The week in healthcare reform
This week’s special focus is on the Campaign for Medicare for All, the Underserved, the Unregulated and Open Enrollment.
The Weekly News Roundup brings you snippets of news and brief commentary
on topics related to America’s failing healthcare system and how to improve it.
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The Campaign for Medicare for All
Los Angeles City Council votes to endorse HR 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019
Common Dreams | Jon Queally | November 5, 2019
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Our healthcare system is highly defective says former head of CMS
Don Berwick: The Medicare for All debate is distorted
Axios | Bob Herman | November 6, 2019
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Is healthcare reform is a winning issue for Democrats?
Why Democrats Keep Winning on Health Care
Politico | Rachana Pradhan | November 6, 2019
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Wendell Potter reveals the insurance industry playbook on Medicare for All
How Health Insurance Industry Allies Are Going to Lie and Attack Warren’s Medicare for All Plan
Raw Story | Wendell Potter | November 4, 2019
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Is Medicare for All DOA?
The “Medicare for All” Conversation Is Surreal
Slate | Jordan Weissmann | November 6, 2019
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How much money Warren’s plan would save you
Find Out How Much Elizabeth Warren’s Medicare for All Plan Will Cost You
Vice News | Daniel Newhauser | November 1, 2019
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Would Medicare for All savings result in bigger paychecks for workers?
Medicare for All Lowers Taxes for Most Americans
Just Care USA | Diane Archer | October 30, 2019
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The Underserved
The poor and disabled suffer greatest impact from power outages
If Power Outages Are California’s New Normal, What About Home Medical Needs?
California Healthline | Mark Kreidler | November 1, 2019
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New mom missed deadline to add her child to insurance plan
How One Employer Stuck a New Mom with a $898,984 Bill for Her Premature Baby
ProPublica | Marshall Allen | November 4, 2019
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The Unregulated
Total revenue more than tripled.
Health Insurer Cigna Quarterly Profit Soars 75%
Reuters | Saumya Sibi and Joseph and Tamara Mathias, Writers | Shinjini Ganguli, Editor | October 31, 2019
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Trump administration stalls price transparency
CMS Delays Proposal to Force Hospital to Reveal Negotiated Rates
Healthcare Dive | Samantha Liss | November 1, 2019
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The middle-class and poor would lose big-time without Obamacare.
The Rich Will Receive Billions in Tax Cuts If Obamacare is Overturned, Report
CNBC | Berkeley Lovelace, Jr. | November 4, 2019
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Open Enrollment
Trump administration pushes junk insurance while arguing Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional.
New ObamaCare Enrollment Period Faces Trump Headwinds
The Hill | Jessie Hellmann | October 31, 2019
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Californians pay less than other Americans for marketplace health insurance.
Editorial: Health Insurance Reform is Real in California, Not in Washington, DC
The Los Angeles Times Editorial Board | November 8, 2019
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