Author Archives: EbiHCN-NYC

Healthcare is costly, and planning for a serious illness is not something that most people can afford to do. Even with insurance, getting care is a complicated process that can be prohibitively expensive. No one should have to take on … Continue reading →

While the Affordable Care Act (ACA) increases the number of Americans with health insurance,  it does not guarantee that everyone will be covered. Prior to the Supreme Court decision to strike down the requirement that states expand Medicaid, the Congressional … Continue reading →

The Presbyterian Church (USA), a single-payer advocate, has decided to investigate the practices of health insurance companies in which they have invested and possibly divest from those which are not aligned with the principals of the church. This action is … Continue reading →

While the Affordable Care Act increases the number of Americans with health insurance, it doesn’t control healthcare costs.  Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and politicians in other states have recognized this problem and are pushing for single payer.

Irrespective of the Supreme Court decision on the ACA, some states plan to move forward with their own healthcare reforms. Their primary concern is to provide universal, affordable coverage, something best achieved through single payer. “Never mind the mandate,” now … Continue reading →

A New York Times article was written recently on the increase in price and demand for Brooklyn brownstones. To demonstrate its case, the article used an example of an owner who bought a brownstone for $50,000 in 1974 and sold it, … Continue reading →

Now is the time to build a movement in support of single payer, a health care system that would provide care to all while drastically cutting health expenditures and eliminating medical bankruptcies. With the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act … Continue reading →

The uninsured patient spends an inordinate amount of time waiting to receive care in emergency rooms, sometimes for acute problems that could have been preventable if he or she had access to continuous care. It’s time we stand for single-payer, … Continue reading →

A growing number of Americans are finding their credit destroyed due to medical debt. In many cases the size of the debt is small and the debtor is simply unaware of it existence until contacted by a collection agency. Due … Continue reading →

Debt collection agencies have become more aggressive in their pursuit of medical debt.  A recent investigation into the practices of Accretive Health, one of largest medical debt collection agencies, reveals that agency workers were given front-line staffing positions, such as … Continue reading →