By Johnathon Ross, M.D., M.P.H.
Cleveland Plain Dealer, October 3, 2021
Many physicians and nurses have experienced the increasing complexity, waste and injustice of our current healthcare
Medicare Direct Contracting call-in
This article includes audioRedwood Community Radio, KMUD, October 1, 2021
PNHP past president Dr. Ana Malinow encouraged seniors, health justice advocates, and anybody concerned about the future of Medicare
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 65
This article includes audioOctober 1, 2021
Podcast host Joe Sparks outlines the woeful inadequacies of U.S. health insurance, including the large number of people who have commercial insurance but
Medicare Advantage, Direct Contracting, And The Medicare ‘Money Machine,’ Part 2: Building On The ACO Model
By Richard Gilfillan and Donald M. Berwick
Health Affairs Blog, September 30, 2021
Excerpt:
Given an Orwellian title, Direct Contracting, launched by Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
Medicare Advantage, Direct Contracting, And The Medicare ‘Money Machine,’ Part 1: The Risk-Score Game
By Richard Gilfillan and Donald M. Berwick
Health Affairs Blog, September 29, 2021
Excerpt:
While the COVID-19 pandemic rages, the past two years have seen another epidemic of
Direct Contracting Entities: The Latest Scam to Privatize Medicare
By Lambert Strether of Corrente
Naked Capitalism, September 27, 2021
Alert reader Carla brought Direct Contracting Entities (DCEs) to my attention in comments here. She in turn
Seniors, beware of this poison pill
By Jane Katz Field, M.D.
Brattleboro (Vt.) Reformer, September 27, 2021
The Medicare Annual Enrollment Period starts Oct. 15, which means people over 65 will be inundated
How the US vaccine effort derailed and why we shouldn’t be surprised
By Jessica Glenza
The Guardian, September 27, 2021
Dr Claudia Fegan’s patient was a congenial, articulate and unvaccinated 27-year-old deli worker who contracted Covid-19 and became so
Texas’ Abortion Law Could Worsen the State’s Maternal Mortality Rate
By Abigail Abrams
TIME, September 22, 2021
Texas’ controversial six-week abortion ban has been in effect just 21 days, and physicians and researchers are already warning that
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 64
This article includes audioSeptember 15, 2021
Podcast host Joe Sparks returns with additional highlights of some of the most important points from Medicare
PNHP President Dr. Susan Rogers on SB8, Texas abortion ban legislation
Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021
Media contact: Clare Fauke, PNHP communications specialist, clare@pnhp.org
Statement from Dr. Susan Rogers, president of Physicians for a National Health Program:
“The Supreme Court’s
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 63
This article includes audioSeptember 1, 2021
Entrepreneurship expert Prof. Jerome Katz says costs, including health insurance costs, loom large for small businesses, many of which are run by a
