If we were to move forward with an improved Medicare that covered everyone, then the employers would need to be convinced that the taxes to

By Katherine Baicker, Sendhil Mullainathan and Joshua SchwartzsteinWorking Paper 18468National Bureau of Economic Research, October 2012ABSTRACTMoral hazard in health insurance is said to occur when

Moral hazard in health insurance is said to occur when patients obtain unnecessary care merely because they don't have to pay for it. Requiring patients

McGovern tried, and he never quit. We are all the better for it.

What It Means to Be a DemocratBy George McGovernBlue Rider Press, Penguin Group, 2011Universal Health CareIn 2010, Barack Obama and the Democrats in Congress did

Medicare Planning and Trends Among SeniorsAllsup Medicare Advisor Seniors SurveyOctober 2012This survey confirms what we already knew. Most seniors are satisfied with Medicare, but a

This survey confirms what we already knew. Most seniors are satisfied with Medicare, but a majority of them also are concerned about the future of

One strategy in the Affordable Care Act that was introduced to help cover everyone was to expand the Medicaid program for low-income individuals. To encourage

General health checks in adults for reducing morbidity and mortality from diseaseBy Lasse T Krogsbøll, Karsten Juhl Jørgensen, Christian Grønhøj Larsen, Peter C GøtzscheThe Cochrane

What does this have to do with single payer reform? Simply that the single payer model includes reinforcement of our primary care infrastructure as an