This is episode 57, “What You Need To Know About Medicare, Medigap, Medicare (Dis)Advantage, and How Medicare for All Benefits Seniors, Part 1.“
My guest, Diane Archer, is founder and president of Just Care USA, an independent digital media hub that focuses on health and financial issues facing boomers and their parents. Ms. Archer serves on the Brown University School of Public Health Advisory Board, and is the past chair of the Board of Consumer Reports. She began her career in health advocacy in 1989 as founder and president of the Medicare Rights Center, a national consumer service organization dedicated to ensuring that older and disabled Americans get the health care they need. Ms. Archer received her J.D. degree from Harvard Law School.
My interview with Ms. Archer covers two episodes, 57 and 58. This episode discusses problems with Medicare, Medigap or Supplemental plans, and how Medicare Advantage puts you at a disadvantage. Part 2, available on June 15th, discusses problems with direct contracting, changes to improve Medicare, and how seniors would benefit from Medicare for All.
Do not miss this episode as Ms. Archer discusses critical information that every senior and their children need to know about Medicare.
The Free Market Cannot Solve Every Problem
The Security Threat of Our Current Healthcare System
Why We Need Single-Payer Medicare for All in the United States
The Illogic and Fraud of Medicare Advantage Plans
Medicare: A Complicated Mess
The American Healthcare Mess
Puerto Rico’s History of Single-Payer
Why Medicare For All Is Cool!
Electronic Health Records and Interchangeable Data
Little Things That Can Make a Difference
A Catastrophic Ruling: The Overturning of Guaranteed Abortion Access
Gun Violence and Public Health in the U.S.
Public Health, Single-Payer and the American Public Health Association
The Healthcare Skin-in-the-Game Myth
Achieving the Cancer Moonshot in 10 Years
Jeffrey Sachs Testimony from the House Oversight Committee Hearing on Medicare for All
Highlights from the House Oversight Committee Hearing on Medicare for All
Some Survey Results on Why Having Health Insurance Doesn’t Mean Squat
Well-Known and Lesser-Known Problems With Our Healthcare System
Medicare for All Changes That Will Make Your Life Better
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