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For the Press

For the Press

PNHP has background information on single payer for the press posted here.

If you are a member of the media and wish to speak with one of our members regarding improved Medicare for all, please contact our communications specialist, Gaurav Kalwani, at gaurav@pnhp.org.

PNHP Members in the News

Wendell Potter on MSNBC

Wendell Potter on MoveOn

Dr. Phil Verhoef on “The Rick Smith Show”

Press Releases

May 29, 2024
National physicians group releases groundbreaking report revealing how corporate insurers harm patients in Medicare Advantage program
May 17, 2023
Doctors support the Medicare for All Act of 2023
February 13, 2023
PNHP celebrates win for activists as CMMI Director reveals Medicare REACH program is capping participation
December 9, 2022
Doctors call for shutdown of hopelessly compromised Medicare REACH program
May 18, 2022
Seniors, doctors, and members of Congress to launch summer of action against Medicare profiteering
May 12, 2022
Physicians to Congress: Pass Medicare for All to solve America’s coverage and hospital funding crises 
May 5, 2022
Seattle City Council, Arizona Medical Association demand end to Medicare Direct Contracting and REACH
March 8, 2022
250+ community and senior organizations reject CMS “rebranding” of Medicare Direct Contracting, demand cancellation of ACO REACH replacement
February 24, 2022
Physicians to HHS: Rebranding Won’t Fix Direct Contracting’s Fatal Flaws
February 15, 2022
Doctors and Health Advocates to HHS Sec. Becerra: End Medicare Direct Contracting, Don’t Tweak It
January 5, 2022
Members of Congress Demand an End to Medicare Direct Contracting
December 13, 2021
Experts concerned that Texas’ near-total abortion ban will cause an increase in maternal mortality
November 22, 2021
Doctors to Biden: Don’t hand Medicare to Wall Street investors
September 2, 2021
PNHP President Dr. Susan Rogers on SB8, Texas abortion ban legislation
August 23, 2021
24.4 million children – including millions with serious illnesses – had no or inadequate health coverage in 2019: Harvard study
July 29, 2021
Diabetes patients in high-deductible health plans 28% more likely to skip their medications due to cost: Harvard study
July 19, 2021
People of Color Get Little Care from Specialist Physicians: New Harvard Study
July 12, 2021
Physicians’ group launches new campaign to move the medical profession to Medicare for All
March 17, 2021
Doctors’ group endorses the Medicare for All Act of 2021
January 5, 2021
Universal Healthcare Less Costly Than Previously Projected: Harvard/UCSF Study
December 7, 2020
Emergency Press Conference On Human Rights Day to Address the Worsening COVID-19 Crisis and to Demand Medicare for All
November 23, 2020
Vermont Medical Society endorses single-payer health care reform
October 29, 2020
More than 2 million Americans Lost Health Coverage during Trump’s First Three Years in Office, Leading to Thousands of Premature Deaths: New Harvard Analysis
September 10, 2020
Americans home sick from work with Coronavirus symptoms disproportionately low-income, people of color, uninsured, and unable to afford food: Harvard study
August 12, 2020
Another physicians group endorses Medicare for All
July 27, 2020
As COVID-19 Spread in April, Work Absence due to Illness was Highest on Record: New JAMA-IM Study
July 21, 2020
81 million Americans live in homes that lack enough space and bathrooms to follow COVID-19 quarantine and isolation recommendations
June 10, 2020
18.2 million at increased risk of severe COVID-19 are uninsured or underinsured: Harvard study 
June 2, 2020
Police violence and racism are public health emergencies
May 21, 2020
Doctors’ group demands the American Hospital Association leave anti-single payer dark-money organization

For a complete archive of PNHP press releases, click HERE.

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