…that are their income. The President no longer insists that people under sixty-five whose income is too high for Medicaid should have the option of buying public insurance, although that…
Briefing on single payer national health insurance, April 1, 2009, Washington, D.C.
…public single payer Medicare like plan to compete with private plans. Experience with Medicare private plans shows they have not contained costs as well as the public plan. They cost…
Trump Created A Program To Privatize Medicare Without Patients’ Consent. Biden Is Keeping It Going.
Under the program, insurers and doctors can negotiate to move patients to a private insurance stream. Patients donāt get a say.
…switch patients from Medicare to privately run insurance. Though there has been little public discussion of the program, it has the potential to expand to the wholesale privatization of Medicare….
“Behavioral economics” and “choice architecture”
…patients around with perverse market tools, we need to switch to a public system that simply helps patients get the care that they need – an improved Medicare for everyone….
What do the projected health insurance premium increases mean to us?
…Foundation found that consumers would see relatively modest increases in premiums if they were willing to switch plans. But if they switch plans, consumers would have no guarantee that they…
Locking patients out of Medigap plans
In All But Four States, Seniors on Medicare Can Be Denied a Medigap Policy Due to Pre-existing Conditions, Except During Specified Windows of Opportunity
…opportunity may unwittingly forgo the chance to purchase a Medigap policy later in life if their needs or priorities change, or if they choose to switch to traditional Medicare after…
AP-GfK poll on single payer spreads falsehoods
…it’s subpar.” The poll found that 51 percent of initial single-payer backers would switch to opposition if it took longer for new drugs and treatments to become available. Only 14…
“Behavioral economics” and “choice architecture”
…plans. Instead of jerking patients around with perverse market tools, we need to switch to a public system that simply helps patients get the care that they need – an…
New federal rule expanding short-term, limited-duration pauper plans
Trump Administration works to give relief to Americans facing high premiums, fewer choices
…the Treasury (the Departments) issued a proposed rule today that is intended to increase competition, choice, and access to lower-cost healthcare options for Americans. The rule proposes to expand the…
A single payer system could mean more coordinated care
By Paula L. Stillman, M.D., M.B.A. Philadelphia Inquirer, October 16, 2017 I do not want to have to switch my health care coverage. For the past 15 years, I have…
AP-GfK poll on single payer spreads falsehoods
…it’s subpar.” The poll found that 51 percent of initial single-payer backers would switch to opposition if it took longer for new drugs and treatments to become available. Only 14…
"Behavioral economics" and "choice architecture"
…patients around with perverse market tools, we need to switch to a public system that simply helps patients get the care that they need – an improved Medicare for everyone….
