Breaking News in Healthcare Reform
“Across the country, elected officials and movement organizers have joined forces to make single payer a reality. And they’re building momentum.”
States Now Hold the Key to Making Medicare for All a Reality
Portside | Michael Lighty | February 5, 2022
“This is what happens when we let Wall Street run our health care system.”
Wall Street Investors Punish Cigna for Not Promising Them Bigger Profits
Wendell Potter NOW | Wendell Potter | February 4, 2022
“The Striking Workers Healthcare Protection Act would subject employers to a fine of up to $50,000, which could be doubled by the National Labor Relations Board….”
A Landmark Bill Would Outlaw Bosses Cutting Off Healthcare to Striking Workers
In These Times | Indigo Olivier | February 4, 2022
“Insurers will not change their behaviors without increased enforcement and accountability, and patients will continue to suffer until that happens.”
Congress Poised to Address Mental Health Crisis — Including Fining Payers for Benefit Inequities
Healthcare Dive | Rebecca Pifer | February 4, 2022
“…KP accepts only people who are recent Kaiser Permanente members and, in some cases, their family members. It is the only health plan that can limit its Medi-Cal enrollment in this way. The new contract allows KP to continue this practice….”
California Inks Sweetheart Deal with Kaiser Permanente, Jeopardizing Medicaid Reforms
Kaiser Health News | Bernard J. Wolfson, Angela Hart, Samantha Young | February 3, 2022
“…decreasing the age of eligibility could provide an opportunity to address healthcare inequalities even earlier than age 65. This presents a compelling reason to ask — why wait?”
Medicare Could Help Close Racial Gaps in Healthcare, Yale Study Finds
Yale Daily News | Shandra Ahsan | February 2, 2022
“…in health care … prices are set by government programs or negotiated with private insurers in advance and are reflected in economic data later.”
Why Inflation Hasn’t Hit Health Care the Same Way
Axios | Bob Herman | February 2, 2022
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