…service; needs to be asked, “Should they be publicly funded?” Subsidized? People elect a sheriff, should they be allowed to vote for a ‘contracting’ chronicler? Bona fides, only. Most local…

…people on the differences between Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage/trump’s Medicare Direct Contracting plans. The ratio today is commercial Medicare Advantage versus Traditional Medicare.healthcare is 46% to 54%. This podcast…

…trends. Mask wearing is not that big of an inconvenience for good health. There may be other health consequences resulting from contracting Covid. Consequences not widely known. Another topic for later….

…like Gref, and the decision got reversed, with the sensitivity of this, especially in light of today’s NY Times report on the Russian economy sharply contracting, that it became clear…

…Contracting Entity (DCE) program adds a private-sector third party (MA) between patients and Medicare services. Medicare allows these intermediary companies to offer unique benefits, like gym membership coverage. The for-profit…

…a 37-year history, a review of private plan payments was made. It suggests, the many iterations of full-risk contracting with private plans never yielded aggregate savings for the Medicare program….

…civil rights laws through Congress, Truman worked to desegregate federal contracting and military installations. Immediately, racist southern Democrats, led by South Carolina senator Strom Thurmond, broke away from their own…

…like consumer spending, are contracting. Most of the growth in the quarter came from an increase in exports. “Tax and Monopoly Focus: Reframing Tax Policy to Reset the Rules of…

… R, Berwick  DM. Medicare Advantage, direct contracting, and the Medicare “money machine,” part 1: the risk-score game. Health Affairs blog. September 29, 2021. Accessed January 24, 2023.  https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/forefront.20210927.6239/ 2. Kronick  R, Chua…

…uses Algorithms to block care for Seniors, Angry Bear. Direct Contracting and The Medicare ‘Money Machine,’ Angry Bear. Medicare Advantage has Overcharged FFS Medicare by Billions for Years, Angry Bear….