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
Author: Duncan S. MacLean MD
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”
Fixing U.S. Healthcare – Annual Review & Summary 2020
Like everything else in America in 2020, Fixing U.S. Healthcare blog was touched by the coronavirus pandemic, racial reckoning, the election, and the economic fallout from the other three. From its start in 2017, this blog’s stated purpose has been to “[focus] on healthcare cost issues. . . [including] cost-benefit analysis -- pioneered in Oregon … Continue reading Fixing U.S. Healthcare – Annual Review & Summary 2020
What Does the 2020 Election Tell Us About Healthcare Reform?
The 2020 election results are in. What can they tell us about prospects for healthcare reform? Let’s dive in, using Pennsylvania’s Congressional races as a bellwether. QUICK SUMMARY Healthcare was a mid-priority issue both for voters and for candidates in Pennsylvania’s 2020 Congressional races. Healthcare ranked fourth after the economy, the pandemic, and … Continue reading What Does the 2020 Election Tell Us About Healthcare Reform?
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