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The assassin who killed United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week aimed at the
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During Medicare open enrollment, seniors are asked to choose from a dizzying array of plans.
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 117
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Republicans’ healthcare proposal if Trump wins? More private Medicare
By Jessica Glenza
The Guardian, Oct. 26, 2024
The television ads show seniors playing tennis, golfing and riding motorcycles. In others, celebrity pitchmen seniors will know – such as
Medicare or Medicare Advantage? One of them doesn’t give you what you pay for.
By Andrea Ducas and David Lipschutz
Market Watch, Oct. 25, 2024
Medicare’s open-enrollment period is here, meaning millions of older Americans and people living with disabilities can
Project 2025 Threatens Full Privatization of Medicare—A Death Sentence for Millions
By Diljeet Singh, M.D., Dr.P.H.
Common Dreams, October 19, 2024
Once you’ve been told you have cancer, waiting is the last thing you want to do. As
Project 2025 Threatens Full Privatization of Medicare—A Death Sentence for Millions
By Diljeet Singh, M.D., Dr.P.H.
Common Dreams, Oct. 19, 2024
Once you’ve been told you have cancer, waiting is the last thing you want to do. As
The Only Way to Fix U.S. Health Care
By Adam Gaffney, M.D., M.P.H.; David U. Himmelstein, M.D.; and Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.
The New York Review of Books, Nov. 7, 2024
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Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 116
This article includes audioOctober 15, 2024
Podcast host Joe Sparks discusses a KFF Health News report that finds 100 million Americans—far more than previously reported—are burdened
A ‘giant shell game?’ The egregious gimmicks of corporate health care
This article includes audioBy Brenda GazzarCode Wack Podcast, Oct. 7, 2024
Rebate aggregators? Group purchasing? Vertical integration? How exactly do Pharmacy Benefit Managers,
The Medicare Advantage Influence Machine
By Fred Schulte and Holly K. Hacker
KFF Health News, September 30, 2024
Federal officials resolved more than a decade ago to crack down on whopping government
“Incestuous exploitation?” PBMs and corporate healthcare consolidation
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We’re taking another look at Pharmacy Benefit Managers or PBMs. Why were PBMs