The week in healthcare reform
Our Weekly News Roundup brings you snippets of news and brief commentary on topics related to America’s failing healthcare system, with a special focus on Medicare for All and California.
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“… our screwed-up health care system … scorns the very idea of public health and treats access to medical care as a private luxury that is rightfully available only to some.”
Only ‘Medicare for All’ Can Beat COVID in USA
The Financial Express | Eve Ottenberg | August 22, 2020
“Some governors put economic interests ahead of public health guidance, and certain businesses were allowed to write the rules that would govern their own operations.”
Emails Show Businesses Held Sway Over State Reopening Plans
Associated Press | David A. Lieb | August 23, 2020
“…freedom to choose is also freedom to make mistakes.”
The Fine Line Between Choice and Confusion in Health Care
New York Times | Austin Frakt | August 24, 2020
“The case California v. Texas is set for Tuesday, November 10, a week after the November 3 election…”
Supreme Court to Hear ACA Case After Presidential Election
Healthcare Finance | Susan Morse | August 24, 2020
“COVID-19 provides the most compelling rationale in our lifetime for winning Medicare for All.”
Democratic Socialists of America | Michael Lighty | August 25, 2020
“For each person who is covered under their own employer’s plan, roughly two people on average are covered through employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) once spouses and dependents are included.”
12 Million People Have Likely Lost Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Since February
Common Dreams | Economic Policy Institute | August 26, 2020
If Governor Newsom signs SB 855, “Californians could see the most dramatic expansion of mental health and addiction coverage under state law in decades….”
California Poised to Become National Leader on Mental Health and Addiction Coverage
CalMatters |Jocelyn Wiener | August 27, 2020
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