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Within Healthcare USA, Risk and Reward Have Never Been More Out of Kilter

Posted on Main Blog by Susan Gilbert · August 11, 2020 1:00 PM

The U. S. health insurance industry is broken. The people at the top are making millions while healthcare givers keep losing their jobs.  This inequity will persist during the coronavirus pandemic as the insurance companies continue to collect premiums, while fewer people are making claims for every-day, common illnesses. 

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Study Shows 5.4 Million Have Lost Insurance Amid Pandemic. Progressives Note Number Under Medicare for All Would Be: 0

Posted on Main Blog by Susan Gilbert · July 14, 2020 11:29 AM

Everyone should have access to affordable healthcare, especially if they are sick and especially during a pandemic.  Congressman Ro Khanna distinctly states "stop talking about 'affordable' healthcare and start getting serious about truly universal healthcare." Universal healthcare and Medicare for All would ensure that everyone was covered, no one would lose coverage and no one would be uninsured. 

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Hospitals Got Bailouts and Furloughed Thousands While Paying C.E.O.s Millions

Posted on Main Blog by Susan Gilbert · June 09, 2020 10:40 AM

Hospitals and hospital executives seem to be profiting from this pandemic while many essential workers are losing their jobs. Instead of spending money on needed PPE or support staff, the CEO's are making millions. People's lives are at stake and people are beginning to protest.

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$3,278 ER Visit for Coughing Fits and Fever Amid Covid-19 Pandemic Highlights Failure of For-Profit System

Posted on Main Blog by Susan Gilbert · May 26, 2020 9:45 AM

After going to Denver Health for severe COVID-19 symptoms, a patient was told he did not meet the official requirements therefore could not receive the COVID-19 test.  It was assumed he was positive, so he was sent home to self-quarantine.  Subsequently, he received a bill for $3278 for his visit to the ER.

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'The Next Crisis': Up to 43 Million Americans Could Lose Health Insurance Due to Pandemic, Study Shows

Posted on Main Blog by Susan Gilbert · May 11, 2020 11:14 AM

A new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation highlights how between 25 -43 million workers could lose their health insurance as they begin losing their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Many American workers receive their health insurance through their employers and with so many of them now being laid off, the question is What Will They Do? 

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Medicare for All: Covid-19 Shows When It Comes to Health, the Government Is Your Friend, the Private Sector Sees You as an ATM

Posted on Main Blog by Susan Gilbert · April 23, 2020 10:57 AM

Fear tactics are being used as an attempt to shift support away from Medicare for All.  Don't listen to the "manufactured confusion" and follow the facts.  Your health depends on it. 

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US Hospitals Are Sick With COVID-19. Here's the Treatment

Posted on Main Blog by Susan Gilbert · April 15, 2020 11:51 AM

In the midst of the COVID-19 epidemic, healthcare workers continue caring for their patients in hospitals, in clinics, by phone calls and via phone conferencing. Not everyone is getting paid for their bravery, yet they never cease taking care of patients.   Hospitals need money to keep their doors open so they can continue to provide quality care, yet this pandemic is causing them to lose a significant amount of money. Dr. Robbie Goldstein believes that a Medicare for All system is the answer.

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Healthcare Companies Start Price Gouging As Demand Surges During Pandemic

Posted on Health Care Forum by Susan Gilbert · March 23, 2020 11:56 AM

Healthcare companies are putting profit over people!  Now that healthcare workers are in dire need of face masks, instead of charging 58 cents per mask, companies are now charging $7.00 per mask.  Farron Cousins from the Ring of Fire Network reports that this shameful practice should be illegal.

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Nevada Culinary Union Favors Benefits Provided By Private Commercial Insurance

Posted on Main Blog by Susan Gilbert · February 25, 2020 12:26 PM

The Nevada Culinary Union has established a position which favors benefits provided by private commercial insurance, as opposed to single-payer or universal health care. Information and Disinformation (lies) will become the business of the current 2020 American political campaign. How will Americans/Union members be able to differentiate the truth from lies?

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A New Study Reveals the US Could Save $600 Billion in Administrative Costs by Switching to a Single-Payer, Medicare For All System

Posted on Main Blog by Susan Gilbert · February 10, 2020 1:24 PM

Zachary Hendrickson from Business Insider, reports on the rising healthcare administrative costs and their negative impact on us, their consumers and patients, with no end in sight. He cites several recent studies which support this data, as he makes the case against private insurers and for a single-payer system.

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