Amid Grassroots Push, Medicare for All Winning Big in Democratic Primaries
By Jake Johnson for Common Dreams “Being able to go to the doctor for any reason and not worry about paying for it? That sounds
Why Your Health Insurer Doesn’t Care About Your Big Bills
By Marshall Allen for Pro Publica Patients may think their insurers are fighting on their behalf for the best prices. But saving patients money is
He went to an in-network emergency room. He still ended up with a $7,924 bill.
By Sarah Kliff for VOX On January 28, 34-year-old Scott Kohan woke up in an emergency room in downtown Austin, Texas, with his jaw broken
HOPE in the Midwest Event Calendar
Healthcare activists in Illinois have started a local HOPE chapter. Find a listing of the upcoming events below. If you are interested in starting a
Health Insurers “Very Mindful” of Single Payer Battle
By Sarah Kliff, Vox. NOTE: This article is helpful because it shows that the private insurers also see single payer support growing and gives a
Doctors in U.S. and Canada launch sweeping pharmaceutical reform proposal
By PNHP.org. Plan published today in the British Medical Journal outlines seven steps to slash costs, improve access, and increase safety of prescription medications in
LTE: We Need Universal Health Care
By Dr. Ken Locke, Chieftain.com. I recently entered open enrollment week. Once a year, I pore over the different options offered through my employee health
When credit scores become casualties of healthcare debt
By Shefali Luthra for Modern Healthcare After a devastating horse-riding accident in 2017 landed him in the hospital for a month, requiring trauma care and
4 Takeaways From Trump’s Plan To Rescind CHIP Funding
By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News President Donald Trump wants to employ a rarely used budget maneuver called “rescission” to eliminate $15 billion in
Socialists Push Phoenix Mayor Stanton to Support Single-Payer Health Care
By Joseph Flaherty for Phoenix New Times Local leftists are pushing Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton to support single-payer health care before he resigns to run for Congress.
Andrew J. Cohen: The VA is working just fine, thank you very much
By Andrew J. Cohen for The Spokesman-Review “A government-run, single-payer, bureaucratic health-care system that doesn’t work.” That’s how Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., described the Department
Single-Payer System Is the Solution for Mental Health Care, Panelists Say
By Kelly Davio for The American Journal of Managed Care In a discussion during the American Psychiatric Association 2018 Annual Meeting, held in New York,