Not being able to get health insurance at all is certainly bad, but having insurance that is an expensive hassle to use is not much better. This story shows how payment for the medical bills of a newborn baby got wound up in […]
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It’s no secret that the healthcare industry and its highly effective lobbyists have played key roles in preventing systemic reforms that would prioritize patients over profits. A case-in-point is Carmela Coyle, a lobbyist representing the interests of 400 California hospitals located around the […]
Send a message to Governor Newsom: Give us California Medicare for All! COVID-19 has revealed the fundamental injustice of a system that restricts access to care based on whether you can afford it or not. Governor, lead the nation! Provide every […]
In the final moments of his presidency, Donald Trump let white-collar insurance fraud criminals walk free. Individuals he pardoned were alleged and convicted of a variety of crimes, including swindling money from Medicare, Medicaid, and workers’ compensation carriers. They include doctors, hospital operators […]
President Biden has boldly stepped up to the challenge of the coronavirus pandemic in a way the Trump administration never did. Lacking an overall coordinated public health infrastructure in the U.S., we can only hope the federal government will provide the resources necessary […]
Send a message to Governor Newsom: Give us California Medicare for All! COVID-19 has revealed the fundamental injustice of a system that restricts access to care based on whether you can afford it or not. Governor, lead the nation! Provide every […]
The extreme fragmentation of the American healthcare system combined with a lack of national directives and standards is contributing to a sluggish rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. The American Hospital Association noted in a letter to Alex Azar, Health & Human Services Secretary, […]
As the coronavirus ravages the state, the California governor’s budget fails to lay the groundwork for a future shift to publicly funded, universal health care. For example, the governor failed to expand Medi-Cal to undocumented seniors, a population that is at high risk […]