Dismantling The Lies From New Industry Ad
Wendell Potter rebuts the lies from a health industry ad
New Medical Bankruptcy Study
Two-thirds of filers cite illness and medical bills as contributors to financial ruin
Medicare for All Act of 2019 Soon to be Introduced
‘Everybody In, Nobody Out’: What We Know So Far About the Medicare for All Act of 2019 Will be introduced in the House of Representatives
New Study Shows ” Medicare for All” Would Save US $5.1 Trillion Over Ten Years
A new economic analysis commissioned by National Nurses United shows very positive savings over our current payment system. The comprehensive plan is estimated to reduce U.S. health consumption expenditures by …
Sen. John Marty Q&A On the Minnesota Health Plan
Q&A videos on the Minnesota Health Plan with State Senator John Marty at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, Minneapolis, MN 10/21/2018. Part one: Q&A The Minnesota Health Plan with …
Healthcare Payment Reform Models Effectiveness
The recent opinion article in the NY Times by Alfie Kohn identifies research on the effectiveness of rewards that tell us we can’t bribe others into doing what we want. …
Health Insurance Hustle
Why your health insurer doesn’t care about your big bills. Patients may think their insurers are fighting on their behalf for the best prices. But saving patients money is often …
Understanding the Debate about Reducing Health Care Costs
Kip Sullivan, J.D. is a health policy expert and frequent blogger. He has been a Minnesota-based organizer and researcher on healthcare issues for more than two decades. Kip is the …
Why Do We Need ACOs and Insurance Companies?
Why Do We Need ACOs and Insurance Companies? Why does America need “accountable care organizations” as well as insurance companies? What is it that ACOs are supposed to do that …
Down With the Copay
Natalie Shure 10/6/2017 https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/10/sanders-single-payer-copays-medicare-for-all We can’t eliminate the profit motive in health care without eliminating copays. In the week preceding the release of Bernie Sanders’s Medicare for All bill, the …