Caveat emptor. Unusual new health plans – designed to benefit health insurance companies and employers – could leave patients with crushing costs in a system where they have no leverage to negotiate. — One health plan from a well-known insurer promises lower premiums but […]
Author: Georgia Brewer
“Everyone will have coverage regardless of health, wealth or employment status. Health insurance will be replaced by health assurance.” My Word: Medicare for All just what the doctor ordered Opinion by DR. CORINNE FRUGONI | Times Standard | March 16, 2019 “How on earth am I going […]
“(Medicare for All) would enable greater focus and funding for vital public health needs, such as syringe-exchange programs and even hand-washing stations in high-risk areas.” Opinion: Why San Diegans Desperately Need Medicare for All By Dr. Mikael Langner. Times of San Diego. March 13, 2019 Several years […]
Hundreds of Workers to Rally in San Francisco Against Skyrocketing Health Insurance Premiums — MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: Mike Roth | 916.444.7170 | mike@paschalroth.com GREEDY HEALTH INSURERS STEAL OUR RAISES Hundreds of workers to rally in San Francisco against health insurance premiums that rise faster than […]
How can we pay for Medicare for All? It’s actually easy – oh, except for the politics! Instead of paying premiums to commercial health insurers, we could finance a publicly administered plan with a combination of income sources that spread the costs evenly across […]
Renewed and reinvigorated Healthy California campaign is dedicated to winning California Medicare for All as a model for an equitable U.S. healthcare system. — SACRAMENTO — Less than one week after the introduction of a federal Medicare For All bill in the House of […]
Jayapal’s Medicare for All Act of 2019 is significantly broader than the Sanders’ Medicare for All Act of 2017 because it includes long-term care coverage. It also projects a two-year, rather than four-year, rollout. — Los Angeles, CA – On Wednesday, February 27, 2019 […]
The Act Would Set a New Standard for Guaranteeing Health Care as a Human Right in the United States, the Assessment Finds — NEW YORK, New York – February 27 – The National Economic and Social Rights Initiative (NESRI) has released a comprehensive assessment of the Medicare […]