Recent Reports & Activities
How Healthy is our Healthcare and Why Does it Cost So Much?
HCACF Board member Vince Markovchick, MD presents how American taxpayers are paying more for their healthcare than people living in countries with national health insurance. He asks and answers the following questions: What is the root cause of our healthcare dilemma? Why are our costs so high? What are the attributes of the “Ideal” health insurance plan? He also explains healthcare waste. cost and abuse in our U.S. insurance system, and why public opinion in the United States strongly favors single-payer national health insurance.
The Case for Medicare for All
On February 4, 2019 Public Citizen published a report in support of Medicare-for-All. This 69-page document called The Case for Medicare for All summarizes how a Medicare-for-All healthcare system would guarantee high quality healthcare to all U.S. citizens; even to those in need of chronic care or who might require preventative care. The Political Economy Research Institute published its report called Economic Analysis of Medicare for All in November, 2018.
Nurse Talk Interviews Mark Dudzic About Single Payer
The people will win Medicare for All. Thousands united this week to prove it. Mark Dudzic, National Coordinator of Labor Campaign for Single Payer, was on Nurse Talk discussing the need for a grassroots movement in support of healthcare justice. His organization, Labor Campaign for Single Payer, deems healthcare to be a necessity and strongly supports a Single-Payer Medicare-for-All healthcare system for all Americans. Mark Dudzic calls for activists to get involved, especially during the Week of Action February 9-13, when there will be Barnstorm events throughout the country in support of Medicare-for-All.
Research & Analysis (PNHI)
Expanding and Improving Medicare
Eldon Van Der Wege, MBA and
Thomas Billroth Gottlieb, MD
This paper describes the structure of Medicare funding as defined today. The future expansion and improvement of Medicare is further defined with a funding source already defined by existing federal law.
Public Takings of Private Insurance
Eldon Van Der Wege, MBA and
Thomas Billroth Gottlieb, MD
The last clause of the fifth amendment of the US Constitution is known as the “Takings Clause”. Constitutional takings refer to the government depriving owners of their interest in private property. The takings require payment of compensation based on the value of the property.
U.S. Healthcare Financing Reform: The Consolidation of the Health Insurance Industry
Eldon Van Der Wege, MBA and
Thomas Billroth Gottlieb, MD
In this study, we propose the US health insurance system should be consolidated using a mergers and acquisitions strategy to reduce the current inequality and administrative inefficiency in healthcare. We believe that our study has significant policy implications for healthcare reform and will result in higher quality services at a reduced cost and healthier communities.