The ideology that Republicans love to hate is woven through the fabric of the country.
By Bruce Bartlett
The New Republic, August 17, 2020
The essence of the
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Tsung-Mei Cheng brings us lessons from Taiwan
By Tsung-Mei Cheng
New York Daily News, August 14, 2020
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar was in Taiwan this week for what was the
Society of General Internal Medicine joins the cause
Society of General Internal Medicine recommends U.S. implement universal health coverage, a sign of the medical professionās growing support for Medicare-for-All reform
Physicians for a National
Trump’s expansion of short-term plans is criminal
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr.
Subcommittee on Health, Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Chair Diana DeGette
U.S. House
Rationale of the ‘Make Billionaires Pay Act’: It’s good for our health
By Bernie Sanders
The Guardian, August 11, 2020
We are in the middle of an extraordinary moment in American history: a public health crisis, the worst economic
Financial integration is not associated with better quality
By Elliott S. Fisher, Stephen M. Shortell, A. James OāMalley, Taressa K. Fraze, Andrew Wood, Marisha Palm, Carrie H. Colla, Meredith B. Rosenthal, Hector P.
John Geyman explains the ‘new normal’ we urgently need in health care
Foundation of a āNew Normalā In U.S. Health Care
By John Geyman, M.D.
Note to the Reader: In his famous pamphlet, Common Sense, written for the people
WARNING: Elliott Fisher wants to switch from ACOs to PHOs
By The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Medical Xpress, August 5, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the numerous weaknesses in the U.S. healthcare system. Millions
The health insurers designed our financing system, and it works for them
By Reed Abelson
The New York Times, August 5, 2020
Some of the largest companies, including Anthem, Humana and UnitedHealth Group, are reporting second-quarter earnings that are
Life expectancy is longer in states with more liberal policies
By Jennifer Karas Montez, Jason Beckfield, Julene Kemp Cooney, Jacob M. Grumbach, Mark D. Hayward, Huseyin Zeyd Koytak, Steven H. Woolf, Anna Zajacova
The Milbank Quarterly,
CMS plans to cut Medicare payments by 10.6%
CMS.gov, August 3, 2020
On August 3, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that announces and solicits public comments
Gaining freedom by escaping the unfreedom of the workplace
University of Chicago Press Journals, American Association for the Advancement of Science EurekAlert!, July 31, 2020
According to recent Gallup polls, socialism is now more popular
