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Why Americans Have Been Deceived About Canada’s Health Care System

“For decades, the health insurance industry has been scaring Americans about Canada’s health care system. We hear from a whistleblower about his role in the disinformation campaign.”  Why is this relevant today?  The same types of disinformation are being used to smear the Affordable Care Act. AMANDA ARONCZYK, BYLINE: When I first moved to the…

How a health care overhaul would cut jobs — and help the economy

“As calls for radical health reform grow louder, many on the right, in the center and in the health care industry are arguing that proposals like “Medicare for All” would cause economic ruin, decimating a sector that represents nearly 20% of our economy.”“It’s true: Any significant reform would require major realignment of the health care…

The Medicare Debate

Health care is sure to be one of the focal points of the 2020 presidential election. While Trump is proposing substantial cuts to Medicare, Democrats are promoting variations on “Medicare for all” ranging from allowing persons 50 and older to buy into Medicare with annual premiums to more extensive plans to promote universal access to…

Why not Medicare for all? HR bill 676

With all the debate and animosity about overhauling the Affordable Care Act (which, BTW IS the same as “Obamacare” although 30% of Americans do NOT know this simple fact), why not Medicare for all Americans?  Most people, both consumers and members of Congress, don’t seem to realize that under our current system of health insurance,…

Medical Bills Are the Biggest Cause of US Bankruptcies

With Republicans vowing to repeal (and replace?) the Affordable Care Act, the headline that “Medical Bills Are the Biggest Cause of US Bankruptcies” was no surprise to this researcher who devoted many years to the study of consumer bankruptcy.  Dan Mangan wrote in 2013: “Bankruptcies resulting from unpaid medical bills will affect nearly 2 million…