FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 17, 2019
Contact: Adam Gaffney, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; President, Physicians for a National Health Program; Division of Pulmonary and
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and high deductible health plans forgo needed care because of cost, struggle to pay medical bills, and face worse health outcomes: Harvard study
October 10, 2019
Contact: Clare Fauke, Physicians for a National Health Program, 312-782-6006 or clare@pnhp.org
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and private high-deductible health plans
Statement on U.S. Census Bureau Health Insurance Report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, September 10, 2019Contact: Clare Fauke, Physicians for a National Health Program, clare@pnhp.org
Statement from Dr. Adam Gaffney, president of Physicians for a National
Medicare for All unlikely to cause surge in hospital use: Harvard study
As political leaders debate the merits of a future Medicare for All system in the U.S., some analysts predict that implementing universal coverage could cause
Trump Administration’s proposed public charge immigration rules likely to harm millions of children: JAMA Pediatrics study
Contact:
Leah Zallman, M.D., M.P.H.: (917) 520-8918, lzallman@icommunityhealth.org
Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.: (617) 312-2766, swoolhan@hunter.cuny.edu
A proposal by the Trump administration to deny legal permanent residency status to
Despite the Affordable Care Act, millions of Americans with cardiovascular diseases and cardiovascular risk factors still can’t get needed care
Contact: Danny McCormick, M.D., M.P.H., Harvard Medical School, 617-548-7213 or danny_mccormick@hms.harvard.edu
Clare Fauke, Physicians for a National Health Program, 312-782-6006 or clare@pnhp.org
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the
Doctors to tell American Medical Association: Support Medicare for All or “get out of the way”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, June 7, 2019
Contact: Clare Fauke, Physicians for a National Health Program, clare@pnhp.org
WHAT: Demonstration for Medicare for All: “Tell the AMA to
Dangerous diabetes complications soar in the U.S., but not Canada, as teenagers become young adults: New study
Contact: Clare Fauke, clare@pnhp.org, 312-782-6006
Hospitalizations for a feared complication of diabetes, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), rise sharply as adolescents transition to adulthood in the U.S, but
Doctors’ group welcomes Sen. Sanders’ Medicare-for-All bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, April 10, 2019
Contact: Clare Fauke, communications specialist, 312-782-6006, clare@pnhp.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), a nonprofit research and
Longtime health care researchers discover historical roots of Medicare for All, public option, and so-called “free market” approaches
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 1, 2019
Contact: Clare Fauke, PNHP communications specialist, clare@pnhp.org, 312-782-6006
As political leaders debate the future of the U.S. health care system, a
Physicians group endorses the Medicare for All Act of 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 27, 2019
Contact: Clare Fauke, communications specialist, clare@pnhp.org or 312-782-6006
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), a nonprofit research
New medical bankruptcy study: Two-thirds of filers cite illness and medical bills as contributors to financial ruin
Researchers found no evidence that the ACA reduced the proportion of bankruptcies driven by medical problems; insurance offered little protection to middle-class Americans.
Researchers found no evidence that the ACA reduced the proportion of bankruptcies driven by medical problems; insurance offered little protection to middle-class Americans.