Around the state, consumers with individual Blue Shield policies say they have been subject to sudden, erroneous cancellations, especially in recent months, forcing them to go without heart medicine, skip vaccinations for their children and pay hundreds of dollars out-of-pocket for other medical care. Chad […]
Affordability of healthcare has often been cited as a top issue for patients, with many viewing serious illness less frightening than the cost. Proponents of our current system say that since most people get their insurance from employers, that shouldn’t be a top concern for […]
Check out what Seema Verma, CMS Administrator, tweeted on July 26: Scary! Really? Merriam-Webster defines socialized medicine as, “medical and hospital services for the members of a class or population administered by an organized group (such as a state agency) and paid for from […]
Not likely, even though having insurance usually = better health Most studies show that just having health insurance not only increases the affordability of health care, it improves one’s health status. For example, a recent Health Affairs study found that: Low-income people with diabetes are better able […]
“In the long run, preventing diabetic complications not only saves lives, but it improves public health and saves public money,” said Dr. Michael Bush, an endocrinologist in Beverly Hills, Calif., and president of the California chapter of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. By Pauline […]
The ins and outs of the AMA’s policymaking may sound like inside baseball. But this year’s youth uprising at the nexus of the medical establishment speaks to a cultural shift in the medical profession, and one with big political implications. By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health […]
While reporting on a major study of single-payer, many media outlets missed the report’s conclusion that the US could save $2 trillion and cover everybody if the US were to abandon our current fractionalized, market-based system and expand Medicare to everyone. Hear Paul Song’s analysis and […]
Image above: Health Care for All – San Fernando Valley celebrating Medicare’s 50th birthday On Medicare’s 53rd birthday, it’s evident that many people see the federal program as the solution to our healthcare problems, while others despise and want to destroy it. American politicians seem […]
