Changing Partisan Coalitions in a Politically Divided Nation, Pew Research Center, April 9, 2024
The combined effects of change and continuity have left the country’s two
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Cross-National Insurance Contrasts in Amusing 1-minute Videos
POV Losing Your Job in the US vs France, YouTube Short, Roya @royaventurera, March 29, 2024
[American accent] “Does this mean I lose my health care
Latest Corporate Intermediary Scam, For Out-of-Network Charges
Insurers Reap Hidden Fees by Slashing Payments. You May Get the Bill, The New York Times, April 7, 2024, by Chris Hammy
MultiPlan is a little-known
May Day 2028 National Strike: Focus on Medicare for All
The UAW’S 2028 National Strike Should Center Medicare for All, JACOBIN, March 31, 2024, by Jonathan Michels & Will Cox
United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain
MAGA Mike Johnson Explores Medicare for All
Embattled House Speaker Reaches Across Aisle to Dems on Health Reform, USA Wire Service, April 1, 2024, by Bir Nisan
Mike Johnson (R, LA), Speaker of
In Health Care, Fake Good News Beats Disaster
A Tsunami of Fake Good News, Healing and Stealing, March 23, 2024, by John Canham-Clyne
Really, the ACA is getting us there! Just give us 500
Private Equity Takeover of Emergency Care = Moral Hazard
“I’m A Doctor: Corporate Greed Is Killing Your ER,” 12-minute video, YouTube – More Perfect Union, March 18, 2024
The following are random quotes from physicians
The Burdens of Prior Authorization
Denying Your Health Care Is Big Business in America, On YouTube, NYT Opinion Video, March 14, 2024, Video by Alexander Stockton
Doctors are often required to get
Private Equity vs. Health Care
Private Equity-Acquired Physician Practices and Market Penetration Increased Substantially. 2012-21, Health Affairs, March 2024, by Ola Abdelhadi, et al.
Private equity (PE) firms have consistently shown
Medicare Advantage Worsens Coverage
What Do Medicare Beneficiaries Value About Their Coverage?, Findings from the Commonwealth Fund 2024 Value of Medicare Survey, February 22, 2024, by Gretchen Jacobson, et
Medicare Advantage: How Private Insurers Exploit Medicare
Obama CMS Chief: Medicare Advantage Plans Game the System, MedPage Today, March 1, 2024, by Cheryl Clark
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Donald Berwick, M.D., M.P.P. was the administrator of the
Veterans Care Under Attack
Trump’s VA Plans Look Too Much Like Biden’s VA Reality, The American Prospect, Feb. 19, 2024, by Suzanne Gordon and Steve Early
While Project 2025 plots