Do Not Resuscitate (This System) #331 Jan 19 2024

Every week I share news about how we spend trillions of dollars making intermediaries rich instead of making ourselves healthier. This week, I look at payment systems including government insurance; privatized Medicare such as Medicare Advantage and other for-profit invasions; some news on drug prices; the state of our feeble regulatory apparatus; and some general stories about the structural barriers to a healthy population. Find the whole digest and archive of back issues at nypan.org under "single payer news".