“Unlike college tuition or other kinds of debt, outlays for medical treatments are generally not something we can consider in advance and decide — yes or no — to take on. They are thrust upon us by illness, accident, and bad luck. Medical treatment […]
Breaking News in Healthcare Reform “This calculator provides estimates of the savings California consumers will achieve if Governor Newsom and the State Legislature enact an Improved Medicare for All system that covers all medically necessary care with no premiums, co-pays or […]
“The ability to turn a quick profit in caring for people in their last days of life is attracting a new breed of hospice owners: private equity firms.“That rapid growth has many hospice veterans worried that the original hospice vision may be fading, as […]
“It often is the municipalities that are sending some of the most staggering bills and often pursuing them in really aggressive ways,” The Ambulance Chased One Patient Into Collections In retrospect, Peggy Dula said, she shouldn’t have taken […]
Breaking News in Healthcare Reform Action Alert: Bay Area rally to end Medicare profiteering! Friday, July 29 at 11:00 am Join the rally in-person at the San Francisco Federal Building or via livestream at facebook.com/SeniorandDisabilityAction. _______________________________________________ “At a time […]
“Kaiser Permanente has long been allowed to limit its Medi-Cal membership by accepting only people who have been KP members in the recent past — primarily in employer-based or Affordable Care Act plans — and their immediate family members.“Under the new law, the number […]
“Through a wave of pandemic-related litigation, a trio of small but mighty conservative legal blocs has rolled back public health authority at the local, state, and federal levels, recasting America’s future battles against infectious diseases.” Conservative Blocs Unleash Litigation to Curb […]
Breaking News in Healthcare Reform “Then, the worst feature of all, hiding in the program details, jolted me: REACH is structured to make doctors complicit in the money game.” Medicare REACH: Financial Incentives Will Undermine Doctor-Patient Trust Health Justice Monitor | James Kahn, MD | […]
“Amid pressure from public health officials, Newsom and state Democratic leaders infused California’s public health agencies with new funding that kicked in July 1. “The $300 million annual general fund investment will help California fortify its public health system…. It comes after decades of disinvestment in […]