UnitedHealth Group C.E.O.: The Health Care System Is Flawed. Let’s Fix It., New York Times, Dec. 13, 2024, by Andrew Witty, C.E.O. UnitedHealth Group, parent
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Deaths due to Willful Systemic Failings are Violent, Too
A Man Was Murdered in Cold Blood and You’re Laughing?, What the death of a health-insurance C.E.O. means to America, The New Yorker, Dec. 7,
U.S. Seniors Experience Worst Cost Barriers to Care
Health Care Affordability for Older Adults: How the U.S. Compares to Other Countries, Commonwealth Fund, Dec. 4, 2024, by Munira Z. Gunja et al.
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Choice Among Private Insurance Options Isn’t Real Choice
The State of Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S., Findings from the Commonwealth Fund 2024 Biennial Health Insurance Survey, Nov. 21, 2024, by Sara R.
New Government: Time to Revisit Single Payer?
Complexity in the US Health Care System Is the Enemy of Access and Affordability, JAMA Forum, Oct. 26, 2023, by Larry Levitt and Drew Altman
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By Jim Kahn, M.D., M.P.H. and Don McCanne, M.D.
First, sincere apologies for the two-week lapse in HJM postings. We were consumed with worry leading up
The Single Solution for a Myriad of Health Care Challenges
Perspective Roundtable: Critical Health Care Challenges for the Next U.S. President, New England Journal of Medicine, October 16, 2024, by Robert J. Blendon, et al.
The
Half Measures Won’t Cure Health Insurance
The Only Way to Fix US Health Care, Review of: We’ve Got You Covered: Rebooting American Health Care (Einav & Finkelstein), New York Review of
ACA Open Enrollment = Confusion + Scams
What’s New and What To Watch For in the Upcoming ACA Open Enrollment Period, KFF Health News, October 8, 2024, by Julie Appleby
It’s that time
Medicare Advantage Plans Protect High Profit Scams
Health Insurer Financial Performance in 2023, KFF, July 2, 2024, by Jared Ortaliza, et al.
At the end of 2023, gross margins per enrollee ranged from
Investors a Terrible Steward of Health Care
US Senate votes unanimously to hold hospital CEO in criminal contempt, The Guardian, Sept. 25, 2024, by Maya Yang
The Senate voted to hold Ralph de
Twenty Years of Failing Health System Report Cards
Mirror, Mirror 2024: A Portrait of the Failing U.S. Health System; Comparing Performance in 10 Nations, Commonwealth Fund, September 19, 2024, by David Blumenthal, et
