Center for American Progress‘ new “Medicare Extra for All” proposal has ignited controversy among healthcare reform advocates. Rejected outright by dedicated single payer advocates like PNHP’s Don McCanne, MD, the plan leaves in place employer-sponsored health insurance – historically a gravy train for the corporate […]
The Center for American Progress (CAP) has released a detailed proposal for achieving comprehensive, high-quality, affordable universal health coverage called “Medicare Extra for All.” It’s a multi-payer plan that seems to lead to single-payer, including a transition plan that minimizes disruption. All newborns, uninsured persons, […]
Trump works to bring back health insurance discrimination, “junk” insurance and worse in on-going wave of administrative attacks on Obamacare. With the loosening of regulatory protections, Americans who are sick (or become sick) are especially at risk of premium increases, coverage denials and rescission based […]
Unbelievably, some California hospitals have asked State Attorney General Becerra to cut back on their charity care requirements – by as much as 80%. Meanwhile, millions of uninsured and underinsured Californians are left unable to pay their hospital bills. Hospitals want to cut back on […]
The Political Reality of Single-Payer Healthcare in California, or Why a Super Majority Isn’t What You Think Dan Gordon. February 14, 2018. KNOCK. Excerpts only. Read complete article here. I’m an advocate for universal healthcare. We don’t need health insurance companies. They don’t provide care. They […]
Couple Makes Millions Off Medicaid Managed Care As Oversight Lags Chad Terhune. February 16, 2018. California Healthline CHULA VISTA, Calif. — Norma Diaz and her husband, Joseph Garcia, have dedicated their careers to running a nonprofit health insurer that covers some of California’s neediest residents. […]
Single-Payer Health Care in California? Why Advocates Are Playing the Long Game By Laurel Rosenhall. FEBRUARY 16, 2018. KQED News. Excerpts only. Read complete article here. By many measures the rambunctious campaign for a single-payer health care system in California appears to be floundering. . . […]
Brian Rinker. February 13, 2018. Republished courtesy of California HealthLine. Original article here. A new report forecasts a substantial shortage of qualified and diverse behavioral health professionals in California within 10 years, leaving minority patients and those outside major metropolitan areas especially underserved. If nothing is […]
