The Decline of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance By David Blumenthal, M.D., Tuesday, December 5, 2017, The Commonwealth Fund Excerpts. Read complete article here. Toplines Employers are shifting costs for job-based health insurance to their workers Employer-sponsored health coverage provides far less protection to U.S. workers than it […]
The Big Five Health Insurers’ Membership and Revenue Trends: Implications for Public Policy By The Commonwealth Fund Toplines The 5 largest commercial insurers increasingly rely on their Medicaid and Medicare business for growth and profits In 2016, Medicare and Medicaid accounted for 59 percent of combined […]
Estimates of the Increase in Uninsured by Congressional District Under the Senate GOP Tax Bill By Emily Gee Posted on December 5, 2017, 2:23 pm, Center for American Progress. Excerpts. See complete article here. Last week, the Senate dealt a blow to health care by repealing the individual […]
From Assemblymember Jim Wood’s website Tuesday, November 28, 2017 SACRAMENTO—Co-chairs Assemblymember Jim Wood (D-Healdsburg) and Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) announce the second in a series of hearings of the Select Committee on Health Care Delivery Systems and Universal Coverage to be held December 11 at […]
For-profit healthcare faces multiple threats in 2018 By Tara Bannow | November 30, 2017 | Modern Healthcare Excerpts only. Read entire article here. For-profit hospital companies must weather looming threats of market disruption, regulatory changes and technological advancements that may change where patients get care in 2018, analysts say. […]
Select Committee Assembly hearings on Senate Bill 562 were a flagrant kabuki theater Link to original article here. By GEORGE SAVAGE | Los Angeles Daily News PUBLISHED: November 29, 2017 at 6:15 pm | UPDATED: November 29, 2017 at 8:18 pm I traveled to Sacramento last month for the first […]
My Army Service Made Me Believe in Universal Health Care A veteran argues that civilians deserve the same access to coverage and treatment as those who wear the uniform. DOMINICK TAO Excerpts only. Read complete article here. In July, I experienced a flash of panic […]
Single-payer health care gains traction, local physician advocates By: AMANDA ZHOU AND KRIS B. MAMULA Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, NOV 23, 2017 Excerpts only. Read complete article here. When Rep. John Conyers, D-Michigan., introduced a bill in Congress in 2015 that would create a single-payer health care system, […]
Health Care Costs Soar Under Senate Tax Plan AARP analysis shows premiums could rise sharply in 2019 by Gary Strauss, AARP, November 27, 2017 Excerpts only. Read complete article here. Millions of older Americans would pay higher health care costs or lose coverage under Senate Republicans’ […]