Vice-President Biden is proposing that the government offer people a public health insurance...
Health and financial security
Coronavirus: Are hospitals prepared for the flu season?
Now that we are more than eight months into the novel coronavirus, you might think that hospitals...
Joe Biden will build a strong public health infrastructure
Atul Gawande makes the case for electing Joe Biden President in the New Yorker. He argues that a...
Medicare Advantage gold mine puts traditional Medicare at grave...
Beware of corporate health insurers with eyes on Medicare. To date, these insurers have been taking...
Coronavirus: Lack of timely data jeopardizes public health
In a new report, Sins of Omission: How Government Failures to Track Covid-19 Data Have Led to More...
Blame President Trump if people with pre-existing conditions...
In an op-ed for the New York Times, former Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...
The Medicare Advantage scam and beyond
Kay Tillow writes for Daily Kos about the “Medicare Advantage scam” and beyond. She...
Congress can control hospital rates or allow them to soar
Because most hospitals have monopoly pricing power, private insurers are now paying on average 2.5...
Could Walmart be where you go for health care?
Until Congress steps in to regulate our health care system effectively, it appears that...
Small non-profit helps lower price of some ineffective drugs
Caroline Humer reports for Reuters on the value of the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review...