“Now health plans and self-insured employers — those that pay workers’ and dependents’ medical costs themselves — may consider imposing cost sharing for preventive services on their members and workers. That’s because of a federal judge’s Sept. 7 ruling in a Texas lawsuit filed by […]
A new Health Justice Monitor commentary on the Medicare REACH ACO program. Letter to Feds: How to Fix Broken Medicare Advantage By James G. Kahn, MD/MPH Summary Recently three leading progressive organizations (Just Care USA, Social Security Works, and […]
Breaking News in Healthcare Reform Snippets of news & commentary with a special focus on health policy, Medicare for All & California _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Like Weekly News Roundup? Then you’ll love our popular podcast Code WACK! where we shine a light on the […]
“A federal judge’s ruling in Texas has thrown into question whether millions of insured Americans will continue to receive some preventive medical services, such as cancer screenings and drugs that protect people from HIV infection, without making a copayment.” Many […]
“…crucial questions are absent from these ubiquitous surveys, whose results influence how much hospitals get paid by insurers: They do not poll patients on whether they’ve experienced discrimination during their treatment, a common complaint of diverse patient populations. Likewise, they fail to ask […]
Breaking News in Healthcare Reform Snippets of news & commentary with a special focus on health policy, Medicare for All & California _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Like Weekly News Roundup? Then you’ll love our popular podcast Code WACK! where we shine a light on the […]
On August 8, 2022, the Alameda Labor Council passed a resolution to stop the privatization of Medicare and to abolish ACO REACH, the program that is bringing private equity, venture capital, and insurance companies into traditional Medicare. Seniors who chose traditional Medicare can […]
…here’s what I learned from talking to hundreds of women who’ve sought abortions A plane ticket and hotel stay are not the only costs to consider when traveling to get an abortion. Katrina Kimport, University of California, San Francisco Abortion travel […]
