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‘Our system is in dire straits’: progressive Democrats hold Medicare for All hearing
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (524+ words) Congressional Progressive caucus say ‘healthcare should not be a privilege’ as they champions single payer system The Congressional Progressive caucus (CPC) held a shadow hearing on Medicare for All on Wednesday, led by Pramila Jayapal and Debbie Dingell. National Nurses…...
Senators claim UnitedHealth is withholding internal documents from inquiry
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (581+ words) UnitedHealth says it will ‘continue to engage’ with lawmakers who began investigating their involvement in nursing home care after Guardian investigation UnitedHealth did not directly respond to questions from the Guardian about the senators’ assertion that the company had failed…...
UnitedHealth reduced hospitalizations for nursing home seniors. Now it faces wrongful death claims
7+ mon, 4+ day ago (1661+ words) The company says it is protecting nursing home residents by curbing unnecessary hospital transfers. Whistleblowers allege cost-cutting tactics have endangered the elderly Three nursing home residents died because employees of the American healthcare giant UnitedHealth Group helped delay or deny…...
Australian taxpayers subsidise rising specialist fees as spending on Abbott-era Medicare safety net ‘explodes’
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1000+ words) Exclusive: Health department data shows spending on the 2004 extended safety net has nearly tripled, from $324.9m in 2010 to $850.4m in 2024 Taxpayers are increasingly subsiding the rising fees of specialist doctors, as new data shows “explosive” government spending on the Medicare safety net,…...
I’m as capitalist as they get but Medicare for all is the best hope for US healthcare | Gene Marks
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (385+ words) With the US government shut down over impending rises to insurance premiums, it’s clear the status quo cannot continue Confused? You should be. Who understands all this stuff? Not the typical business owner. Nor the typical employee. Choosing the right…...
Senators seek UnitedHealth records on push to curb nursing home hospitalizations
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (359+ words) Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to the healthcare conglomerate on Thursday citing a Guardian investigation Revealed: UnitedHealth secretly paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers US lawmakers are asking UnitedHealth Group, the nation’s largest healthcare conglomerate, to…...