“The real problem is what to do with the considerable budget savings that would be produced by policies like allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices. That’s something that pits the more liberal Democratic backers of a “Medicare for All” insurance system against moderates […]
Author: Mark Wrede
Action Alerts Sign & share this petition urging Gov Newsom to stand up for single-payer health care in California! ____________________________________________ Find out why we’re calling Code WACK! on America’s broken healthcare system. Click here to listen to our […]
“For people with disabilities, you can’t close yourself off. You don’t have the option. People have to come into your home every day to give you services.” The Vulnerable Homebound Are Left Behind on Vaccination It was April, more than […]
“…insurers recognized early on that patients — facing stay-at-home orders and other restrictions — were avoiding medical care in droves, driving down what insurers had to fork out for care.” Time to Say Goodbye to Some Insurers’ Waivers for Covid Treatment […]
Action Alerts Sign & share this petition urging Gov Newsom to stand up for single-payer health care in California! ____________________________________________ Find out why we’re calling Code WACK! on America’s broken healthcare system. Click here to listen to our […]
“When injuries are the result of auto accidents, car insurance is primarily responsible to negotiate and pay the insurance portion of medical bills. That creates a host of financial landmines for patients. Gottlieb hit all of them.” After Accident, Patient Crashes Into […]
“While popular with seniors, Medicare Advantage has been the target of multiple government investigations, Department of Justice and whistleblower lawsuits and Medicare audits that concluded some plans boosted their government payments by exaggerating the severity of illnesses they treated. One 2020 report estimated improper payments to the plans topped […]
Action Alerts! SIGN PETITION NOW! Tell Governor Newsom to request the necessary waivers so federal funds can be used for a California single-payer plan! CALL YOUR ASSEMBLYMEMBER! Urge them to co-sponsor AB 1400, California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act. […]