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An Act of Congress?
The Essential, Impossible
Fight Against Health
Insurer Profiteering
Featuring Wendell Potter,
Founder/CEO
The Center for Health & Democracy
Breaking News in Healthcare Reform
Snippets of news & commentary with a special focus on
health policy, Medicare for All & California
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“Health care is big business and big money and what this decision puts in the hands of these big and powerful companies is the power to gum up the regulatory process….”
Supreme Court’s Chevron Reversal: A Seismic Shift for Health Care Regulation
Penn Leonard Davis Institute | Hoag Levins | November 11, 2024
“Ultimately, worries about health care and potential changes to the ACA didn’t even crack the top five voting issues….”
Despite Concerns About ACA and Reproductive Rights, Health Care Was Not a Voting Issue: Experts
ABC News | Mary Kekatos | November 8, 2024
“While Obamacare may not disappear under Trump 2.0, changes could be on the way, making an already complicated process for employers (and citizens) even more confounding.”
Here’s How Trump Could Change the Affordable Care Act
Inc. | Chris Morris | November 8, 2024
“Subsidies to buy insurance from the Affordable Care Act marketplaces are set to expire at the end of 2025. If they’re not extended, coverage could become unaffordable for many.”
Millions at Risk of Losing Health Insurance After Trump’s Victory
NBC News | Berkeley Lovelace Jr. | November 7, 2024
“…increasing insurers’ control of [Medicare] would trap consumers in health plans that are costlier to taxpayers and that can restrict their care, including by imposing onerous prior authorization requirements….”
Trump’s Win Could Accelerate the Privatization of Medicare
NPR | Stephanie Armour | November 7, 2024
“…the burden of the disease is growing and complicating care in an already taxed health care system.”
U.S. Diabetes Burden Grew Since 2000
Axios | Tina Reed | November 7, 2024
“…rather than achieving reductions in Medicare spending … the current system increases government spending and imposes higher costs on beneficiaries enrolled in traditional Medicare.”
The Opportunity Costs of Medicare Advantage Plan Rebates
Johns Hopkins University | Lindsey Culli | November 6, 2024
“Zeroing out commissions is a way for insurers to stop selling unprofitable products without formally withdrawing the plans from the market.”
Insurers Exit Medicare Advantage Plans, Leaving Seniors Scrambling for Options
Benefits Pro | Allison Bell | November 5, 2024
“These are deceptive business practices and these insurance companies should be held accountable in courts….”
‘Ghost Network’ of US Healthcare Providers Amounts to Fraud, Lawsuit Says
The Guardian | Jessica Glenza | November 4, 2024
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