…and in The White House to build reform based on private health plans. A publicly-administered and publicly-financed program would require a total restart on the reform process, and so it…
‘Sick Around America’ disappoints
…an accurate portrayal of several single-payer health systems overseas. Many reform advocates hoped this new documentary would discuss single payer as an option for the United States, too, particularly given…
STAKEHOLDERS AGREE! (to block reform)
…currently elude consensus. Increasing coverage and access: Regarding coverage, reform should build upon the key pillars of health care coverage today — employer-sponsored insurance and public safety-net programs for low-income…
"Divided We Fail" is divided and failing
…designed Medicare-like program that would be available to everyone. They are careful in their public statements, mindful of prior credibility issues stemming from prior public positions such as their support…
Waxman ready to move – but where?
…is agreement that a public option must be a Medicare-like program, or if the public option would be satisfied by a pool of FEHBP-type private plans. The Republicans, AHIP, and…
Ohio's lesson for Medicare Part D
…option, after totally rejecting any consideration of a single publicly administered insurance program for everyone. Eventually even the public option was rejected, just as a competing public Part D option…
CBO's deficient report on analyzing health insurance proposals
…Plan Medicare-for-All Many of the considerations that arise in designing a new option for individuals to enroll in Medicare would also affect the analysis of proposals to establish a single-payer…
Choices in coverage during open enrollment
…enrollment): Option 1 or Option 2? Routine, Choice or Select? PPO or HMO? Experts say the year-end ritual is an oft-neglected process that deserves focused consideration from consumers, many of…
Enhancing the benefits of traditional Medicare
Medicare Benefit Redesign: Enhancing Affordability for Beneficiaries While Promoting Choice and Competition
…benefits and options for replacing Part A hospital cost-sharing with a $350 or $100 copayment per admission. Key Findings: Estimates of the costs of the reforms are $36–$44 per beneficiary…
Does Anyone Really Know What ‘Medicare for All’ Means?
More and more politicians are calling for single-payer health care. Is it just talk?
…single-payer. But many who back Medicare for all are vague or open to incremental approaches, like a “public option” that maintains the current insurance structure while allowing people to buy…
The coverage of the uninsured has plateaued
Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2017
…occur without a major policy change. One of the least promising policy changes would be a Medicare public option, or Medicare buy-in, which some have mislabeled as Medicare for All….
Thanks, Obama?
Barack Obama thinks Medicare for All is a good idea. His support is welcome — but this time, we won’t accept any compromises on a universal, free public health program.
…It means a single, simple, and bold public program — not a public option that will leave millions underinsured and keep insurance profiteers intact. Obama’s endorsement is a sign that…
