Health Insurance Hustle
Why your health insurer doesn’t care about your big bills. Patients may think their insurers are fighting on their behalf for the best prices. But saving patients money is often not their top priority. ProPublica & NPR article
Here’s to Your Health! Event 6-20-18
The Northfield Area Chapter of HCA-MN is showing the film documentary “FIX IT – Healthcare At The Tipping Point”; an in-depth look into our dysfunctional healthcare system. Wednesday, June 20 6pm to 9pm Imminent Brewing 519 Division Street South Unit 2 Northfield, MN Here’s to Your Health! 6pm social hour following by the film […]
Northfield Big Pharma Event 4-26-18
The Northfield Area Chapter of HCA-MN presented the video documentary Big Pharma: Market Failure from the producers of FIX IT – Healthcare at the Tipping Point on April 26, 2018. The documentary is a compelling drama that reveals the truth of pharma cost and what we can do about it. Here is a recap of the presentation.
April 19 & 26 – What Kind of Health Care System Should the U.S. Adopt? Parts I and II
St. Olaf College Institute for Freedom and Community is hosting this two part discussion, which begins at 7 p.m. in Tomson Hall 280, Northfield, MN. It is free and open to the public. It will be streamed and archived online. The Institute for Freedom and Community’s spring series on Freedom, Community, and Health Care, for […]
April 26 – “Big Pharma: Market Failure” Documentary Presented by HCA-MN’s Northfield Chapter
Thursday, April 26, 2018, 10:00am at 50 North (Northfield Senior Center), Room 106, 1651 Jefferson Pkwy, Northfield, MN. This video documentary from the producers of “FIX IT – Healthcare at the Tipping Point” is a compelling drama that reveals the truth of pharma cost and what we can do about it. Questions? Contact Northfield Area HCA-MN […]
Down With the Copay
Natalie Shure 10/6/2017 https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/10/sanders-single-payer-copays-medicare-for-all We can’t eliminate the profit motive in health care without eliminating copays. In the week preceding the release of Bernie Sanders’s Medicare for All bill, the Vermont senator’s office was flooded with calls — so many, in fact, that the legislative aides on the other line often guessed callers’ purpose before […]
LSP 2017 MN Legislature Healthcare Wrap-Up
The Land Stewardship Project (LSP) take on the 2017 MN legislature and healthcare. MN Legislature & Healthcare: MinnesotaCare Saved, But Insurance Companies Valued Before People Jonathan Maurer-Jones & Paul Sobocinski • June 2, 2017 The 2017 Minnesota state legislative session is complete, including a four-day special session that was needed for the Legislature to finish […]
Why Medicaid?
Here is an excellent primer on Medicaid as the federal government attempts to change it. Thanks to Diane Archer and JustCare. Medicaid: Why It Matters to All of Us February 19, 2015 by Diane Archer Medicaid, with “aid” at the end, is a federal-state insurance program established to help individuals and families living in poverty. […]
HCA-MN General Meeting 5/23/2017 Summary
A general HCA-MN meeting was held on May 23rd to update people on the organization startup and Minnesota healthcare reform. The meeting was led by Dr. Ron Jankowki. Ron warmly welcomed everybody and gave a brief introduction. After giving HCA-MN’s history, Ron made it clear that a Minnesota healthcare plan for all, according to HCA-MN […]
League of Women Voters: Health Care Forum
HEALTH CARE FORUM Thursday, June 1, 7-9 pm Episcopal Church of Nativity Burnsville 15601 Maple Island Road ‘The State of Health Care: Successes and Challenges, Possible Changes on the Federal Level, Health Care Legislation in Minnesota’