The week in healthcare reform  Our Weekly News Roundup brings you snippets of news and brief commentary on topics related to America’s failing healthcare system, with a special focus on Medicare for All and California.      “…it is abundantly clear that lack of […]

      As coronavirus spreads, its disparate impact on communities of color is growing more evident by the day. A close look at the problem reveals multiple factors at play, including uneven access to testing, working in an “essential” job and pre-existing health inequalities […]

      Even in health care it appears that crime pays.  Some of the biggest recipients of federal COVID-19 funding were medical practices and hospitals that were successfully prosecuted in the past for antitrust violations, improper billing of government health programs and more. In […]

  The week in healthcare reform  Our Weekly News Roundup brings you snippets of news and brief commentary on topics related to America’s failing healthcare system, with a special focus on Medicare for All and California.      Poll: 67% agree the priority should be […]

      The lack of readily-available, widespread COVID-19 diagnostic testing reflects another failure of the U.S. healthcare system.  Individual states, counties, cities and even hospitals must compete with each other for scarce testing supplies rather than being able to count on coordinated national planning.  […]

  The week in healthcare reform  Our Weekly News Roundup brings you snippets of news and brief commentary on topics related to America’s failing healthcare system, with a special focus on Medicare for All and California.      It could not be plainer: now is […]

      The employer-sponsored health insurance “strategy,” widely praised by politicians and health insurance lobbyists, has completely failed Americans who lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic. Left without any other source of affordable medical care, Americans are seeking care at free and […]