Robert Reich: We’re Living in a New Gilded Age

Robert Reich / Truthdig Oct 11, 2018 Corporations have completely rigged the economy to boost their profits. If Democrats regain power, they must revive antitrust. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why Your Health Insurer Doesn’t Care About Your Huge Bills

Marshall Allen / ProPublica May 28, 2018 The role that insurance companies—the middlemen between patients and providers—play in boosting health care tabs often escapes scrutiny. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Insurance Prices for Many Obamacare Customers Will Rise by Double Digits in 2017

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 27, 2016 In Arizona, unsubsidized premiums for a "second-lowest-cost silver plan" will rise 116 percent, from $196 to $422, the Department of Health and Human Services reports. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why a Single-Payer Health Care System Is Inevitable

By Robert Reich / RobertReich.org Aug 23, 2016 Our real health care choice is either a hugely expensive, for-profit oligopoly or a government-run, single-payer system—like those in place in almost every other advanced economy. Our real health care choice is either a hugely expensive, for-profit oligopoly or a government-run, single-payer system—like those in place in almost every other advanced economy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Aetna Shows Why We Need a Single-Payer System

By Robert Reich / RobertReich.org Aug 17, 2016 The decision by the giant insurer to bail out from 11 of the 15 states where it sells Obamacare plans provides the best argument for changing our approach to health care in America. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Analysis of Private Health Insurance Data Reveals Striking Variation in Cost of Care

Staff / Truthdig Dec 21, 2015 A new study analyzing previously unavailable data from three of the country's largest commercial health insurers finds that the cost of care for the privately insured varies wildly from town to town. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Health Insurers Prefer ‘Profits Over People’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 3, 2011 Major health insurance providers Aetna, WellPoint and UnitedHealth reported huge earnings this quarter, up significantly from the same quarter last year, all while the number of people actually receiving coverage for care is steadily decreasing. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Employer-Provided Health Insurance Taking a Bigger Bite

Staff / Truthdig Jul 17, 2011 Newly published numbers from the Department of Health and Human Services show that American workers in 2010 paid average premiums of $4,940 for employer-provided health insurance to cover just themselves. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )