Citizen access to public agencies is a basic public function. Why does government contract out the process of verifying identity to a for-profit monopoly company?
Medicare
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Road to Universal Medicare
The apparent split between advocates of Medicare for All and a more incremental approach is misleading and easily remedied.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
‘Stunning’ Level of Support for Universal Health Care: Jayapal
Even more people want Medicare for All than did last December, a new poll shows.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Health Care Reform Needs More Than Universal Coverage
Medicare for All without tackling the extreme consolidation in health care would just funnel money to corporate behemoths, a new report states.
Posted inWorking in America
The Crisis of Care Work
The end of Temporary Protected Status and Trump’s budget cuts make a bad situation worse.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Threat of Big Insurance
The industry is hugely lucrative, with endless sums of cash to influence lawmakers. A new report tracks 25 years of health insurance industry donations.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Affordable to Buy, Costly to Use
Health care affordability depends on access to care and the true cost of care, not just insurance premiums.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Corporations and the Crisis of Care
The U.S. suffers from a mass exodus of primary care doctors, as medical practice is dictated by corporate masters at the expense of physicians and patients.
Posted inPolitics
Can You Support Medicare for All and Take Money From Big Pharma?
Diana DeGette, a longtime Colorado congressional incumbent, has received half a million in donations from pharmaceutical company PACs.
Posted inTAP
Rolling Back Medicare Advantage
How a group of rank-and-file retirees in Connecticut successfully organized to restore their right to traditional public Medicare