Cancer destroys more than just your body. The financial impact of cancer treatment can be soul-crushing. Just trying to manage the bills – including the inevitable errors that result from our ultra-complicated, broken healthcare system – is full time job. — Carol Marley wants […]
It was widely anticipated that a new Medicare-for-All bill would be introduced no later than Feb. 22, the last day to file legislation in the California state legislature this year. However, that didn’t happen. — According to the Healthy California Campaign, a coalition of organizations pursuing a multi-pronged approach to winning state-based single-payer health […]
How do health insurance companies gain so much influence? That’s easy. By lining the pockets of legislators, policy makers, insurance brokers and the media. Get the facts about how health insurers throw their weight around. — Insurance Industry Profile. 2018 Annual Lobbying Expense. From Open […]
In the absence of comprehensive healthcare reform, California, New Mexico, Washington State, and New York City are taking matters into their own hands. How far can they actually go to guarantee access to affordable health care to everyone without state or national Medicare for […]
If you already thought “Medicare for All” was challenging to explain, just try explaining “Medicare for More!” None of 2020’s presidential candidates seem to agree on the details. Whether discussing the elimination of corporate health insurance or expanding public insurance to everyone, the candidates […]
Most legislators are not especially known for thinking outside the box. It’s telling that today, so many different approaches for health care are being bounced around. Check out this week’s News Roundup featuring some legislators’ latest and greatest ideas, ranging from Medicare-for-Some to Medicare-for-All. […]
Years after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, millions of Americans remain uninsured, and even more are underinsured. In the absence of effective healthcare reform at the federal level, states and even cities are stepping up with solutions of their own. SAN […]
Words matter! When politicians talk about “Medicare for All,” what do they actually mean? 1.) Are they talking about giving Traditional Medicare to everybody? 2.) Or are they talking about improving Medicare, and then expanding it to us all? If you guessed “2,” you’d […]
