Summary: Check out this terrific online conference.

The theme is “Everybody In: Racial Equity & Medicare for All.”

Lots of great speakers—knowledgeable activists.

Register here: https://medicareforall23.sched.com

Summary: In the first of two posts, we discuss a blog on how primary care is being acquired and distorted by huge corporations seeking massive profits

Summary: CMS just finalized the 2024 payment rule for Medicare Advantage, weakening the draft rule. There remain massive overpayments and widespread barriers to care. These fundamental

Summary: New research finds that in 2021 the US had nearly 900,000 excess deaths compared with wealthy European countries. About half were due to COVID and

Summary: A striking vision for how to pay for health care in our country.

Summary: Following another mass school shooting, a prominent GOP former governor calls for ongoing protests in the street to force real change. It worked in the

Summary: A proposed law in the California Senate would instruct state officials to engage with the federal government on approvals and coordination for a state single

Summary: Matthew Desmond is shaking up how we think about poverty in America: far too prevalent and persistent, fueled by structural exploitation in housing, labor, and

Summary: Major general retailers, like Amazon and Walmart, are acquiring large medical care delivery networks. And they’re linking to Medicare Advantage, a huge cash cow for

Summary: The UK national health service has been a highly regarded and popular model of public financing and ownership of health services. That is, until the

Summary: Two studies reveal how Medicare Advantage plans distort comparisons with Traditional Medicare on inpatient and emergency visit rates, which represent clinical deterioration. A study done

Summary: Bernie Sanders is a beacon of clarity for the pursuit of human welfare. In his new book, Bernie highlights how very American it is to