Author Archives: AmyHCN-NYC

It’s not news that a for-profit healthcare system leaves millions without care, or with inadequate care. And it’s worth pointing out that a market-based model fails even on its own terms: for-profit healthcare is more expensive and less efficient than … Continue reading →

Unfortunately, having insurance doesn’t necessarily mean that you won’t be swamped with medical debt.

Because the Affordable Care Act is not clear about what is “affordable,” many families might not actually be able to pay for insurance under the new law, which calculates affordability based on individual, not family, premiums.

And lots of lives. Enough said.

Even while opposition to the Affordable Care Act outweighs support among the public, a large majority–77%–says that if the mandate is struck down, Congress should get to work finding another, better way to fix our broken healthcare (non)system.

As the number of uninsured Americans grows, another, more insidious problem is growing as well: people who have insurance–even “good” insurance–and still can’t afford the care they need. This is only one such story. Meanwhile, the ACA’s extension of benefits … Continue reading →

As New York City hospitals anticipate the Supreme Court’s decision on the ACA, their struggles reveal the perverse effects of a profit-driven healthcare system. Meanwhile, job-based health insurance costs jobs as costs continue to climb, and pricing remains inconsistent and … Continue reading →

Oregonians have joined the fight for single payer. With support from the Vermont Workers’ Center, which led the successful campaign for single payer in Vermont, a coalition of more than 50 unions and community organizations has come together under the … Continue reading →

Last week, the Massachusetts Senate voted not to study the potential cost-cutting effects of a single-payer healthcare system. The study–which would have required a year-by-year comparison between single payer and the existing system–was proposed as an amendment to a bill … Continue reading →

Last week, Senator Thomas Duane and Assembly member Richard Gottfried introduced their bill that would create a universal, single-payer healthcare system in New York. The bill is an updated version of one introduced by Gottfried in the early 90s. If … Continue reading →