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 […]
While wealthy hospitals face the pandemic with billions of dollars in invested reserves, many safety-net hospitals have only weeks – or even days – of reserve funds. Yet bail-out legislation recently passed by Congress failed to distinguish between hospitals which are struggling, […]
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. Litany of lies on coronavirus from the […]
After years of so-called “struggle” to eliminate surprise medical billing, it turns out it may have been easier to accomplish than anyone imagined. All it took was for Health & Human Services (HHS) to add a few lines to pandemic emergency legislation […]
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. “…the way healthcare is financed in the […]
One “dirty secret” of America’s market-based healthcare system has been revealed during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Just-in-time” inventory practices, common in the corporate world, have resulted in insufficient stockpiles of equipment needed to address the surge in the need for medical care. Doctors, […]
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden may be looking to build bridges with former rival Bernie Sanders’ supporters by rolling out a plan to lower the age of Medicare eligibility from 65 to 60. This move would be a real lifesaver for people […]
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. For many Americans, “inequality will be the […]
