The letter Governor Newsom sent about state single payer and waivers
I’ve heard a lot of confusion about the letter Governor Newsom sent about state single payer and waivers, and I wanted to clarify what exactly he said in that letter.
I’ve heard a lot of confusion about the letter Governor Newsom sent about state single payer and waivers, and I wanted to clarify what exactly he said in that letter.
Do business owners feel single-payer is the way to go? A recent study reveals they have strong—but decidedly mixed—opinions.
Background Overtreatment is a cause of preventable harm and waste in health care. Little is known about clinician perspectives on the problem. In this study, physicians were surveyed on the prevalence, causes, and implications of overtreatment. Findings The response rate was 70.1%. Physicians reported that an interpolated median of 20.6% of overall medical care was …
“Single-payer systems at the state-level, said one advocate of the new bill, would “demonstrate just how much better they are than our fragmented for-profit healthcare system.”
A majority of voters support providing Medicare to every American, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds. Sixty-seven percent of registered voters in the July 26-27 survey said they would support providing Medicare to every American, while 33 percent oppose it. Support for providing Medicare to every American has dropped slightly since the question was first asked …
Poll: 67 percent support providing Medicare for every American Read More »