A majority of the general public is in support of expanding Medicare — either by opening it up to all Americans or lowering the eligibility age, according to new survey results. But among current Medicare enrollees, nearly half want the program to stay as it is.
Becoming mired in discussions about public versus private options is not the best avenue, Instead, we can work to make Covid-related state executive orders permanent.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
A new survey of U.S. physicians shows that they have differing views on how the payer market needs to evolve, but a vast majority agree that affordable insurance is necessary to provide access to high-quality care while reducing costs.
Medicare for All would certainly represent a substantial increase to the federal budget. But it would neither match nor dwarf current federal spending overall.
Our weekly cartoon features musings on the meaning of single payer in healthcare.
Properly understanding the full capabilities of telehealth, as well as its limitations, will help candidates, their healthcare platforms, and citizens at large throughout the 2020 election.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
The conservative courts have more or less declared that moderate solutions won't fly. The only remaining option then is Medicare For All.
Bind Benefits' Shawn Wagoner and OMERS Ventures' Michael Yang tussle over dueling visions of the future of health insurance, specifically whether consumers have the wherewithal to make prudent buying decisions, at a recent Bay Area event.
Articulating his proposal for health care reform, former Vice President Joe Biden emphasized the number of Americans who, he said, were more than perfectly satisfied with the coverage they have. But is it true?
If true, it would be a figure both staggering and significant to the unfolding debate, as Americans try to understand how Warren’s brand of a single-payer health system could affect their pocketbooks. So we decided to dig in.
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
With such broad and bipartisan support, why do the odds look grim for Congress to pass significant drug pricing legislation this year?
Colorado Senator and 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate Michael Bennet was at the second annual HLTH conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday in a session designed to probe his healthcare stances.
If you tuned in for the first five nights of the Democratic presidential debates, you might think “Medicare for All” and providing universal care are the only health care ideas Democrats have. That's not true.
Each candidate staked out a place on the health policy continuum but the biggest divide was between former Vice President Joe Biden — whose health care proposal includes a government-run public option insurance plan — and Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, and Sen Bernie Sanders, both backers of Medicare for All.
A recent survey from the National Business Group on Health found that among large employers, 55 percent were in favor of expanding Medicare.