Wealth Redistribution to Extend Longevity in the US, JAMA Internal Medicine, January 29, 2024, by Kathryn E. W. Himmelstein, Alexander C. Tsai, Atheendar S. Venkataramani
Question:
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Oregon & California on Parallel Paths to Universal Unified Financing Health Care
Oregon SB 1089 (now enacted law)
(5) “Single payer health care financing system” means a universal system used by the state for paying the cost of healthcare
Who is most efficient in health care? Surprise, it’s the VA
Administration’s Share of Personnel in Veterans Health Administration and Private Sector Care, JAMA Network Open, January 18, 2024, by Steffie Woolhandler, Andrew Toporek, Jian Gao,
Growing Job-Based Insurance Premiums Exacerbate Income Inequality
Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Premium Cost Growth and Its Association with Earnings Inequality Among US Families, JAMA Network Open, January 16, 2024, by Kurt Hager, Ezekiel
Most Medical Debt Now from the Insured
Majority of debtors to US hospitals now people with health insurance, The Guardian, January 11, 2024, by Jessica Glenza
People with health insurance may now represent
Financialization – Structural Harm to US Health Care
The Financialization of Health in the United States, NEJM, January 11, 2024, by JD Bruch, V Roy, CM Grogan
We believe that health policy discussions concerning
UK Doctor Strike Reveals Need to Resist Conservative Politics & Corporate Predation
Yet Another Blow for the National Health Service in England: A Doctors’ Strike, The New York Times, Jan. 3, 2024, by Mark Landler
Thousands of young
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 – National Violent Death Reporting System, United States, 2003-2021, CDC, December 15, 2023
Summary:
What is
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
