Healthcare Reform & the Strength of Nations

Would reforming healthcare strengthen U.S. global power? A new RAND Corporation analysis of great powers in history provides clues that it might. This blog has warned that uncontrolled healthcare spending is squeezing public and private budgets, incurring wasted-opportunity costs, cutting into military spending, and increasing the national debt. These financial strains on our economy and defense … Continue reading Healthcare Reform & the Strength of Nations →

As America’s physician demographics shift, so do doctors’ priorities — HENRY KOTULA

Young A.M.A. physician, Nikan Khatibi DO Readers of Fixing U.S. Healthcare blog may be interested in this recent post by a fellow healthcare blogger, Henry Kotula. He writes: https://mailchi.mp/7788648545f0/the-weekly-gist-february-25-2022?e=d1e747d2d8 A recent New Yorker article details the history of the American Medical Association’s (AMA) opposition to single-payer healthcare, and the grassroots movement that nearly changed its position in … Continue reading As America’s physician demographics shift, so do doctors’ priorities — HENRY KOTULA →

Healthcare Reform Is in the News

Healthcare is in the news a lot lately. Here are summaries of 3 recent articles along with my comments: 1. Health insurers use cash and gifts to sway which benefits employers choose Link: https://www.propublica.org/article/health-insurance-brokers-cost-commissions-bonuses Summary: Health insurance companies give out lucrative commissions and bonuses for influencing brokers who set up coverage plans. These incentives are not … Continue reading Healthcare Reform Is in the News →

Fixing U.S. Healthcare Blog – One-Year Appraisal & Summary

Fixing U.S. Healthcare blog reached its one-year anniversary last month. That’s a good time to take stock. And it’s a good time to summarize this blog’s message - that U.S. healthcare spending far outpaces spending in other comparable OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development) countries, as shown in the masthead graphic, above, and needs to … Continue reading Fixing U.S. Healthcare Blog – One-Year Appraisal & Summary →

“Single-payer healthcare is socialism!” – Why That’s Wrong & Wrongheaded

There are two technical reasons that the “socialism” claim is wrong: First, single-payer does not mean government-single-owner. Second, single-payer is best understood as a public-private hybrid, which is fundamentally different from socialism. This blog has avoided over-politicizing the healthcare reform debate. It has, in fact, cautioned Americans to steer clear of inflammatory loaded words like … Continue reading “Single-payer healthcare is socialism!” – Why That’s Wrong & Wrongheaded →