Hospital CEO salaries
This post shows the salaries of hospital CEOs in an area where Nurses are on strike. The hospitals have told the Nurses that they cannot afford to raise their salaries.
Public Money to Private Profit
The author of this piece, Wendell Potter, worked for years in the insurance industry, and has great insight into how public health care dollars are pulled into private for-profit enterprises.
More Medicare Advantage Fraud
More Medicare Advantage Fraud
The Department of Justice is accusing an insurance company and its data mining affiliate of fraud in the amount of tens of millions of dollars.
Previous DOJ suits against insurers have totaled more than $300 million in settlements.
Value-Based Payment is the New For-Profit Health Care Industry
Authors Sullivan, Tillow, and Malinow explore the history and myths of value-based payments, which have shifted insurance risk from insurance companies and Medicare to health care providers. Where is the evidence for greater value at lower cost?
Value-Based Payment Has Produced Little Value
“Why have the vast majority of value-based payment experiments failed to improve value?” Kip Sullivan, Ana Malinow, MD, and Kay Tillow explore the history of value-based payments and analyze their impact on healthcare today.
Dr. Paul Song Addresses LACMA
Former PNHP-CA President Dr. Paul Song delivered a compelling presentation on single payer healthcare to the Los Angeles County Medical Association on August 8, 2022.
Medicare Birthday Celebration
Ana Malinow spearheaded a celebration for Medicare’s 57th birthday. It was held outside the Federal Building in San Francisco.
Am I a Single Payer Zealot?
If believing that we should jettison $800 billion in administrative bloat and transfer the savings to health care makes me a zealot, I accept the label.
Physician Burnout: Fix the Doctor or Fix the System?
Burnout—emotional exhaustion and depersonalization (ie, treating patients like objects)
HR3775 – State-Based Universal Health Care Act of 2021
HR3775 – State-Based Universal Health Care Act of 2021 was introduced by