…eventually come. The writer was the first director of health planning for the state of Georgia and retired as an senior vice president with a national health care firm. http://chronicle.augusta.com……
Health Care Reform 2009: A Train Wreck In Slow Motion
…the Health Insurance Industry is Dying, and How We Must Replace It, 2008 by John Geyman. With permission of the publisher, Common Courage Press Buy John Geyman’s Books at: http://www.commoncouragepress.com…
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…and the Colorado Republican Committee, both of whom have come out in opposition to ColoradoCare. “These positive polls help explain the massive influx of money from the corporate insurance industry…
New Study Offers More Evidence Dems Need to Fight for Medicare-for-All
…that the Democratic Party makes a priority.” This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/07/07/new-study-offers-more-evidence-dems-need-fight-medicare-all PNHP note: Physicians for a National Health Program is a…
How would a Medicare buy-in and a public option be designed?
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Colorado rejects universal healthcare initiative, but supporters aren’t giving up
…Gullette’s email, asking for ways to help. “There’s no question that we’re going to go forward,” she said. “People are still dying; people are suffering; people are going bankrupt.” http://www.modernhealthcare.com……
Repeal Obamacare? But people actually like it!
…a bipartisan solution to protect and expand coverage for all. Jessica Schorr Saxe, M.D., is chair of Health Care Justice – NC. Contact her at HCJusticeNC@gmail.com. Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com……
Insurers use ‘medical loss ratios’ to cheat us
…comprehensive coverage and reduced cost-containment effort, such as negotiations with providers or claims utilization management practices. http://www.nber.org… *** Quote of the Day: AHIP on medical loss ratios By Don McCanne,…
CBO on using refundable tax credits for less regulated coverage
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CBO update of estimates of premiums and coverage under repeal of ACA
…Trump presidency would advance the House GOP’s health-care agenda. https://www.washingtonpost.com… *** Comment: By Don McCanne, M.D. So far Congress has initiated a process to eliminate health plan subsidies and eliminate…
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…most equitable and cost-effective way to assure that everyone, without exception, gets high-quality care.” F. Douglas Stephenson, LCSW, LMFT, BCD, is a retired clinical social work psychotherapist in Gainesville. http://www.gainesville.com……