Medicare For All Explained

The Curse of Medical Debt

This is episode one-hundred-and-sixteen, “The Curse of Medical Debt.”

Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks explains why medical debt is much larger problem than most people think.

Here is the report I referenced in this podcast: 100 Million People in America Are Saddled With Health Care Debt

Here are links to episodes 8 and 9 that I referenced in this podcast: 

The Economics of Health Care, Part 1: The Problem – Our Current Health Care System Is Unaffordable

The Economics of Health Care, Part 2: The Solution – Medicare for All

 

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Electronic Health Records

This is episode 115, "The Advantages and Disadvantages of Electronic Health Records."

Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks discusses some of the advantages and disadvantages of electronic health records and why we often depend on faxes to transfer health data.

 

Amazed by Free Health Care and Why We Need Medicare for All

This is episode 114, “Amazed by Free Health Care and Why We Need Medicare for All.”

Olympian Ariana Ramsey decided to try out the free health care at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. She was “amazed” and said that “America needs to do better with their healthcare system.” 

Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks explains how the United States can do better with their healthcare system and how to make free health care normal so the amazement can end for everyone.

Here is the link to Ariana Ramsey’s TikTok video on being amazed by free health care:  https://www.tiktok.com/@ariana.ramsey/video/7399645817944001838

The Missing Criteria for Health Insurance Companies

This is episode 113, “The Missing Criteria for Health Insurance Companies.”

Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks explains that health  insurance companies are concerned with profits and are using AI to increase profits by denying care. Instead, insurance companies should be evaluated on how well they cover costs for treatment. 

Here are the articles referenced in this podcast. 

• As UnitedHealth and Cigna are Sued for AI-Based Claims Denials, Documents Suggest Major AI Expansion
• Denied by AI: How Medicare Advantage plans use algorithms to cut off care for seniors in need

Here is Wendell Potter’s news site referenced in this podcast, HEALTH CARE un-covered. I highly recommend it. Please consider subscribing to this news site. 

 

The Harm Caused by Medicare Advantage

This is episode 112, “The Harm Caused by Medicare Advantage.”

Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks discusses a report by Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) that documents the harmful effects of Medicare Advantage.

Here is a link to the report: Taking Advantage: How Corporate Health Insurers Harm America’s Seniors.

We Don't Need Medicare Advantage

This is episode 111, “We Don’t Need Medicare Advantage.”

Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks explains why Medicare Advantage is not needed and is detrimental to Medicare. 

Here is the MedPac report that I used as a source: Medicare Payment Policy. (See page XXV and pages 373-374.)

 

We don’t Need Health Insurance Companies

This is episode 110, “We don’t Need Health Insurance Companies.”

Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks discusses why we don’t need health insurance companies.

 

Some Really Good Reasons Why We Need Medicare For All

This is episode 109, “Some Really Good Reasons Why We Need Medicare For All.”

Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks explicates some good reasons why we need Medicare for All and comments on some of the disinformation regarding Medicare for All.

These following articles are referenced or used as sources in this podcast:

22 studies agree: ‘Medicare for All’ saves moneyMedicare For All Would Improve Hospital Financing

National Improved Medicare for All (NIMA):
“But How Are You Going To Pay For It?”
M4A Math

Universal healthcare as pandemic preparedness: The lives and costs that could have been saved during the COVID-19 pandemic

What the data says about gun deaths in the U.S.

A Prologue to the Future

This is episode 108, “A Prologue to the Future.” 

Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks explains why the University of Delaware freezing hiring, pausing projects and curbing travel is a prologue to the future in the United States if we keep the current healthcare system.

These are the two articles referenced in this podcast:

Hiring frozen. Projects paused. Travel curbed. UD reacts to spiking state health care cost

Why companies are leaving the cloud

 

A Traditional Medicare Benefit

This is episode 107, “A Traditional Medicare Benefit.” 

Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks explains why Medicare makes it easier to move to a different state.