…helped manage that country’s transition from American-style employer-based insurance to a national single-payer system. He has also designed single-payer reform programs for Cyprus, Colombia and China. And not too long…
Americans take fish antibiotics because it’s cheaper than a visit to the doctor
A study of antibiotics marketed for fish online found user comments about human use garner nine times as much attention
…of her hospital stay.” At least 27 million Americans have no access to healthcare at all, because they lack health insurance. In addition, polls have shown one in four Americans…
Landmark administrative waste study updated
Health Care Administrative Costs in the United States and Canada, 2017
…implemented a single-payer Medicare for All system in 1962. Americans spent $844 per person on insurers’ overhead while Canadians spent $146. Additionally, doctors, hospitals, and other health providers in the…
William Greider’s message for us
William Greider, August 6, 1936 - December 25, 2019
…remaining forms of government interference, except of course for business subsidies and protections. Many elected representatives are implicitly enlisted in the cause. A lot of Americans seem to know this;…
Health care paperwork cost U.S. $812 billion in 2017, four times more per capita than in Canada
Study in leading medical journal links rise in bureaucracy — now 34.2% of health spending — to surging overhead of private insurers
…administration costs were more than fourfold higher per capita in the U.S. than in Canada ($2,479 vs. $551 per person) which implemented a single-payer Medicare for All system in 1962….
Beware! Private Medicare Advantage for All is gaining momentum
'Medicare Advantage for All'
…Americans who have employer-sponsored insurance would still have it. And Medicaid becomes mainstream. All Americans would have multiple choices of networks, carriers and benefit levels. All Americans would have incentives…
Medicare For All Will Help Improve The Lives Of Black Women
…spend more than twice as much on healthcare as the people of almost every major country on earth while achieving worse outcomes. Even worse, Black Americans see only a fraction…
18 Million Americans Lack Adequate Health Insurance While Facing Greater Risk of Severe Coronavirus, Study Finds
By Jason Lemon Newsweek, June 10, 2020 More than 18 million Americans, most of whom are minorities and low-income individuals, are uninsured or underinsured while also being at increased risk…
California’s ACA success is a testimonial for Medicare for All
Lessons From Covered California’s First Five Years For Marketplaces And The Employer Sector: Part 1 & Part 2
…of Americans. The nation made historic progress in reducing the number of uninsured Americans through sweeping reforms to Medicare, dramatic expansion of Medicaid, establishment of Marketplaces and subsidies in the…
Another gift of COVID-19: Medical bankruptcy
The threat of coronavirus medical bankruptcy
…steps, but not enough. Congress must address the debt that many Americans will face for medical care when they become infected with COVID-19. More than 180,000 Americans have tested positive,…
Does Anyone Really ‘Love’ Their Private Health Insurance?
I am alive today not because of insurance companies but despite them.
…diabetic ketoacidosis — a complication caused by insufficient insulin — at much higher rates in the United States than in Canada. Canada’s single-payer system provides seamless, lifelong coverage. But in…
The reform proposal of the conservative Republicans
Senators Coburn, Burr and Representatives Ryan, Nunes Offer A Better Path Forward on Health Care Reform
…Exchanges to give Americans a one-stop marketplace to compare different health insurance policies and select the one that meets their unique needs * Gives Americans the same standard health benefits…
