Breaking News in Healthcare Reform “The Supreme Court’s landmark decision on Friday to overturn the near 50-year constitutional right for a woman to end a pregnancy is triggering aftershocks that have already begun to change the character of American life.” America’s Chaotic […]
A new Health Justice Monitor commentary on the Medicare REACH ACO program. REACH ACO Rules & Plunder of Public Funds By James G. Kahn, MD/MPH Summary CMS promised that the Medicare REACH ACO program, which supplants Direct Contracting Entities […]
“About 100 million people in the U.S. — 41% of adults — have some form of health care debt, according to a KFF poll conducted for a new KHN-NPR investigation. The problem is driving millions of people into bankruptcy, depleting savings and retirement accounts, and leaving black […]
Breaking News in Healthcare Reform “Machinists’ District 751 represents 27,000 members who work at Boeing and some smaller shops across the state of Washington.” Machinists’ Retirees 751 Resolve to End ACO REACH & the Privatizing of Medicare Daily Kos | Kay Tillow | […]
“Private equity investors, with their focus on buying cheap and reaping quick returns, are moving voraciously into the U.S. health care system; investments increased twentyfold from 2000 to 2018, and have only accelerated since. Financially distressed rural hospitals like Audrain are targets, putting vulnerable […]
“Having to choose between paying rent and getting the testing they need can be a serious dilemma for some patients. Under the Affordable Care Act, many preventive services — such as breast and colorectal cancer screening — are covered at no cost. … But […]
Breaking News in Healthcare Reform “Medicare researchers are ringing warning bells that time is running out for Congress to find a long-term solution to Medicare’s fiscal woes….” Despite Rosier Trust Fund Outlook, Time Running Out to Stabilize Medicare Funding, Researchers Warn Fierce Healthcare […]
“In the 1980s, many insurers began adopting what are known as behavioral health carve-outs. …the model separates physical and mental health care, forcing patients to navigate two sets of rules and two networks of providers and to deal with two times the complexity. … […]
