Health Affairs

As the debate over Medicare continues in connection to America’s fiscal problems, it is critical to understand how Medicare differs from commercial health insurance for working people.  There is a fundamental difference between these two types of health insurance plans, one social and one commercial. The basic difference between Medicare and commercial insurance is that... Read the rest of this entry »

Editor’s note: Robert B. Wohl, B.A., Wesleyan 2011, assisted Diane Archer in the preparation of this response to an earlier Health Affairs Blog “Contributing Voices” post by John Goodman and Thomas Saving. See also Austin Frakt’s post at the Incidental Economist and John Geyman’s post at the Physicians for a National Health Program blog for additional responses to the Goodman-Saving post. Contrary... Read the rest of this entry »