I review Cinemax’s “The Knick” through a historical and political lens, in an online article for Jacobin Magazine.
Tag Archives: Consumer-driven health care
Discussing Privatized Medicaid on “The Attitude” with Arnie Arnesen
I was back today with radio host Arnie Arnesan on her program “The Attitude” at WNHN 94.7 for a discussion of the problem of Medicaid “Private Option.” The podcast is available here (starting at 27:45).
Salon: The Obamacare “private option”
Imagine you’re a conservative state politician ideologically opposed to government-provided health insurance for those with low incomes, but you nonetheless recognize the folly in forgoing billions of dollars in federal funds available to states that expand Medicaid simply to prove a Dickensian point (of questionable popularity) … Read the article at Salon here.
Salon: The Right’s Healthcare Revolution is a Scam
“The consumer-driven healthcare revolution,” trumpeted one conservative think tank a few years back, “has only just begun.” Now, for anyone who has ever been inconvenienced by an encounter with the healthcare system – or even worse, been on the receiving end of poor quality care, a medical error or a misdiagnosis – a greater focus on “consumer” satisfaction might sound like just the right medicine for American healthcare …
Read the article on Salon here.
Adam Gaffney 