Yet Another Blow for the National Health Service in England: A Doctorsā Strike, The New York Times, Jan. 3, 2024, by Mark Landler
Thousands of young
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HJM AI-Assisted 2023 Review
Q: How did the US health care system perform in 2023?
In 2023, the US healthcare system faced significant challenges and shortcomings, as highlighted by the
Private Equity Hospital Purchase Raises Risks for Patients
Serious Medical Errors Rose After Private Equity Firms Bought Hospitals, The New York Times, December 26, 2023, by Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz
The rate of
Thoughts & Prayers Do Not Protect Our Children
Unintentional Firearm Injury Deaths Among Children and Adolescents Aged 0-17 Years ā National Violent Death Reporting System, United States, 2003-2021, CDC, December 15, 2023
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Largest ACO Program Saves Piddling Amounts for Medicare
Estimated Savings From the Medicare Shared Savings Program, JAMA Health Forum, Dec. 15, 2023, by Andrew M. Ryan & Adam A. Markovitz
The Medicare Shared Savings
Medicare Advantage Under-Performance
The Predominance of Medicare Advantage, New England Journal of Medicine, December 14, 2023, by Gretchen Jacobson and David Blumenthal
If current trends persist, more than half
Building the Democratic Party By Helping the Middle Class
What Does the Working Class Really Want?, The Atlantic, Dec. 11, 2023, by George Packer
From the late 1970s until very recently, the brains and dollars
British National Health Service Crippled by Privatization & Austerity Funding
How Britain Put One of the Worldās Best Health Care Systems on Life Support, Video Op-Ed (7 minutes), New York Times, Dec. 7, 2023, by
Implosion of Commercial Health Insurance
Family health Insurance Is No Longer Affordable Through Small Employers, KFF, Nov. 28, 2023, by Drew Altman
One thing that really jumped out from our 25th
PPO becomes PP-No: Providers Refuse Medicare Advantage
Hospital Vitals: Financial and Operational Trends: U.S. hospitals face diminished reserves, mounting reimbursement challenges, Syntellis and American Hospital Association, November 2023
Ā Seniors Scramble as Scripps, Other
Saving Lives in the Middle East via Political Solution & the US via Health Reform
Justice for the Palestinians and Security for Israel, New York Times, Nov. 22, 2023, by Sen. Bernie Sanders
On Oct. 7, Hamas, a terrorist organization, unleashed
Erosion of Job-Based Insurance to Defined Contribution
Larger Employers Fund Worker Obamacare Option as Costs Spike, Bloomberg Law, Nov. 15, 2023, by Sara Hansard
Larger employers ā¦ are increasingly funding their workersā purchases