Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
This week we are unpacking Single Payer/Medicare for All to better understand the many variations of SP/MFA and now they are different, how those variations might work, and whether some version is a) politically viable and b) would solve the … Continue reading Could Medicare for All Solve the healthcare cost problem?
Read More...Yesterday we gave a brief overview of Medicare – the various parts and pieces. Today – what exactly is the plan, who would pay for it, and how much would it cost? Sen. Bernie Sanders, (I VT) is the original … Continue reading Medicare for All – explaining what it means and what it would cost
Read More...After last night’s gubernatorial primary elections, no one can claim “those politicians are all the same.” Gillum v DeSantis in Florida, Ducey v Garcia in Arizona, Abrams v Kent in Georgia, Evers v Walker in Wisconsin…the contrast between candidates in … Continue reading Medicare for All means…what?
Read More...As the GOP goes about repealing and replacing ACA, they’ll have to carefully consider how Medicare will be affected, because it absolutely will be. Briefly, reimbursement, senior drug benefits, hospital funding, and private Medicare Advantage programs were all altered by passage of ACA. Outright repeal … Continue reading Getting serious about health reform, part two – Medicare
Read More...My post earlier this week on the pending changes to provider reimbursement resulted in a few emails from colleagues looking for clarification and more detail. So, here goes. First, why? Well, everyone agreed that the Medicare doc payment program known … Continue reading Medicare doc payment – the details
Read More...The annual caterwauling about Medicare physician reimbursement has begun. For those who just want the takeaway – there very likely won’t be any substantive, long-term “fix”, but rather another temporary – and very slight – increase in reimbursement. The latest … Continue reading Medicare doc fix – here we (don’t) go again…
Read More...Rep Ryan has taken what, by any definition, is a very bold and aggressive position regarding Medicare. He has – quite rightly – acknowledged that Medicare’s current financial trajectory is unsustainable. While one can argue with Ryan’s solution, one cannot … Continue reading Paul Ryan’s evolving stance on deficits and Medicare spending
Read More...As we consider what to do about health care costs and coverage, there are a couple data points worthy of our attention. First, Medicare and Medicaid trends – which are looking better these days. As Maggie Mahar noted, “From 2000 … Continue reading Health insurance cost growth; Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial
Read More...Credible research indicates health cost inflation rates will remain fairly low during this decade, driven by “greater cost-sharing in private insurance, new Medicare payment policies, slower growth in prescription drug spending, and an upcoming tax on high-cost insurance premiums.” Note … Continue reading Inflation in Medicare, private insurance, and work comp
Read More...There’s going to be a LOT coming out in the next two months about Medicare, so it may help to know a few things about the program to help put it in context. – We spent over a half-trillion dollars … Continue reading Medicare – quick factoids
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