Tag Archives: Needs

Health Insurance Needs to Grow Up

By KIM BELLARD I’ve been covered by private insurance my entire life.  Even more telling, I worked in the health insurance industry for — gasp! — some thirty years.  It’s not just paid for my healthcare, it’s financed my life. Today, though, for the first time in my life, I’m covered by public insurance —… Read More »

Opinion: Why Michigan needs more pharmacy reform – The Detroit News

opinion James Broughel Published 11:00 PM EDT Jun 14, 2020 During the month of May, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed two executive orders unleashing the talents of Michigan pharmacists in the fight against COVID-19. The first one, which was signed on May 19 and extended several past orders, expanded pharmacists’ operational capacity and authority to dispense… Read More »

Telehealth needs medical interpreters, broadband expansion to reach underserved

Seven million Californians live in a region with a shortage of physicians. Although telehealth can be used to address that gap, write experts from the University of California, Los Angeles in a new report, policymakers must consider the ways in which vulnerable people are left behind by technological advances. The report, jointly issued by the… Read More »

Red and Blue America see eye-to-eye on one issue: the nation’s health care system needs fixing – USA TODAY

Jayne O’Donnell USA TODAY Published 3:15 PM EST Feb 7, 2020 Health care is one of the most divisive issues of the 2020 presidential campaign, with candidates disparaging insurers and polarizing labels creating deep divisions even among Democrats. But remove the buzzwords from the policies, and voters who will decide the election aren’t so far apart in their own positions, new… Read More »