As we continue to debate how to move forward on health reform, it’s helpful to understand the...
Health and financial security
President Trump wants to gut Medicare
We already know that President Trump has proposed slashing Medicare spending in his budget...
Hospital rating systems are all flawed
You should choose your hospital carefully, but do not rely on a hospital rating system. A new paper...
Medicare for All benefits union members
Vice President Joe Biden is wrong. Medicare for All benefits union members. Instead of their...
Older adults will play a big role in 2020 presidential election
Older adults represent a large and increasingly larger voting bloc. They will play a big role in...
With Medicare for All, Bernie Sanders moved the Democratic Party...
Osita Nwanevu reports for the New Yorker on how Senator Bernie Sanders has single-handedly moved...
Why haven’t Democrats taken on the hospital industry?
David Dayen writes in The American Prospect that Democrats lack the guts to take on the hospital...
KamalaCare leaves health insurers running the show
There’s no question that the American health care system is a crazy quilt that leaves health...
To strengthen Medicare, it should cover everyone
It’s Medicare’s 54th birthday. And, Luke Thibault writes for Jacobin about...
Vice-President Biden calls for expanding Social Security, while...
At an AARP Iowa forum, Vice-President Joe Biden unequivocally called for expanding Social Security...