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.

An Immodest Proposal
(for Excellent Financing of Our Health Care System)
From: A humble health

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

Summary: Humana announced a pivotal business strategy change that suggests the looming culmination of a massive shift in US health insurance. Job-based insurance started in WWII,

Summary: The newest survey of California health issues finds access limited by cost, causing clinical harm; pervasive medical debt; and racial differences around provider interactions. These