An analysis of a study by the Office of Statewide Health Planning & Development revealed that an increasing number of Californians are leaving emergency rooms (ERs) against medical advice. A 2018 study by the California Health Care Foundation showed that California ER visits increased 44% between […]
Progress! May 2019 Subscribe here for HEAL California’s monthly newsletter. At long last, our legislators are beginning to admit that millions of Americans are desperate for Medicare for All. With a House Rules Committee hearing behind us, and an upcoming hearing before the […]
The week in healthcare reform: news summary. May 10, 2019 — In 2018, over one million Americans lost their health insurance. . . USA Today reports that newly released studies by the Centers for Disease Control show increasing numbers of uninsured and […]
A recent study by the Rand Corporation revealed that commercial health insurers pay substantially more for healthcare services than Medicare does. This brings up many questions: Are lower reimbursements a reflection of Medicare’s superior negotiating ability? Would expanding Medicare to everyone mean that hospitals […]
The conventional wisdom is that Americans just love their health insurance companies. If that’s true, the entire country must be suffering from Stockholm Syndrome. Have we developed a psychological alliance with health insurance companies as a survival strategy? “Maybe they’ll pay our claims if we […]
Summary of the week’s healthcare reform news. May 5, 2019 — Medicare for All Goes Mainstream On Tuesday, April 30, the House Rules Committee held the first congressional hearing ever on single-payer. A Big Hearing for Medicare for All – In A Small Room (Kaiser […]
Ady Barkan is a 35 year old attorney and project director at the Center for Popular Democracy. A graduate of Yale Law and Columbia College (cum laude), he was diagnosed with ALS three years ago. In spite of his compromised health, Mr Barkan flew […]
Medicare can save taxpayers and patients money by switching to “site-neutral” payments. “Site neutral” payments mean that procedures will cost the same wherever they are provided – whether in doctors’ offices, clinics or hospitals. Making payments uniform will generate system-wide savings of over $380 […]
