By Stephen Kemble, M.D.
Counter Punch, May 22, 2025
Privatization of publicly funded Medicare and Medicaid, managed care, and “value-based payment” (1) have failed to reduce cost
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The U.S. Healthcare System in Conversation with Dr. Don McCanne
By Chloe Crawford
Spero ~ Hope for the Future, May 13, 2025
The US healthcare system lives in two realities.
It is a system home to innovative treatments,
Want to find the real waste in health care spending? Look at Medicare Advantage
By Rohit Prasad and Kaitlyn Castro
Austin American-Statesman, April 30, 2025
Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” has made its way to health care and Congress has placed one
Medicare Enrollment Proposals Would Speed Shift to Private Care
By Tony Pugh
Bloomberg Law, April 29, 2025
Proposals would likely hike Medicare Advantage enrollment
They also could increase costs without other changes
Medicare’s shift toward privatization
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Trump’s CMS dramatically raises payments to Medicare Advantage plans
By Rebecca Pifer
Healthcare Dive, April 8, 2025
Dive Brief:
The Trump administration handed Medicare Advantage plans a massive gift on Monday, finalizing payment rates for 2026 significantly
Medicaid cuts? Work requirements? They’d make health care worse for all.
By Zach Grissom and Arya Zandvakili, M.D., Ph.D.
Des Moines Register, March 25, 2025
As budget negotiations heat up, the U.S. Congress has proposed severe cuts to
Dr. Oz and the Plot Against Medicare
By Alexander Zaitchik
Drop Site News, March 24, 2025
Presently tied up in Senate confirmation hearings, Mehmet Cengiz Oz, the Oprah-certified wellness advocate known as “Dr. Oz,” might
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Medicine Demands Trust—Dr. Oz Has Spent His Career Undermining It
By Dr. Sanjeev K. Sriram, M.D., M.P.H. and Chiamaka Okonwo
Common Dreams, March 13, 2025
Medicine is about trust. As a medical student, I’ve been taught that
Republican cuts to Medicaid would be a waste
By Henry L. Abrons, M.D., M.P.H.
San Francisco Chronicle, Letters, March 9, 2025
Why are Republicans even talking about cutting Medicaid? Don’t they realize that Medicaid is