Health Insurance Systems: An International Comparison, Academic Press, 2021, by Thomas Rice
Chapter 16, Some Insights
Health outcomes: How much a country invests in its health care
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U.S. Health System Implosion / Tipping Point
U.S. longevity down to 78.5 years, other nations 81-84.
U.S. pervasive race disparities in private insurance and health.
U.S. health spending twice the wealthy country average.
U.S. uninsured
U.S. Health System a Pitiful Last Among Wealthy Nations
Mirror, Mirror 2021: Reflecting Poorly; Health Care in the U.S. Compared to Other High-Income Countries, The Commonwealth Fund, August 4, 2021, by Eric C. Schneider
Why Antitrust Enforcement Can Only Go So Far in Health Care
Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy, The White House, July 9, 2021
Stop Playing Health Care Antitrust Whack-A-Mole, Bill of Health, May 17,
If the policy is right & the politics are wrong, change the politics!
Newsletter Opinion, The New York Times, August 3, 2021, by Paul Krugman
When youāre a wonk trying to be a pundit ā or for that matter
Dental Care Access for the Elderly: A Gaping Shortfall
Medicare and Dental Coverage, KFF, July 28, 2021, by Meredith Freed, et al.
Key Findings:
Nearly half of Medicare beneficiaries (47%), or 24 million people, do
Physicians are unsuited as bill collectors
The Increasing Role of Physician Practices as Bill Collectors Destined for Failure, JAMA, July 30, 2021, by A. Jay Holmgren, et al.
Through increasing deductibles, coinsurance,
Medical Debts Now Surpass All Others, and Likely Shorten Lives
Medical Debt in the US, 2009-2020, JAMA, July 20, 2021, by Raymond Kluender et al.
Data ā¦ were obtained from a nationally representative 10% panel of
Medicare Advantage Skips Out on Paying for End-of-Life Care
Medicare Advantage: Beneficiary Disenrollments to Fee-for-Service in Last Year of Life Increase Medicare Spending, U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), June 28, 2021
Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries
Medicare Reduces Racial and Ethnic Disparities
Changes in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Care and Health Among US Adults at Age 65 Years, JAMA Internal Medicine, July 26, 2021,
Specialists Shun People of Color
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Outpatient Visit Rates Across 29 Specialties, JAMA Internal Medicine Online First, July 19, 2021, by Christopher Cai, et al.
[Using nationally
UnitedHealth profits by not paying for care & the business case for single payer
UnitedHealth Group Earnings: What They Suggest about Patient Access to Care, American Hospital Association, July 15, 2021, by Rick Pollack, AHA President and CEO
Today UnitedHealth