…as “out here in the middle of nowhere.” When several representatives from private health insurance companies called on him a few years ago to offer Medicare Advantage plan contracts so…
HJM AI-Assisted 2023 Review
2023 was another year of deteriorating US health insurance performance, especially as post-COVID protections lapsed, and continued modest gains toward single payer. For the annual summary, we set up a ChatGPT-based artificial intelligence bot on the HJM website to allow natural language interaction with HJM content – called HJM Ai-Chat. Below are sample queries and responses.
…government waste. Market Competition and Freedom of Choice: Contrary to common misconceptions, a single payer system can actually enhance market competition by leveling the playing field for healthcare providers. It…
Private Equity Hospital Purchase Raises Risks for Patients
A new study in JAMA of 5 million hospitalizations over 10 years at 300 US hospitals found that private equity acquisition was associated with a 25% rise in serious adverse clinical events, likely due to fewer employees. Private equity strategies in health put patients at risk.
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 serious medical complications increased…
ACP's position on single payer reform
Achieving a High-Performance Health Care System with Universal Access: What the United States Can Learn from Other Countries
…result in shortages of services and delays in obtaining elective procedures and limit individuals’ freedom to make their own health care choices. Pluralistic systems, which involve government entities as well…
ACP’s position on single payer reform
…a comprehensive approach to improving access, quality, and efficiency of care. The first part describes health care in the United States. The second compares it to health care in other…
Time, Supply, and Single Payer
Expanding the supply of health care to increase competition will not control costs or cure our health system woes. Health care is unlike other economic markets. The solution is need-based expansion and efficient use of capacity to meet medical needs. Single payer and public ownership offer the tools.
…and disinvestment have left many communities—particularly those with low-income and minority populations—deprived of needed healthcare facilities and resources. The problem is that the new “supply-side” gambit won’t succeed in securing…