To readers of Fixing U.S. Healthcare blog: The Public Option approach has been mentioned in previous posts as one strategy to mobilize the "full faith and clout" of we-the-people, acting through the federal government, to tackle relentless rises in healthcare spending. Here is a discussion of the policy and the politics. Spoiler alert: Public option … Continue reading Biden’s most ambitious health policy: a public option plan — HENRY KOTULA
Month: January 2021
Slow Vaccination Is a Tell-Tale Symptom of a Sick Healthcare System
Might the U.S. have improved its COVID-19 vaccination roll-out by having a Medicare-for-all single-payer system in place? The simple answer is, You betcha! The three main problems with the United States vaccination effort are lack of centralized control, fragmented delivery systems, and non-interoperable data systems for tracking. Local healthcare monopolies can be “free-lancers,” operating willy-nilly … Continue reading Slow Vaccination Is a Tell-Tale Symptom of a Sick Healthcare System
Haven Healthcare Break-Up: “I rest my case”
Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffet, Jamie Dimon Haven Healthcare’s break-up vindicates the message of this blog: Only the full faith and clout of the federal government can overcome structural cost pressures and reform the U.S. healthcare system. Haven Healthcare was formed in 2018 by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, entrepreneurial financier Warren Buffet, and banker Jamie Dimon with … Continue reading Haven Healthcare Break-Up: “I rest my case”
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