
This article includes audioKPFA Radio, Flashpoints, December 2, 2021
Single-payer organizer Kay Tillow of Kentuckians for Single Payer Health Care spoke with KPFA Radio in Berkeley, Calif. about the
Docs Come to D.C. to Protest Medicare’s Direct Contracting Program
By Joyce Frieden
MedPage Today, December 1, 2021
WASHINGTON -- Medicare's direct contracting program, if it is allowed to continue, will be the end of traditional Medicare,
Congress ‘Asleep at the Switch’ as Biden Continues Trump-Era Ploy to Privatize Medicare
By Jake Johnson
Common Dreams, November 30, 2021
A Trump-era pilot program that could result in the complete privatization of traditional Medicare in a matter of years
Willie Sutton and the brave new world of Medicare privatization
By Marvin Malek, M.D., M.P.H.
VT Digger, November 30, 2021
In 1938, the notorious bank robber Willie Sutton was asked why he robbed banks. His response: “That’s
Inside the Medicare Advantage plans, many now being probed
By Stephen Kemble, M.D.
Honolulu Star-Advertiser, “Island Voices,” November 21, 2021
This is open enrollment season for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, and the public is being inundated
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 67
This article includes audioNovember 15, 2021
PNHP national board member Dr. Judith Albert reminds us that health is lifelong concern for patients...which is why health coverage needs to be