The HEAL Team extends a warm welcome to guest blogger Ben Palmquist, Campaign Manager for National Economics and Social Rights Initiative (NESRI). Ben supports grassroots Healthcare Is a Human Right campaigns for statewide universal, publicly financed healthcare. He holds a Masters of Urban and Regional Planning […]
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Have you ever accidentally wound up seeing an out-of-network doc only to learn you’re on the hook for the bill? You’re not alone! A 2015 Consumer Reports survey indicated nearly 33% of patients got medical bills they did not expect. According to an August 2016 article […]
The HEAL Team extends a warm welcome to Wendell Potter, author, journalist and former corporate public relations executive! Wendell spent more than two decades in the health insurance industry, leaving in 2008 after a crisis of conscience. He’s joined our team to help promote our Get The […]
One of the biggest challenges faced by American businesses today is the cost of healthcare. You might be wondering why. After all, didn’t the Affordable Care Act fix health care? That’s a fair question and the only honest answer is, “No, it addressed health care but […]
According to an article today in Kaiser Health News, more small and midsized employers are choosing to pay their workers’ medical costs directly rather than buy health insurance for them. By self-insuring, the employers aren’t required to comply with many of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) rules for […]
“The tapeworm of the American economy.” Health care has gotten SO bad that even the “healthcare privileged” are pissed off! Yes, those would be the folks who work at Fortune 500 companies. They have the best health insurance in the country. Of course, it’s no secret […]
Join the celebration! Ok, there’s no real celebrating going on this year, but there should be! Because on July 30, 2016, Medicare turns 51 and she’s still going strong! Here’s some background. Medicare is a national public insurance program administered by the federal government. It provides […]
Did you hear about the fracas at the Democratic National Convention Platform Committee meeting regarding Medicare for All? If so, you probably already know they decided against adding it to their platform. Surprising? Not really. Now that we have the Affordable Care Act (ACA), we […]