With temperatures expected to reach into the 90’s later that day, the Butte County community of Chico, California greeted the morning of August 3 with anticipation. And so did the Butte County Health Care Coalition Education Fund (BCHCC). California CareForce, a non-profit dedicated to providing […]
Drug prices in the USA are surging, in some cases at 5 times the rate of inflation. An extreme example is the cost of generic Prozac, which went up 879% from one year to the next. The US market for drugs is notoriously in-transparent […]
The American Medical Association (AMA) has withdrawn from membership in the Partnership for America’s Healthcare Future (PAHCF), an alliance of corporate healthcare organizations that the AMA co-founded in the summer of 2018 to curb support for Medicare for All in the United States. PAHCF […]
Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, millions of Americans gained health insurance, mainly as a consequence of the Medicaid Expansion. As a result, hospital expenditures on charity care have more than halved. But is that the only explanation? Some experts suggest that “reduced spending […]
As costs for surgery and other treatments continue to skyrocket, self-insured American employers increasingly seek lower-cost alternatives to in-country care. With help from companies like IndusHealth, “a medical travel program administrator for corporate self-insured health insurance plans,” employers can up to 15% or more […]
How exactly do pharmaceutical companies manipulate the drug market to maximize profits? What is the impact of corporate manipulation of patents on the cost of medicine in the United State? When does a corporation’s “right to return” on an investment veer into exploitation? — […]
Former health insurance executive, whistleblower and author Wendell Potter has joined forces with Richard Master, CEO of MCS Industries, a major picture frame and mirror supplier, to launch Business for Medicare for All. Together they are articulating the need for sustainable, fair and […]
While the title of this article suggests that Americans have definite preferences when it comes to healthcare reform, in fact their views are easily swayed by how polling questions are framed. When pollsters refer to cost, socialism, employer-based insurance, the ACA, and the like, in […]
