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How Conflating "Who Pays" with "Who Regulates" Creates the California Single-Payer Fiscal Cliff
10+ hour, 52+ min ago (698+ words) California's single-payer debate usually focuses on whether the state can pass and finance a universal health care system. But there are two other critical concepts that matter just as much: First, what happens if California succeeds, receives the federal approvals…...
Surprise medical bills were supposed to be a thing of the past. Surprise'they're not.
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (722+ words) By Elisabeth Rosenthal for KFF Health News The No Surprises Act, which took effect in 2022, was rightly heralded as a landmark piece of legislation, which "protects people covered under group and individual health plans from receiving surprise medical bills," according…...
Small business owner realizes that that free Covid money isn't so free
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (178+ words) Daily Kos Small business owner realizes that that free Covid money isn't so free How a pandemic rescue became a 30-year debt trap This is a call for fiscal realism. A focused repair plan can protect taxpayers and keep viable…...
REMINDER: 30% of the population still has time to enroll in ACA coverage starting January 1st!
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (117+ words) Daily Kos REMINDER: 30% of the population still has time to enroll in ACA coverage starting January 1st! A quick reminder that if you live in any of the following states, you still have until MIDNIGHT ON NEW YEAR'S EVE to enroll…...