Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Viewpoints: Americans Rejecting Myth That Fair Healthcare Is Socialism; Universal Coverage Is The Fix For Our Failing System
The U.S. health system is making Americans sick; and a better, fairer model will become increasingly important at the ballot box. (Dan Perry, 10/16)
Employer-sponsored plans are failing workers. A public system with private supplements offers a logical, lasting fix. (Kathryn Anne Edwards, 10/21)
In November 2009, I joined 10 other economists in a letter urging Congress to pass a bill that became the Affordable Care Act. I could hardly imagine what would come next. (Dana P. Goldman, 10/22)
Millions of Americans lost their health insurance this year when Obamacare premium subsidies disappeared. Many small families found that their health insurance costs quadrupled — pricing them out of the market. Many of these uninsured work for small businesses that do not offer health insurance. But this month, if you work for a small business, there is a once-a-year chance to get the same affordable group health plan coverage that is offered to big businesses in your state — at absolutely no cost to your employer! (Terry Savage, 10/21)
The disease didn’t have a name in our house. It had descriptions: the way her hands shook or she lost her words midsentence. The way she could be fully present at breakfast then somewhere unreachable by dinner. (Miranda Pappas, 10/22)
