By Peter Arno, Ph.D. and Philip Caper, M.D.
Common Dreams, May 4, 2021
As millions of us get vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, we will get a first-hand glimpse
Why the âPublic Optionâ Cannot Work (and Single Payer Can)
By Anita Kestin, M.D., M.P.H.
Uprise RI, May 4, 2021
The current COVID crisis has unmasked and magnified the many problems in our present system for health
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 55
May 1, 2021
Addressing systemic racism should be an urgent priority for the U.S. medical profession, says Dr. Ronald Wyatt, following up on his recent op-ed
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 54
This article includes audioApril 15, 2021
PNHP-VT vice president Dr. Jane Katz Field describes the year-and-a-half effort to pass a single-payer resolution at the Vermont Medical Society. âWe owe
The health-care industry doesnât want to talk about this single word
By Ronald Wyatt, M.D., M.H.A.
The Washington Post, April 5, 2021
When I write about health policy or speak with medical colleagues about barriers to care, there
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 53
April 1, 2021
PNHP Illinois co-president Dr. Monica Maalouf detailed the undeniable and longstanding inequities in U.S. health care, and how the pandemic has made these
Winning Medicare for All Would Have Massive Implications Beyond Health Care
Review of Medicare for All: A Citizenâs Guide, by Abdul El-Sayed and Micah Johnson (Oxford University Press, 2021).
By Jonathan Michels
Jacobin, March 31, 2021
Rep. Pramila Jayapal
The UK’s Vaccine Rollout Is the Latest Reminder We Need Universal Healthcare
By Natasha Hakimi Zapata
In These Times, March 30, 2021
LONDONâââDr. John Lister watched in horror as the United Kingdomâs Covid-19 mortality rate climbed above 1Â per
Health insurance does not equal universal health care
By Joseph Sparks
Washington Post, Letters, March 22, 2021
The March 15 editorial âMoving closer to universal health careâ pointed out flaws in the Affordable Care Act
The Essential Pandemic Relief Bill Is Medicare for All
By John Nichols
The Nation, March 18, 2021
If this country is going to âbuild back betterâ from the coronavirus pandemic, there has to be an understanding
The American Rescue Plan Does Not Fix Our Fundamentally Flawed Healthcare System. We Need Medicare for All.
By Ed Weisbart, M.D.
Common Dreams, March 18, 2021
Just days after passage of the American Rescue Plan, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) is introducing an updated version
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 52
March 14, 2021
Child and adolescent psychiatrist (and longtime single-payer advocate) Dr. Claire Cohen explains how commercial health insurers constantly interfere in the delicate practice of
Why Hasn’t the Pandemic Mobilized a National Health Care Movement?
March 5, 2021
PNHP president Dr. Susan Rogers appeared on the Open Mind podcast with host Alexander Heffner on March 5, 2021. She discussed the many
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 51
February 28, 2021
James McGee, recently retired from the Transit Employeesâ Health & Welfare Fund, outlines why single payer would be a win for organized labor.
‘Blood on Our Hands’: 400+ Groups Call on Biden to Support Making Vaccine Recipes Available to the World
By Kenny Stancil
Common Dreams, February 26, 2021
Calling it a moral imperative as well as an urgent public health and economic necessity, over 400 progressive groups
On public policy and health in the Trump era: A scathing indictment
This article includes audioFebruary 19, 2021
One year ago this month, America lost its first life to the coronavirus. Since then, nearly 500,000 Americans have succumbed to the pandemic,
Congressional Budget Office Scores Medicare-For-All: Universal Coverage For Less Spending
By Adam Gaffney, M.D., M.P.H.; David Himmelstein, M.D.; and Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.
Health Affairs Blog, February 16, 2021
For the first time in a quarter century,
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 50
February 15, 2021
James McGee, recently retired from the Transit Employees' Health & Welfare Fund, discusses the lofty goals of single-payer reform, and the challenge posed
Our failing healthcare system costs us countless lives. Itâs time to adopt Medicare for All
By Adam Gaffney, M.D., M.P.H.
Salon, February 11, 2021
Over the past year, COVID-19 has inundated the ICU where I work. Death and suffering have become the
US could have averted 40% of Covid deaths, says panel examining Trump’s policies
By Amanda Holpuch
The Guardian, February 11, 2021
The US could have averted 40% of the deaths from Covid-19, had the countryâs death rates corresponded with the
Roughly 40% of the USAâs coronavirus deaths could have been prevented, new study says
By Ken Alltucker
USA TODAY, February 11, 2021
About 40% of the nationâs coronavirus deaths could have been prevented if the United Statesâ average death rate matched
Medicare for All would have ensured the US had a better pandemic response
By Abdul El-Sayed, M.D. and Micah Johnson, M.D.
CNN Business Perspectives, February 11, 2021
While the pandemic has put immense stress on nearly every country's health care
Should Clinical Guidelines Incorporate Cost Pathways for Persons With Financial Hardship?
By David Goldberg, M.D.
AMA Journal of Ethics, Medicine and Society, February 2021
Abstract
The American Diabetes Association 2020 Standards of Care for the treatment of hyperglycemia in
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 49
This article includes audioFebruary 1, 2021
Registered Nurse and Dane County (Wisc.) Board Supervisor Holly Hatcher discusses her effort to pass a local resolution in support of federal single-payer
The Haven debacle shows the need to adopt Medicare for All
By Donald R. Frey, M.D.
Omaha World-Herald, January 26, 2021
As America tiptoes into the unknown of 2021, an event will soon occur that will be largely
Podcast: Health Economists May Be Getting The Supply-And-Demand Framework All Wrong
This article includes audioJanuary 26, 2021
Have health economists been underestimating supply-side constraints when making predictions regarding cost and utilization for universal health coverage programs, such as Medicare For
Stop tinkering with health care and start fixing it
By Jay D. Brock, M.D.
The Washington Post, January 15, 2021
Most Americans understand that our health insurance system â the financial basis of our entire health-care
Rx for Success Podcast: The Catalyst
This article includes audioJanuary 18, 2021
PNHP-MO chair Dr. Ed Weisbart spoke about his experience organizing physicians in support of single payer in St. Louis, across Missouri, and across
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 48
This article includes audioJanuary 14, 2021
PNHP president Dr. Susan Rogers discusses how COVID-19 has laid bare the racial inequities that have always existed in U.S. health care, and
How safe is the coronavirus vaccine? Dr. Rob Davidson weighs in.
This article includes audioBy Brenda GazzarCode Wack Podcast, January 4, 2021
Featuring Dr. Rob Davidson, practicing emergency room doctor and head of Committee to Protect
The Fight for Medicare for All Made Some Important Progress in 2020
By Jonathan Michels
Jacobin, December 30, 2020
With a national death toll quickly approaching 350,000, the need for a universal, single-payer health care system has never been
The Unmasked Truth with Dr. Rob Davidson
This article includes audioBy Brenda GazzarCode Wack Podcast, December 28, 2020
Featuring Dr. Rob Davidson, practicing emergency room doctor and head of Committee to Protect
PNHPâs Dr. Susan Rogers: Stop blaming patients and start asking questions
This article includes audioBy Brenda GazzarCode Wack Podcast, December 21, 2020
Featuring Dr. Susan Rogers, new president of Physicians for a National Health Program. Dr.
Been there. PNHPâs Dr. Susan Rogers on racism in U.S. medicine.
This article includes audioBy Brenda Gazzar
Code Wack Podcast, December 14, 2020
Featuring Dr. Susan Rogers, new president of Physicians for a National Health Program. Dr. Rogers is recently retired
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 47
This article includes audioDecember 14, 2020
Public health expert Dr. James G. Kahn notes that âCOVID-19 revealed a lot of vulnerabilities in our health care financing system. These are
Market-driven health care at odds with an effective pandemic response
By Robert Devereaux, M.D.
The Roanoke (Va.) Times, December 13, 2020
The failings of an American health care system that is based on free-market principles have been
CBO: Medicare for All Reduces Health Spending
By Matt Bruenig
People's Policy Project, December 11, 2020
Yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released an estimate of the cost of implementing a single-payer health
Insurers take advantage of Medicare funds
By Michael C. Huntington, M.D.
Albany (Ore.) Democrat-Herald, December 11, 2020
Have your mailbox and TV been inundated lately with Medicare Advantage offers? The healthy and happy-looking
Prescription for Healthcare
This article includes audioWFHB Community Radio, December 10, 2020
Hosts Karen Green Stone and Dr. Rob Stone interview Dr. Susan Rogers, an assistant professor of medicine at Rush University
What to Do With Sideline Guilt
By Henry S. Kahn, M.D.
JAMA Internal Medicine, November 30, 2020
To the Editor: As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic charges ahead, I too have felt
Vermont Medical Society endorses single-payer health care reform
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nov. 23, 2020
Contact: Clare Fauke, PNHP Communications Specialist, clare@pnhp.org
The Vermont Medical Society (VMS) overwhelmingly endorsed a resolution supporting a single-payer national health program,
Biden Ran on a Return To Normalcy, but There’s Nothing Normal About the American Health Care System
By Jonathan B. Kotch, M.D., M.P.H. and Jonathan Michels
Common Dreams, November 20, 2020
The federal response to the deadly coronavirus pandemic under President Trump has been
Is it a âgoodâ public option or a âbadâ public option?
This article includes audioKTRS 550am, November 19, 2020
PNHP-MO chair Dr. Ed Weisbart appeared on KTRS radio to discuss the urgent need for single-payer Medicare for All, especially during
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 46
This article includes audioNovember 15, 2020
As a Health Policy Analyst for the state of Maryland, Emily Leonard sees public health coverage as necessary, and lauds the dedicated public
The Southern Struggle Over Medicare for All
This article includes audioSouthern Discomfort Podcast, November 13, 2020
The federal response to the deadly coronavirus pandemic under President Trump has been a public health disaster with more than
In Trumpâs First 3 Years, 2 Million Americans Lost Healthcare, Thousands Died Prematurely
By Brian Mastroianni (fact checking by Dana K. Cassell)
Healthline, November 3, 2020
A new analysis reveals that the number of Americans without health insurance increased
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 45
This article includes audioNovember 1, 2020
As a Canadian-trained physician who practiced in the United States before returning to clinical practice in Toronto, Dr. Anna Stratis expresses relief at
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 44
This article includes audioOctober 15, 2020
As Health Policy Fellow for Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Stephanie Kang was instrumental in crafting H.R. 1384, the Medicare for All Act of 2019.
Hawaii Was Creating A Plan For Universal Health Care. Itâs Time To Return To It.
By Stephen B. Kemble, M.D.
Honolulu Civil Beat, IDEAS, October 4, 2020
In 2009 Hawaii passed a law to create the Hawaii Health Authority, or HHA, and
Draining the Pool: Our Collective Responsibility to End Racism in Medicine
By Vanessa E. Van Doren, M.D.; Tracey L. Henry, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.
Society of General Internal Medicine, SGIM Forum, October 2020
I grew up in a die-hard
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 43
This article includes audioOctober 1, 2020
University of Hawaii professor and director of the National Disaster Preparedness Training Center Karl Kim points to substantial planning and response failures that
Ask Trump and Biden how they’d fix gross inadequacies of US health care: Medical students
By Rohit Anand, Dhiksha Balaji, Aparna Narendrula and Jasmine Serpen
USA Today, September 21, 2020
In medical school, we rely on acronyms to summarize critical aspects of
Thereâs no racial justice without health justice
By Toby Terwilliger, M.D.
The (Newark, N.J.) Star-Ledger, September 16, 2020
A number of recent high-profile police killings of Black citizens, most notably the May 25th murder
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 42
This article includes audioSeptember 15, 2020
Emory University law professor Matthew Lawrence outlines both the benefits and the drawbacks of state-based single-payer programs. He says one notable challenge is
Are lung function algorithms perpetuating health disparities experienced by Black people?
By Adam W. Gaffney, Steffie Woolhandler, and David U. Himmelstein
STAT, September 15, 2020
âI canât breatheâ became a rallying cry against racism in the wake of
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 41
This article includes audioSeptember 1, 2020
Dr. Sanjeev Sriram (aka âDr. Americaâ) outlines several ongoing initiatives related to Medicare for All and health justice, including Masks for America, which
Paying more for the same flawed health care coverage
By Jack Bernard
Modern Healthcare, Letters, August 17/24, 2020
I was not surprised to read that job-based health insurance coverage is projected to cost more next year
Would Medicare for All Be the Most Beneficial Health Care System for Family Physicians and Patients?
By Ed Weisbart, MD, CPE, FAAFP
American Family Physician, Editorials: Controversies in Family Medicine, published online August 20, 2020
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has exposed
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 40
This article includes audioAugust 14, 2020
Health care advocate Chrissy Holt tells of her decades-long struggle to obtain and maintain health coverage for her children, especially for her son
Medicare for All would reduce racial inequities
By Jessica Schorr Saxe, M.D.
The Charlotte Post, August 14, 2020
The American healthcare system is expensive, inefficient, and plagued by racial inequities.
The COVID-19 pandemic shines a
The health care scare
By Wendell Potter
The Washington Post, August 6, 2020
In my prior life as an insurance executive, it was my job to deceive Americans about their health
US doctor in Canada: Medicare for All would have made America’s COVID response much better
By Khati Hendry, M.D.
USA Today, August 5, 2020
Iâm a family physician who moved to Canada from California 14 years ago, largely because of Canadian Medicare, the
âSingle payer provides better care to more people for less moneyâ
This article includes audioJoan Esposito Live, Local & Progressive, WCPT Radio, August 4, 2020
PNHP-Oregon leader Dr. Samuel Metz pushed back against public option proponents who claim improved Medicare
COVID-19 proves need for universal medical coverage
By Erica Heiman, M.D., Jack Bernard, and Henry Kahn, M.D.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 31, 2020
COVID-19 has stolen the lives of over 140,000 Americans so far --
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 39
This article includes audioJuly 30, 2020
Public health expert and documentary producer Barbara Berney, M.P.H., Ph.D. discusses the documentary she produced, âPower to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights
Is Now the Time for Single-Payer?
By Toby Terwilliger, M.D.
MedPage Today, July 28, 2020
With the news that nearly 6 million Americans have lost their employer-sponsored health coverage due to COVID-19, it is finally
Many U.S. Homes Too Cramped to Stop COVID-19’s Spread
By Amy Norton
HealthDay, July 24, 2020
People with COVID-19 are told to keep their distance from family members to protect them from infection. But a new
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 38
This article includes audioJuly 15, 2020
M.D. and Ph.D. candidate Gracie Himmelstein discusses âInequality Set in Concrete,â which she co-authored with her sister, Dr. Kathryn Himmelstein. This study, published
Medicare for All would honor our health care workers
By Kent Hackmann, Ph.D.
Concord (N.H.) Monitor, July 15, 2020
New COVID-19 infections and deaths have risen alarmingly in many states. Fortunately, today in New Hampshire we
Bring Back Health Planning
By Adam Gaffney, M.D., M.P.H.
Dissent, Summer 2020
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, my life as a critical care physician in a Boston-area hospital changed quickly.
Bill of Health
By Adam Gaffney, M.D., M.P.H.
The Baffler, Salvos, July 2020
The intensive care units where I work as a physician were almost unrecognizable this April: doctors and
Racism Common Factor in Deaths in ’95 Chicago Heat Wave, COVID-19
By Maudlyne Ihejirika
Portside, July 2, 2020
Dr. Linda Murray sighs. The 71-year-old former chief medical officer for the Cook County Department of Public Health is quiet
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 37
July 1, 2020
Well-Paid Maids founder and living wage advocate Aaron Seyedian notes how a single-payer system would alleviate headaches for small business owners such as
Physicians have serious talk about health care, over eggs
By Patrick Neustatter, M.D.
The (Fredericksburg, Va.) Free Lance-Star, June 27, 2020
A long time ago, when you could do these things, I and retired local family
Our Health Care Is âMarket Chaosâ
Interview with Adam Gaffney, M.D., M.P.H.
Democracy, Voices of the Virus, June 26, 2020
The United Statesâs poor response to the COVID-19 pandemic has included comparatively high
US law enforcement crowd control tactics at anti-racism protests: a public health threat
By Adam W Gaffney, M.D., M.P.H.; Danny McCormick, M.D., M.P.H.; Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.; and David U Himmelstein, M.D.
The Lancet, Correspondence, June 19, 2020
George Floyd's
Better Health for All, Economic Efficiency
By Ed Weisbart, M.D.
St. Louis Metropolitan Medicine, Commentary, June/July 2020
In the 1940s, Winston Churchill is rumored to have said âNever let a good crisis go
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 36
This article includes audioJune 14, 2020
Health policy professor Daniel Skinner argues for a thorough reform of American health care that includes, but is not limited to, single-payer Medicare
Millions at high risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes lack coverage to cover costs
By Steven Ross Johnson
Modern Healthcare, June 10, 2020
More than 18 million people who were most at risk of experiencing severe outcomes from COVID-19 at the
18 Million Americans Lack Adequate Health Insurance While Facing Greater Risk of Severe Coronavirus, Study Finds
By Jason Lemon
Newsweek, June 10, 2020
More than 18 million Americans, most of whom are minorities and low-income individuals, are uninsured or underinsured while also
Police violence and racism are public health emergencies
The horrific murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police has sparked protests nationwide. Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), an organization
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 35
This article includes audioJune 1, 2020
Recently graduated Students for a National Health Program (SNaHP) leader Dr. Ashley Duhon discusses racial health inequities in the U.S., which have been
The other epidemic: Lack of health insurance for all Americans
By Jessica Schorr Saxe, M.D.
The Charlotte Post, May 27, 2020
Rapidly and predictably following the onset of the pandemic, many Americans are victims of an epidemic
Health care reform due
By Johnathon Ross, M.D., M.P.H.
The (Toledo, Ohio) Blade, May 25, 2020
The Partnership for Americaâs Health Care Future is a dark-money group mainly funded by health
The Coronavirus Isnât the Only American Health Epidemic
By Augie Lindmark, M.D.
The Nation, May 21, 2020
Lately my work in the hospital consists of two activities. Admit patients with Covid-19, and, if lucky, discharge
Battle Covid-19, Not Medicare for All: Doctors Demand Hospital Industry Stop Funding Dark Money Lobby Group
By Jake Johnson
Common Dreams, May 21, 2020
A progressive organization of 23,000 physicians from across the U.S. demanded Thursday that the American Hospital Association (AHA) divest
COVID-19 and Medicare for All
By Ashley Duhon, M.D. and Sara Robicheaux, M.D., M.P.H.
The Lens, May 21, 2020
Last week, we officially began our careers as physicians in the middle of
Best of times, worst of times
By Robert S. Kiefner, M.D.
Concord (N.H.) Monitor, May 16, 2020
âIt was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 34
May 15, 2020
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Shannon Rotolo describes the long-standing problems of high drug prices and supply issues that predate, but have also been exacerbated
An Introduction to Single Payer for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
By Shannon M. Rotolo, PharmD, BCPS; Clinical Pharmacy Specialist; U Chicago Medicine and Randall W. Knoebel, PharmD, BCOP; Senior Manager, PHarmacy Health Analytics, Drug Policy
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 33
May 1, 2020
Canadian-trained family physician Dr. Anna Stratis recalls her time practicing in a streamlined single-payer system, where she was able to effectively advocate for
COVID-19 crisis bring light to insurance disparities
By Columbia (Mo.) Health Care Providers
The Missourian, April 21, 2020
Millions of Americans rely on employment-based health insurance, but problems caused by the linkage of insurance
The Ben Joravsky Show on COVID-19
April 20, 2020
Metro East (St. Louis area) pathologist Dr. Pamella Gronemeyer discusses the social, medical, and political implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. She specifically cites
Is the American health care system healthy?
By Charles Katzenberg, M.D.
Arizona Daily Star, April 14, 2020
In the April 9 edition of the Arizona Daily Star, Henry Brean wrote about how St. Phillips
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 32
This article includes audioApril 12, 2020
PNHP co-founder Dr. David Himmelstein recalls the organization's beginnings in the mid-1980s, a time when many health care advocates were on the defensive.
“It’s to everyone’s benefit that everyone is healthy”
This article includes audioHand Her the Mic, Podcast, April 1, 2020
PNHP president-elect Dr. Susan Rogers spoke with Hand Her the Mic about the history of single payer as
Hospitals Got $100 Billion in the Stimulus Package. But A Lot of That Could Go Toward Administrative Costs.
By Abigail Abrams
TIME, April 1, 2020
Hospitals have spent the past few weeks racing to respond to the growing COVID-19 crisis, supplementing shortages of equipment, calling
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 31
This article includes audioMarch 31, 2020
Former Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Don Berwick outlines four principles for health system reform: cover everybody, improve quality, address
Medicare For All: The Social Transformation Of US Health Care
By Peter S. Arno, Ph.D. and Philip Caper, M.D.
Health Affairs Blog, March 25, 2020
There is a large elephant in the room in the national discussion
Vets Say We Need a Strong VA to Combat Coronavirus and Win Medicare for All
By Candice Bernd
Truthout, March 25, 2020
Not many know about the Department of Veterans Affairsâs (VA) so-called âfourth mission.â In 1982, Congress expanded the VAâs role
Why are we waiting for Medicare for All?
By F. Douglas Stephenson
The Gainesville (Fla.) Sun, March 23, 2020
An old social justice chant, âWhy are We Waiting,â is sung to the tune of the
America’s extreme neoliberal healthcare system is putting the country at risk
By Adam Gaffney, M.D., M.P.H.
The Guardian, March 21, 2020
At the final debate of the Democratic presidential primary on Sunday, Senator Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden
Why the U.S. failed the coronavirus test
By Marcia Angell, M.D.
Santa Fe New Mexican, March 21, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic is the best argument for âMedicare for All.â As it stands, most Americans
Masks, Gowns, and Medicare For All
If patients want to support healthcare workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic, they should join us in calling for a universal, single-payer healthcare
COVID-19 pandemic provides strong case for Medicare for all
By James Binder, M.D.
The Cincinnati Inquirer, March 20, 2020
I am one of the 23,000 members of the Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) who
Coronavirus: A good argument for Medicare for All
By Alice Rothchild, M.D.
The Seattle Times, March 18, 2020
As an obstetrician-gynecologist and member of Physicians for a National Health Program, I have long supported sweeping
Public Health Experts: Single-Payer Systems Coping With Coronavirus More Effectively Than For-Profit Model
By Jake Johnson
Common Dreams, March 16, 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic places extraordinary strain on national healthcare systems around the world, public health experts are making
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 30
This article includes audioMarch 15, 2020
Dr. Bob Devereaux details the struggles that rural Americans face when trying to access health care, from a lack of specialists and medical
Medicare For All: If Not Now, When?
By Adam Gaffney, M.D., M.P.H.
Health Affairs Blog, March 9, 2020
The rise of Medicare for All has triggered mixed reactions. Supporters see it as
Surprise medical bills, coronavirus and bad insurance: 3 arguments for Medicare for All
By Philip A. Verhoef, M.D.
USA Today, March 9, 2020
Congress is grappling with the problem of surprise medical bills, but will its Band-Aid approaches make a difference? As
Doctors and dark money: A bad prescription for health care reform
By Augie W. Lindmark, M.D., Micah A. Johnson, and Alec M. Feuerbach
Medscape, March 6, 2020
As Democratic presidential candidates continue to debate health reform, a multi-million
Health Insurance Stocks Are the Real Super Tuesday Winners
This article includes audioBackground Briefing with Ian Masters, March 5, 2020
With Barronâs reporting that health insurance stocks were the real Super Tuesday winners as shares in United Health
How Civil Rights Legislation Helped Birth Medicare
Jefferson Public Radio, The Jefferson Exchange, March 4, 2020
The term "Medicare for all" is getting a workout in the presidential campaign. People sometimes forget there
The Biggest Lies Ever Told About a Single-Payer System for Healthcare
By John Caccavale, Ph.D. A.B.M.P.
National Alliance of Professional Psychological Providers, The Clinical Practitioner, March 2020
This election year sees healthcare reform as the major issue confronting
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 29
This article includes audioMarch 1, 2020
Prior authorization requirements are bad enough, but what happens when insurance companies authorize a procedure only to go back on their word? Legal
âMedicare for Allâ offers Americans the real choices we all need
By Ian O'Connor
The (Charleston, S.C.) Post and Courier, February 27, 2020
In medical school I am seeing the tragic results of a profit-driven corporate health insurance
Medicare For All Will Help Improve The Lives Of Black Women
By Sen. Bernie Sanders
Essence, February 20, 2020
It is impossible for any rational person to deny that our current healthcare system is dysfunctional and cruel. As
Hereâs that Medicare-for-all study Bernie Sanders keeps bringing up
By Christopher Ingraham
Washington Post, February 20, 2020
A new analysis published in the journal Lancet adds some empirical heft to an argument many progressives have been
How single-payer health care can workâŚand should
This article includes audioWORT Community Radio, February 19, 2020
âMedicare for Allâ has been the call for some, but not all, of the Democratic candidates for the past several
What the Doctors Ordered
By Adam Gaffney, M.D., M.P.H.
The Baffler, February 19, 2020
âCompulsory Health Insurance is an Un-American, Unsafe, Uneconomic, Unscientific, Unfair and Unscrupulous type of Legislation [supported by]
Of course you want to give up your current healthcare plan
By George Bohmfalk, M.D.
Denton (Texas) Record-Chronicle, February 17, 2020
Contrary to Congressman Burgessâ claim in a recent congressional hearing, people should want to give up their
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 28
This article includes audioFebruary 15, 2020
Dr. Susan Rogers, president-elect of PNHP, outlines the history of racism and segregation in the U.S. and connects that history to ongoing racial
Why Doctors Are Fighting Their Professional Organization Over Medicare for All
By Danielle Carr
The Nation, February 6, 2020
Last month, two major physiciansâ groups dealt a one-two punch in the fight for Medicare for All. On January
The ACA gave more Americans insurance, but not the health care they need
By Laura Hawks and Danny McCormick
STAT, February 3, 2020
The signing of the Affordable Care Act in 2010 ushered in the largest expansion in the number
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 27
This article includes audioFebruary 1, 2020
Ben Palmquist, Health Care Program Director for the National Economic and Social Rights Initiative, pushes back against industry-funded fearmongering and the use of
Medicare for All is Superior to the Public Option
By Marc H. Lavietes, M.D.
The Wall Street Journal, Letters, January 29, 2020
I agree with Lanhee J. Chen (âThe Myth of the âModerateâ Public Option,â op-ed,
The American College of Physicians’ Endorsement of Single-Payer Reform: A Sea Change for the Medical Profession
By Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H. and David U. Himmelstein, M.D.
Annals of Internal Medicine, January 21, 2020
For a century, most U.S. medical organizations opposed national health
Second-Largest Doctor Group Endorses National Health Insurance (Of Some Kind)
By Jonathan Cohn
HuffPost, January 20, 2020
The campaign to create a government-managed, truly universal health care system may have just picked up an important new ally:
Major Doctors’ Group Calls for US to Assure Coverage for All
By The Associated Press
The New York Times, January 20, 2020
WASHINGTON â With health care an election-year priority, a major doctorsâ organization on Monday called for
The Labor Movement Must Fight for Medicare for All â Not Employer-Based Plans
By Mark Dudzic
Jacobin, January 17, 2020
At the June 2019 House Ways and Means Committee Hearing on Medicare for All, Texas Republican Kevin Murphy lamented, âThat
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 26
This article includes audioJanuary 15, 2020
Dr. Mark Krasnoff addresses the problem of surprise medical bills. "A single-payer national health care system would solve that problem completely," he says.
How the Health Insurance Industry (and I) Invented the âChoiceâ Talking Point
By Wendell Potter
New York Times, January 14, 2020
Thereâs a dangerous talking point being repeated in the Democratic primary for president that could affect the survival
The Future of National Health Insurance
This article includes videoThe Future of National Health Insurance: Debates During a U.S. Presidential Election Year
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, The Forum, January 13, 2020
The Democratic
The Spin Doctors
By Jonathan Michels
Jacobin, January 9, 2020
Draft cards werenât the only cards set on fire during the 1960s. Back then, at least one young medical student
Protecting Americans from surprise medical costs
By Ed Weisbart, M.D.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, January 8, 2020
Breaking news: At the end of 2019, Congress failed to fix a major problem with American health
US Healthcare Industry Creating an Endless S**tstorm of Money-Grubbing Bureaucracy and Paperwork, Study Finds
By Maxwell Strachan
VICE, January 8, 2020
Capitalist though it may be, the U.S. healthcare industry is a bureaucratic, inefficient and unnecessarily complicated mess, which has created
U.S. health system costs four times more to run than Canadaâs single-payer system
By Melissa Healy
Los Angeles Times, January 7, 2020
Across the border in Canada, where a single-payer system has been in place since 1962, the cost of administering
The U.S. Spends $2,500 Per Person on Health Care Administrative Costs. Canada Spends $550. Here’s Why.
By Abigail Abrams
TIME, January 6, 2020
Whether itâs interpreting medical bills, struggling to get hospital records, or fighting with an insurance provider, Americans are accustomed to
Health Reform in America â Where Are the Scientists?
By Rachel Madley
Dec. 31, 2019
The Scientist
Over the past decade, Americans have debated the best way to fix our broken healthcare system, one that allows 35,000 Americans
Health Reform in AmericaâWhere Are the Scientists?
By Rachel Madley
The Scientist, December 31, 2019
Over the past decade, Americans have debated the best way to fix our broken healthcare system, one that allows
Newsomâs flip is wrong, Single Payer is the answer to Democratsâ health care fights
By John Marty
Response to the November 19, 2019 POLITICO article, âDoes Gavin Newsom have the answer to Democratsâ health care fights?â
California Governor Gavin Newsomâs shifting
Getting sick and going broke
By David Himmelstein, M.D. and Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.
Boston Globe, December 16, 2019
In 1988 Leon Lederman won the Nobel prize for his discovery of the
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 25
This article includes audioDecember 15, 2019
âWe are an extremely wealthy nation that has more than enough resources to provide health care for everyoneâ says Dr. William Bennett. âBut
Americans take fish antibiotics because it’s cheaper than a visit to the doctor
By Jessica Glenza
The Guardian, December 11, 2019
New research has found that some Americans are probably taking fish antibiotics as a substitute for going to the
Who wants Medicare for All? People who value Americans’ health over corporate profits.
By Rep. Pramila Jayapal
NBC News, Think, December 10, 2019
In spite of all the money that corporations are pouring into attacks and disinformation, "Medicare for All"
Medicare For All Would Improve Hospital Financing
By Christopher Cai and James Kahn, M.D., M.P.H.
Health Affairs, December 9, 2019
Would Hospitals Close Under Medicare For All?
Hospitals account for more than one trillion dollars
Is A Single Payer Health Care System Politically Feasible For The U.S.?
This article includes audioDecember 4, 2019
Even among those who agree that a single payer health care system in this country would be more efficient and cost effective, there's
Dr. Carol Paris debates Chip Kahn on the merits of Medicare for All
PNHP's immediate past president, Dr. Carol Paris, debated long-time single-payer opponent Chip Kahn on November 19, 2019 at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. Mr. Kahn
Southern Workers Unite Around Medicare for All: âA Tremendous Liberation From Your Bossâ
By Jonathan Michels
In These Times, November 19, 2019
CHARLOTTE, N.C.âA line of cars rolls up to the government center of the largest city in a state
“The idea that employer-based coverage is stable is just incorrect”
This article includes audioThe Morning Briefing with Tim Farley, November 18, 2019
PNHP-IL co-president Dr. John Perryman appeared on POTUS (Politics of the United States) on SiriusXM to discuss
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 24
This article includes audioNovember 15, 2019
Professor Donald Light highlights the negative effects of corporate influence over the FDA. How bad is it? "There's very little evidence that [new
Is single-payer the best solution for Americaâs health care conundrum?
This article includes audioBy Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon
Minnesota Public Radio, November 15, 2019
full audio:
https://www.mprnews.org...
The United States spends more on medical care than any other country in the
‘I live on the street now’: how Americans fall into medical bankruptcy
By Michael Sainato
The Guardian, November 14, 2019
Itâs been over a dozen years since Susanne LeClair of West Palm Beach, Florida was first diagnosed with
Dr. Adam Gaffney: Private health insurance restricts patients’ freedom
This article includes audioFox News Rundown Podcast, November 14, 2019
Health care is expected to be a big issue in the 2020 race for the White House. Democratic presidential
What is a ‘public option’? And why does it matter?
By Marc H. Lavietes, M.D.
Asbury Park (N.J.) Press, November 5, 2019
Addition of a âpublic optionâ to our healthcare system has entered the presidential debates. Would
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 23
This article includes audioNovember 1, 2019
Prominent single-payer advocate Dr. Victoria Dooley pushes back against the claim that single payer would eliminate health coverage. "Medicare for All is about
Make no mistake: Medicare for All would cut taxes for most Americans
By Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman
The Guardian, October 25, 2019
The debate about healthcare has been at the center of the Democratic primaries, yet it is
A New Generation of Activist Doctors Is Fighting for Medicare for All
By Abigail Abrams
TIME, October 24, 2019
Miriam Callahan remembers the patient who clarified her decision to become a political activist. He was homeless, suffered from severe
Contrary to GOP Talking Points, Medicare For All Will Reduce Costs for All
This article includes audioBetween the Lines Radio, October 23, 2019
full audio:
https://btlonline.org...
Democratic candidates vying for their partyâs presidential nomination by and large agree that achieving universal health care in
Stop fearmongering about ‘Medicare for All.’ Most families would pay less for better care.
By Donald M. Berwick, M.D.
USA Today, October 22, 2019
With costs rising painfully, insurance companies denying care and nearly 30 million people still uninsured, America desperately needs
The Urban Instituteâs Single Payer Cost Estimate: False Assumptions False Conclusions
By David U. Himmelstein, M.D., and Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.
The Urban Institute's (UI) new analyses of the costs of a single-payer reform, along with other
What the Health Care Debate Still Gets Wrong
By Adam Gaffney, M.D., M.P.H.
Boston Review, October 17, 2019
âPriced Out: The Economic and Ethical Costs of American Health Care,â Uwe Reinhardt
Princeton University Press, $27.95 (cloth)
In
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 22
This article includes audioOctober 15, 2019
Kristen Grimm, founder of Mothers for Medicare for All, discusses the urgent need for single payer. "This is about our shared humanity," she
Documents Reveal Hospital Industry Is Leading Fight Against Medicare for All
By Andrew Perez
The Intercept, October 15, 2019
Investor-owned hospitals are leading the fight against the creation of a comprehensive, universal health care system, according to corporate
COPD patients with high insurance deductibles more likely to skip care
By Shelby Livingston
Modern Healthcare, October 10, 2019
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who were enrolled in private high-deductible health plans more frequently reported putting off
The âPublic Optionâ on Health Care Is a Poison Pill
By David U. Himmelstein, M.D. and Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.
The Nation, October 7, 2019
Health care reform has been the most hotly contested issue in the
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 21
This article includes audioOctober 1, 2019
Kristen Grimm, founder of Mothers for Medicare for All, describes the financial, emotional, and logistical struggles associated with securing care for her son
Perspective: All In For Medicare For All
By John Perryman, M.D.
Northern Public Radio, September 26, 2019
Democratic presidential candidates offer two broad approaches to fixing our health care problems: a public option, where
Dr. Claudia Fegan: Single-payer health system works
This article includes audioKTRS 550am, September 25, 2019
PNHP national coordinator Dr. Claudia Fegan spoke with KTRS ahead of a Sept. 26, 2019 event in St. Louis titled, "The
Only a single-payer system would fix our health-care troubles
By Jay D. Brock, M.D.
Washington Post, Letters, September 23, 2019
Regarding the Sept. 20 op-ed by South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, a candidate for the
âMedicare for Allâ is the only way to battle insurance greed
By Adam Gaffney, M.D., M.P.H.
New York Post, September 21, 2019
The number of the uninsured is rising. Health care deductibles are soaring. Rising drug prices are
Doctors want to focus on patient care, not bureaucracy
By Sandra Jordan
The St. Louis American, September 19, 2019
Whether itâs described as Medicare for All, universal health coverage, or single payer, the organization Physicians for
Does Anyone Really âLoveâ Their Private Health Insurance?
By Rachel Madley
The New York Times, September 17, 2019
Twenty minutes after I learned I had Type 1 diabetes â after narrowly avoiding a diabetic coma
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 20
September 15, 2019
Kenyon Farrow, senior editor with TheBody.com and board member of the New York Transgender Advocacy Group (NYTAG) discussed the impact Medicare for All
Why a Medicare for All public option wonât work
By George Bohmfalk M.D.
The Charlotte Observer, September 12, 2019
Healthcare will be a major topic in Thursdayâs Democratic presidential debate. Only two of the candidates â
AMA needs to realize value of Medicare for All, med students say
By Robertha Barnes, Chris Cai, Diana Chang, Ashley Duhon and Michael Zingman
Modern Healthcare, September 7, 2019
Last month, the American Medical Association announced its departure from
Medicare-for-All Is Not Medicare, and Not Really for All. So What Does It Actually Mean?
By Akilah Johnson
ProPublica, September 6, 2019
GAITHERSBURG, Md. â Ritchard Jenkins reached into the black computer bag he keeps near his workstation at Graceful Touch Barber
The Future Of Health Care In The United States
This article includes audioBy Bente Bouthier
Indiana Public Media, Noon Edition, September 4, 2019
full audio:
https://indianapublicmedia.org...
According to The Washington Post and Politico, thirteen democratic presidential candidates support some form of
Medical bankruptcy is an American scandal â and thatâs not debatable
By Michael Hiltzik
Los Angeles Times, September 4, 2019
Youâve got to hand it to Sen. Bernie Sanders for his ability to keep hot-button issues in the
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 19
September 1, 2019
Dr. Leslie Gise, a psychiatrist who practiced for decades in New York City and Hawaii, critiques private health insurance companies for demanding extensive
We’re doctors, and we’re debunking myths about Medicare for All
By Eve Shapiro, M.D. and Paul Gordon, M.D., M.P.H.
Arizona Daily Star, August 17, 2019
As physicians who have been working on improving our health care system
Trump Is Scaring Immigrants Away from Healthcare Services to Help the Rich
By Adam Gaffney, M.D., M.P.H.
Vice, August 16, 2019
Ana felt that she had to make a choice: obtain desperately-needed health servicesâlike therapyâfor her nine-year old daughter
AMA Drops Out of Group Opposing Medicare for All
By Joyce Frieden
MedPage Today, August 16, 2019
The American Medical Association has dropped out of the Partnership for America's Health Care Future, a coalition of healthcare
The Cost-Effectiveness of Medicare for All
By Ken Lefkowitz
New York Times, Letters, August 16, 2019
To the Editor:
Re: âThe Tough Calls on âMedicare for Allââ (The Upshot, Aug. 13):
The discussions about choice
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 18
This article includes audioAugust 15, 2019
Emergency medicine physician assistant and Maryland Progressive Healthcare Coalition founder Kristy Fogle discusses her recent organizing work and reminds listeners that all private
Why doesnât the United States have universal health care? The answer has everything to do with race.
By Jeneen Interlandi
New York Times, August 14, 2019
The smallpox virus hopscotched across the post-Civil War South, invading the makeshift camps where many thousands of newly
Medicare for all: fears and facts
By James G. Kahn, M.D. and Elliot Marseille, Dr.P.H.
The Hill, August 14, 2019
Each candidate has their own way to fix what ails health insurance. Everyone
Two med students make case for single-payer health care
By Scott Swartz and Bradley Heinz
San Francisco Chronicle, August 14, 2019
The most difficult part of our first year of medical school wasnât memorizing anatomy or
History of health insurance in the U.S.
This article includes audioBy Bryan Nehman
WBAL NewsRadio, August 8, 2019
Health insurance has changed dramatically since its inception in the early 1900s, when Blue Cross Blue Shield charged 50
Why Americans canât afford health care: the history
By Laura Kaplan-Weisman, M.D.
Baltimore Sun, August 2, 2019
As increasing numbers of Americans are unable to afford health care, we must ask: Why does our health
We overpay for broken health care. Medicare for All would be much better and cost less.
By Marcia Angell, M.D.
USA TODAY, August 2, 2019
The usual response to Sen. Bernie Sandersâ Medicare for All proposal is: âIt sounds good, but how can we pay
Itâs time for Democrats to get their facts right on Medicare-for-all
By Pramila Jayapal
Washington Post, August 1, 2019
In the wake of the second Democratic presidential debate, it is clear that Medicare-for-all has become a defining issue
A for-profit company bought, then closed, a Philadelphia hospital. Medicare for All could have saved it.
By Walter Tsou, M.D., M.P.H.
Tarbell, August 1, 2019
Fifty-four years ago, President Lyndon Johnson went to Independence, Mo., to present the first Medicare cards to President
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 17
This article includes audioAugust 1, 2019
Radiology technician and premed student Jonathan Michels discusses the student-led movement to pressure the American Medical Association to reconsider its regressive stance on
After Last Nightâs Debate, A Deep Dive On Medicare For All
This article includes audioBy Larry Mantle
KPCC, AirTalk, July 31, 2019
Last nightâs Democratic presidential debates included a discussion on health care reform.
Perhaps one of the most notable moments was
‘Medicare For All’ or single payer: Here’s how the 2020 Democrats differ on health care
By Elizabeth Thomas
ABC News, July 30, 2019
Amid debate over rising medical costs, surprise hospital bills and high prescription drug prices, health care remains a top
No, Obamacare Did Not Lower U.S. Health Costs
By Kip Sullivan, J.D. and Stephen Soumerai, Sc.D.
MedPage Today, July 29, 2019
Total healthcare spending in the U.S. has risen relentlessly for the last half-century. Obviously,
Managed Care Is a Model Thatâs Had Its Day
By Ed Weisbart, M.D.
Physician Leadership Journal, July 25, 2019
In the nearly ten years since I retired as chief medical officer for a large pharmacy benefit
Can we afford Medicare for All?
By Adam Gaffney, M.D., M.P.H., David Himmelstein, M.D., and Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.
Boston Globe, July 23, 2019
Would Medicare for All break the bank? Proponents contend
Medicare-for-all might not cause surge in hospital use
By Lisa Rapaport
Reuters, July 23, 2019
Medicare-for-all and other versions of universal coverage being proposed for the U.S. by several presidential hopefuls wouldnât necessarily lead more
Study: ACA, Medicaid/Medicare Expanded Insurance, Yet Hospital Use Didnât Rise
By Yusra Murad
Morning Consult, July 22, 2019
While the progressive flank of the Democratic Party has coalesced around proposals to enact a government-run health system to
Harvard researchers: ‘Medicare for All’ wouldn’t overwhelm hospitals
By Jacqueline Renfrow
Fierce Healthcare, July 22, 2019
There seems to be no evidence that supports the belief that there would be a surge in hospital use if
Republican business owner and former state lawmaker: We need Medicare for All. Here’s why.
By David Steil
USA Today, July 16, 2019
From 1993 to 2008, I served as a lawmaker with the Republican Party, representing the 31st District in the
How Medicare for All Would Stop Hospitals Like Hahnemann From Closing
By Adam Gaffney, M.D., M.P.H.
The Nation, July 16 2019
On Monday, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders joined hospital staff, patients, and activists in a large protest outside
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 16
This article includes audioJuly 15, 2019
Economist Neil Buchanan warns about the significant costs of maintaining the health care status quo, which poses a growing risk to the U.S.
How Women Win with Medicare For All
By Kirsten Magnuson and Ana Malinow, M.D.
Womenâs eNews, July 14, 2019
Women should rally around the Medicare-for-All bill introduced in the House of Representatives earlier this year.
Medicare for
Medicare for All and Racial Justice: A Letter to Congress
July 10, 2019
Dear Honorable Members of the United States Congress:
As organizations that represent people of color, we respectfully urge you to co-sponsor the âMedicare for
Think twice when you hear the words ‘public option’ health insurance
By Ed Weisbart, M.D.
St. Louis Post Dispatch, July 5, 2019
Shhh! Donât tell the insurance companies (itâs a secret).
Thatâs the logic of the presidential candidates who
Pro-Life? Try Medicare for All
By Paul Song, M.D.
The Hill, July 3, 2019
As a physician and a person of faith, I believe itâs time to rethink how we value life
Having health insurance doesn’t mean mental health care access. Insurance companies make certain of that.
By J. Wesley Boyd, M.D., Ph.D.
NBC News, July 3, 2019
Most well-insured individuals assume that, if they ever need psychiatric care, they will be able to
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 15
This article includes audioJuly 1, 2019
Stephanie Nakajima, Director of Communications at Healthcare-NOW!, details her personal experiences with the health care systems in Japan and Denmark, and contrasts them
The truth behind the lies about Medicare for all
By James Binder, M.D.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, July 1, 2019
The private insurance industry cannot reasonably defend CEO salaries of $100,000 a day, wasting $ 500 billion
Single-Payer Advocates Seek to Reverse Doctorsâ Lobby Opposition
By Alex Ruoff
Bloomberg, June 28, 2019
About a decade ago Phillip Verhoef left the American Medical Association because it wouldnât back efforts to replace the nationâs
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 14
This article includes audioJune 15, 2019
Dina van der Zalm, a health care organizer at the Missouri Rural Crisis Center discusses the worsening state of health care in rural
Are You Sure You Actually ‘Like’ Your Private Health Insurance?
By Sanjeev K. Sriram, M.D.
Common Dreams, June 12, 2019
When I talk to friends, family, and colleagues about Medicare for All, sometimes someone asks, âbut donât
How red-baiting in medicine did lasting harm to Americansâ health care
By Merlin Chowkwanyun
Washington Post, June 12, 2019
The battle for universal health care has come a long way. Today, the House Ways and Means Committee is holding
Todayâs Doctors: Overburdened and Burning Out
By Keith J. Loud, M.D.
The New York Times, Letters, June 11, 2019
To the Editor:
As a physician, I agree with Dr. Danielle Ofriâs assertion that most health
‘Medicare for All’? American Medical Association says no, drawing protest in Chicago.
By Lisa Schencker
Chicago Tribune, June 10, 2019
Doctors gathered in Chicago for the American Medical Associationâs annual meeting this week are increasingly finding themselves at the
Protesters Rally, Disrupt Opening Session at AMA Meeting
By Joyce Frieden, Washington Editor and Shannon Firth, Washington Correspondent
MedPage Today, June 8, 2019
To chants of "AMA, get out of the way!," a coalition of
American Medical Association opposes ‘Medicare for All.’ Students, nurses and activists want to change that
By Tami Luhby
CNN, June 8, 2019
The American Medical Association is coming under increasing fire for opposing "Medicare for All."
Energized by the growing attention on universal
Why we’re fighting the American Medical Association
By Jonathan Michels, Will Cox, Alankrita Siddula, and Rex Tai
The Guardian, June 6, 2019
This Saturday, nurses, physicians, and medical students plan to walk out of
Doctors call on AMA to drop ‘Medicare for All’ fight
By Stephanie Goldberg
Crain's Chicago Business, June 6, 2019
A coalition of doctors, nurses and medical students are calling on the American Medical Association to drop its
Single-Payer ReformââMedicare for Allâ
By Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H. and David U. Himmelstein, M.D.
JAMA, Viewpoint, May 31, 2019
The prospect of single-payer âMedicare-for-allâ reform evokes enthusiasm and concern. Proponents maintain
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 13
This article includes audioMay 31, 2019
Max Cotterill, a community organizer with the California Nurses Association and National Nurses United discusses building a movement for Medicare for All. Hosted
The Surprising Origins of ‘Medicare for All’
By Abigail Abrams
Time, May 30, 2019
When Medicare was created in 1965, few Americans were talking about universal health care. Even fewer realized that the bureaucrats
The Case For Medicare For All
This article includes audioWBUR, May 28, 2019
Last week, we spoke with Boston University professor Jon Kingsdale, who helped bring universal health insurance coverage to Massachusetts. He explained why
Ignoring evidence begot Medicareâs dangerous hospital readmissions penalty
By Stephen Soumerai and Kip Sullivan
STAT, May 21, 2019
Federal programs designed to cut costs and improve health by penalizing doctors and hospitals are failing at
It’s Time to Fix Our Broken Health Care System With Medicare for All
By Farzon A. Nahvi, M.D.
Newsweek, May 21, 2019
Even though universal health coverage is the norm in every other developed country on Earth, the idea has
A Priceless Answer
By David U. Himmelstein, M.D.; Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.; and Adam Gaffney, M.D., M.P.H.
The Nation, Letters, May 17, 2019
To justify sounding a false alarm that
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 12
May 15, 2019
Jean Ross, co-president of National Nurses United advocates single-payer reform because, "when you have a for-profit system, true care goes out the window."
The campaign to destroy Medicare-for-all has already begun
By Paul Waldman
The Washington Post, May 13, 2019
As Democrats try to figure out precisely what kind of health-care reform they want to pursue if they
A doctorâs take on why we need Medicare for All
By Johnathon Ross, M.D., M.P.H.
Cleveland Plain Dealer, May 12, 2019
Americans are justifiably concerned about healthcare costs. Even though the U.S. spends twice as much on
The Hospital Under Medicare for All
By Adam Gaffney, M.D., M.P.H.
Jacobin, May 10, 2019
More than 24 million people require hospitalization annually in the United States, and many more see their doctors
How the U.S. health-care system puts people with diabetes in danger
By Adam Gaffney, M.D., M.P.H.
Washington Post, May 8, 2019
The blood sugar rises, and nausea and vomiting follow. The blood acidifies, the breath hastens, dehydration and
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 11
May 1, 2019
On April 30, 2019, the House Rules Committee held a historic hearing on H.R. 1384, the Medicare for All Act. This podcast highlights
Testimony of Dr. Farzon Nahvi in support of Medicare for All
This article includes videoBy Farzon Nahvi, M.D.
U.S. House of Representatives, Rules Committee, April 30, 2019
Thank you Chairman McGovern and thank you Ranking Member Cole for inviting me to
Emotional testimony at first congressional hearing on Medicare-for-all proposal
By Benjamin Siegel and Andmaryalice Parks
ABC News, April 30, 2019
Lawmakers heard emotional testimony at the first congressional hearing on Medicare-for-all legislation on Tuesday, as the
Universal Health Care Might Cost You Less Than You Think
By Matt Bruenig
The New York Times, April 29, 2019
As the national debate about health care kicks off ahead of the 2020 presidential election, weâre going
This advocate says Medicare-for-all wonât slash health prices. Hereâs why he supports it anyway.
By Sarah Kliff
Vox, April 29, 2019
Adam Gaffney is the president of the Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) â and a single-payer advocate whom
‘Health Care for All,’ the path forward
By James F. Burdick, M.D.
Baltimore Sun, April 25, 2019
The Partnership for Americaâs Health Care Future was recently launched to fight growing public and political support
Single Payer Advocate Says Donât Fall for Health Care âDecoyâ Politics
By Ryan Hutson
KMUD News, Redwood Community Radio (Redway, Calif.), April 19, 2019
Humboldt State Universityâs Kate Buchanan Room was full last week, with community members and
Don’t believe the lies about single-payer health care
By Garrett Adams, M.D., M.P.H.
Louisville Courier Journal, April 15, 2019
American health care is in continuing crisis. Access is declining, and costs are out of control. Medical
Sanders town hall audience cheers after Fox News host asks if they’d support ‘Medicare for All’
By Brooke Seipel
The Hill, April 15, 2019
The audience at a Fox News town hall erupted in cheers and applause when asked by moderator Bret Baier
Medicare for all is not scary, but a great idea
By Jack Bernard and William Elsea, M.D.
Georgia Health News, April 15, 2019
The following statistic shocked us, even as jaded as we may be:
The U.S. 2014
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 10
April 15, 2019
Alex Lawson, the Executive Director of Social Security Works, encourages seniors currently on Medicare to demand improved Medicare for All with dental, vision,
Hereâs the one practical solution to the health care crisis
By Marc Sapir, M.D., M.P.H.
San Francisco Chronicle, April 11, 2019
New Medicare for All legislation (House Resolution 1384) reached the floor of Congress with 107 congressional
Bernie Sanders Introduces New Medicare For All Bill, Welcoming War With Insurance Industry
By Daniel Marans and Jonathan Cohn
HuffPost, April 10, 2019
Bernie Sanders on Wednesday is formally introducing an updated version of his bill to enroll every U.S.
HSU Explores the Details of “Medicare for All”
Jefferson Public Radio, April 9, 2019
The term "Medicare for all" is several years old, but it is certainly gaining traction this year. Some newer members
Take it from an economist, Medicare for All is the most sensible way to fix health care
By Gerald Friedman
USA Today, April 8, 2019
There is an instinct among political pundits to confuse caution for practicality â an assumption that those who advocate for incremental
Medicare for all will provide essential health care for millions of underserved Americans
By Elaine Silver, M.D.
The Sacramento Bee, April 4, 2019
What happens to those who have no health insurance â or are underinsured â in Sacramento County?
As
Trump Effort to Dismantle Obamacare Underscores Need for Medicare for All
This article includes audioBy Scott Harris
Between the Lines, April 3, 2019
After congressional Republicans failed in their more than 70 attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, widely known
âThe Status Quo Is Not Sustainableâ: How Medicare for All Would Fill Gaps in Obamacare Coverage
This article includes videoDemocracy Now!, April 2, 2019
As Trump attacks the Affordable Care Act, we look at the growing case for Medicare for all. More than 100 Democratic
House Democrats on key committees receive funding from anti-single payer groups
By Amanda Michelle Gomez
Think Progress, April 1, 2019
Medicare for All has attracted widespread support in the Democratic Party. But the ambitious overhaul of the nationâs
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 9
This article includes audioMarch 31, 2019
Economist Gerald Friedman argues that, if we can afford our current, inefficient (and deadly) health care system, then we can certainly afford something
The free market is bad at providing health care
By Ken Lefkowitz
The Washington Post, Letters, March 27, 2019
Regarding the March 24 editorial âThe demagoguery of Medicareâ:
American health care is financed through a free market
The U.S. Healthcare Cost Crisis
Gallup, March 26, 2019
Every day, Americans are burdened by the strain and fear of ballooning healthcare costs. Yet despite the hardships many Americans endure, 64%
How âMedicare for Allâ went from pipe dream to mainstream
By Mary Ellen McIntire
Roll Call, March 26, 2019
Political candidates and activists in Maine, especially in rural areas, often got a sharp reaction five years ago
Time to make health care right with Medicare for all
By Bill Honigman, M.D.
The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, Calif.), March 21, 2019
While working as an emergency-room physician in Orange County, I learned that most patients who entered
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 8
This article includes audioMarch 14, 2019
Economist Gerald Friedman details the tremendous costs of American health care in terms of overall spending, lost wages, and premature deaths. Single payer
Many Families Are Not Prepared For the Financial Burden of Medical Crises
By Aaron Stern
Fatherly, March 6, 2019
Few things in your physical mailbox inspire more fear than the windowpane envelope return addressed to a doctorâs office or
Letâs take health care off the bargaining table
By Larry Brown
The Stand, March 5, 2019
Union members enjoy some of the best health care that working-class Americans can expect to receive. Unions have fought
Is Single-Payer Health Care a Pipe Dream?
By Elizabeth R. Rosenthal, M.D.
New York Times, Letters, March 5, 2019
To the Editor:
In the near future Medicare for all will join the heap of other
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 7
This article includes audioMarch 1, 2019
Dr. Bohmfalk details the history of fire departments and suggests that, if we can move from exploitative private entities to public entities that
The Medicare for All bill is a winner
By Jeffrey Sachs
CNN, March 1, 2019
Rep. Pramila Jayapal introduced a sweeping Medicare for All (MFA) bill on Wednesday (H.R. 1384), and the national debate on
Thereâs A New âMedicare-For-Allâ Bill In The House. Why Does It Matter?
By Shefali Luthra
Kaiser Health News, February 27, 2019
Members of the House on Wednesday offered their version of a âMedicare-for-allâ bill that is broader than whatâs
PNHP President Dr. Adam Gaffney helps introduce the Medicare for All Act of 2019
Remarks by Adam Gaffney, M.D., M.P.H.
Introductory Press Conference, H.R. 1384, February 27, 2019
I am so happy to be here today, speaking as a representative of
House Democrats introduce âMedicare for All’ bill
By Robert King
Modern Healthcare, February 27, 2019
House Democrats on Wednesday rolled out an ambitious proposal to extend Medicare to all Americans, eliminate private insurance and drastically
More than 100 House Democrats to unveil âbattle-readyâ Medicare-for-all plan as 2020 election looms
By Jeff Stein
The Washington Post, February 26, 2019
More than 100 House Democrats plan to unveil a new âMedicare-for-allâ plan Wednesday to provide government health insurance
Fixing Our Health Care System
By Claudia Fegan, M.D.
The New York Times, Letters, Feb. 24, 2019
To the Editor:
Re: âWhatâs Good Health Care Worth?â (editorial, Feb. 17):
Thirty-six thousand Americans die prematurely each
Letâs address the real problems in our health-care system
By David L. Rabin, M.D., M.P.H.
Washington Post, Letters, Feb. 24, 2019
Universal health-care coverage is an essential social goal, as David Kendall and Jim Kessler noted. Their
Paying for universal health care isnât difficult
By Philip Caper, M.D.
Sun Journal (Maine), Feb. 24, 2019
At Maine AllCare we are often asked âHow are we going to pay for health care for
An “Exciting But Dangerous Moment” for Medicare for All
By Michael Winship
Common Dreams, February 20, 2019
Dr. Adam Gaffney is the brand new president of Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), the national, Medicare
Single-payer health care is the only moral prescription for America
By Devesh Madhav Vashishtha, M.D.
The Seattle Times, February 19, 2019
My third patient of the afternoon was a smiling 43-year-old woman with a painful lump in
We Donât Need Private Health Insurance
By Adam Gaffney, M.D., M.P.H.
The Nation, February 18, 2019
Does achieving âMedicare for Allâ mean mostly eliminating private health insurance? Single-payer proponents say yes: After all,
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 6
This article includes audioFebruary 14, 2019
Richard Master, founder and CEO of MCS Industries and founder of the Business Initiative for Health Policy discusses his landmark film, "Fix It:
Single-payer health care would be a vast improvement
By Jay Brock, M.D.
The Washington Post, Letters, Feb. 13, 2019
Regarding Ronald A. Klainâs Feb. 7 Thursday Opinion commentary, âHow Democrats could squander their advantage on
This is the real reason most Americans file for bankruptcy
By Lorie Konish
CNBC, February 11, 2019
KEY POINTS
Two-thirds of people who file for bankruptcy cite medical issues as a key contributor to their financial downfall.
Saving Veteransâ Health Care
By Andrew Coates, M.D.
The New York Times, Letters, Feb. 11, 2019
To the Editor:
Re: âV.A. Rule Would Broaden Access to Private Health Care for Some Veteransâ
Medicare for All is an improved free-market solution
By Ed Weisbart, M.D.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Feb. 7, 2019
I am a capitalist and physician who believes competition within a market can drive up quality and
An Open Letter to Rep. Pramila Jayapal Regarding Medicare for All
By Isabel Ostrer, Chris Cai, and Ana Malinow, M.D.
Common Dreams, Feb. 6, 2019
Dear Congresswoman Jayapal,
Thank you for your hard work and leadership as the new
Racial bias influences health care â and it starts in the exam room
By Monica Maalouf, M.D.
Chicago Tribune, February 6, 2019
"No doctor has ever reminded me that I am black before," the patient said, laughing and nodding his
Top Nancy Pelosi Aide Privately Tells Insurance Executives Not to Worry About Democrats Pushing âMedicare for Allâ
By Ryan Grim
The Intercept, Feb. 5, 2019
Less than a month after Democrats â many of them running on âMedicare for Allâ â won back control
Medicare for All could take center stage in the 2020 election. Here’s what it means.
By Lorie Konish
CNBC, Feb. 5, 2019
Americans say they want better health care. How that will happen is still up in the air.
Enter Medicare for All,
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 5
This article includes audioFebruary 4, 2019
Former health insurance executive and noted whistleblower Wendell Potter reveals the ways in which the industry creates fear, uncertainty, and
Hereâs what single-payer advocates want to hear from 2020 Democratic primary contenders
By Addy Baird
Think Progress, Jan. 30, 2019
In the fall of 2017, with more than three years to go before the next presidential election, Sen. Bernie
Republicans seem to think blindly attacking Kamala Harris on single payer is a good idea
By Jon Healey
Los Angeles Times, Jan. 29, 2019
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) sent ripples through the media when she declared during a town hall Monday that
Cambridge Doctor Pushes For Single-Payer Health System
This article includes audioBy Deborah Becker and Walter Wuthmann
WBUR, January 25, 2019
Universal health care is an idea no longer relegated to policy journals, or Scandinavia.
It's now a central
Progressives Warn Against Democrats Pushing ‘Diluted’ Half-Measures as Alternative to Medicare for All
By Jake Johnson
Common Dreams, January 22, 2019
A Medicare buy-in. A Medicaid buy-in. Medicare for retiring police officers and firefighters under the age of 65. Defend
What to Make of Hospital Price Lists?
By Ken Lefkowitz
The New York Times, Jan. 17, 2019
To the Editor:
Your article (âHospitals Post Their Prices. Just Try to Decipher Them,â Jan. 14) outlines how
Can States Fix the Disaster of American Health Care?
By Elisabeth Rosenthal
The New York Times, January 16, 2019
Last week, Californiaâs new governor, Gavin Newsom, promised to pursue a smorgasbord of changes to his stateâs
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 4
This article includes audioJanuary 14, 2019
Dr. Verhoef argues for global budgets as the best way to fund hospitals and other facilities in a single-payer system. He says it
How would Medicare for All work?
This article includes audioBy Rose Aguilar and Laura Wenus
KALW (San Francisco) Public Radio, Jan. 8, 2019
House Democrats have promised to hold public hearings on single-payer healthcare proposals, which
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 3
This article includes audioJanuary 1, 2019
Dr. Mejia practices in a state where many people are insured (Massachusetts) but says single payer would be a dramatic improvement because it
End-of-year checkup
By Jonathan D. Walker, M.D.
The (Fort Wayne, Ind.) Journal Gazette, December 24, 2018
'Tis the season ... for surgery.
It is a very busy time of year
Take it from me, tweaks won’t fix health care. Democrats should focus on Medicare for All.
By Wendell Potter
USA Today, December 14, 2018
Democrats have secured a 40-seat flip of the House of Representatives, based largely on a nationwide call for health
Universal healthcare could save America trillions: whatâs holding us back?
By Adam Gaffney, M.D., M.P.H.
The Guardian, December 11, 2018
If you canât undercut a popular proposal as undesirable, make it sound impossible. That, in any event,
Doctor, former insurance exec and think-tank rep join talk show, debate future of U.S. health care
This article includes audioBy Evie Hemphill
St. Louis Public Radio, December 6, 2018
Until a few years ago, Wendell Potter frequently crafted arguments against the idea of the U.S. government
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 2
December 6, 2018
Dr. Bruno, one of the founding members of Students for a National Health Program, discusses the "Five Es" of improved Medicare for all.
Full Assessment of PERI’s Economic Analysis of Medicare for All
By Stephanie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.; David Himmelstein, M.D.; and Adam Gaffney, M.D., M.P.H.
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Political Economy Research Institute (PERI), November 30, 2018
The Economic Analysis
A group of students at Weill Cornell and Columbia explain why their CEO is wrong to oppose ‘Medicare for All’
By William Ford, Emilie George, Alex Irace, Rachel Madley, Graham Wehmeyer, and Michael Zingman
Business Insider, Letters, November 26, 2018
In a recent article, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Trump’s proposal could drive drug prices even higher
By Ed Weisbart, M.D.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, November 24, 2018
President Donald Trumpâs proposal that pharmaceutical ads must include drug prices is a foolâs errand. It reminds
Lobbyist Documents Reveal Health Care Industry Battle Plan Against âMedicare for Allâ
By Lee Fang and Nick Surgey
The Intercept, November 20, 2018
Now that the midterms are finally over, the battle against âMedicare for Allâ that has been quietly waged
Aligning House And Senate Single-Payer Bills
By Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H. and David Himmelstein, M.D.
Health Affairs, Blog, November 19, 2018
Single-payer reform is in the newsâand in the U.S. House and Senate.
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 1
This article includes audioNovember 13, 2018
Dr. Weisbart, chair of the Missouri chapter of PNHP, provides an overview of improved Medicare for all. Hosted by Joseph Sparks. Additional episodes
“Medicare for All” eliminates the health care middleman
By Samuel L. Rosenthal, M.D.
The New York Times, Letters, November 1, 2018
To the Editor:
Re ââDonât Get Too Excited,ââ by Elisabeth Rosenthal and Shefali Luthra (Sunday
SGIM Should Support a Single-Payer National Health Insurance Program
By Danny McCormick, MD, MPH; Oliver Fein, MD; Christopher J. Wong, MD; Scott Goldberg, MD; Steffie Woolhandler, MD, MPH; David U. Himmelstein, MDSGIM Forum, Perspective,
Why a National Health System Is Needed to Slow the Opioid Crisis
By Michael CorcoranTruthout, October 25, 2018 By Michael Corcoran | Truthout, October 25, 2018
It is widely expected that by Election Day Donald Trump will
Does Anyone Really Know What âMedicare for Allâ Means?
More and more politicians are calling for single-payer health care. Is it just talk?By Elisabeth Rosenthal and Shefali LuthraNew York Times, October 19, 2018By Elisabeth
Medicare for all is a good option, despite what GOP says
By Elmore F. Rigamer, M.D.New Orleans Times-Picayune, Letters, October 18, 2018Donât believe the fear tactics about Medicare for all.By Elmore F. Rigamer, M.D. | New
What Trump gets wrong about Medicare-for-all
By Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H. and David U. Himmelstein, M.D.CNN, October 13, 2018By Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H. and David U. Himmelstein, M.D. | CNN, October
Mr. Trump, If You Love Medicare, Improve It and Expand It to All
Can the U.S. afford to expand Medicare to all? The real question is, can we afford not to?By Carol Paris, M.D.Common Dreams, October 11, 2018Well,
The case for improved Medicare for all
Interview with Dr. Elizabeth RosenthalAmericaâs Work Force Radio, October 2, 2018Today on the show we have two guests, Jason Perlman and Dr. Elizabeth Rosenthal. Jason
Immigrantsâ Health Premiums Far Exceed What Plans Pay For Their Care
By Carmen Heredia RodriguezKaiser Health News, October 1, 2018President Donald Trump has repeatedly condemned U.S. immigration policy, arguing that many immigrants pose a threat to
Single-Payer Health Care: âThe Next Logical Stepâ
By Chandak Ghosh, M.D., M.P.H.EyeNet, Letters, October 2018Reading âSingle-Payer Health Care: Of Canada and Californiaâ (Current Perspective, August), I was struck by its alarmist tone.By
Trump Responsible for Lower Premiums? … “Laughable”
ACA defenders take issues with HHS Secretary's recent claimsBy Shannon Firth, Washington CorrespondentMedPage Today, September 28, 2018Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar announced
Save Affordable Care Act, then expand coverage for all
By Carol Paris, M.D.The Tennessean (Nashville), September 27, 2018On Sept. 5, Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery, along with 19 other state AGs, filed a lawsuit
U.S. Senate Panel on Challenges of Providing Rural Health Care
Testimony by Dr. Deborah RichterC-SPAN, September 26, 2018Testimony by Dr. Deborah Richter | C-SPAN, September 26, 2018
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) heard testimony Tuesday afternoon
Improved Medicare for All: Simple, Prudent and Proudly American
Interview with Dr. Ed WeisbartThe Jim Bohannon Show, September 26, 2018Interview with Dr. Ed Weisbart | The Jim Bohannon Show, September 26, 2018
PNHP-MO chair Dr.
Universal healthcare was unthinkable in America, but not any more
A single-payer healthcare system appears closer than ever but to make it a reality we must avoid the pitfalls of the pastBy Adam Gaffney, M.D.The
A cost-effective alternative for U.S. health care
By Ken LefkowitzCourier Post (Cherry Hill, N.J.), September 15, 2018If someone paid $1,000 for a service they could purchase elsewhere for $512, youâd think they
Medicare for All and the Myth of the 40% Physician Pay Cut
A single payer system works by cutting administrative waste, not doctors' incomeBy Carol Paris, M.D.Common Dreams, September 11, 2018By Carol Paris, M.D. | Common Dreams,
Thanks, Obama?
This article includes videoBarack Obama thinks Medicare for All is a good idea. His support is welcome â but this time, we wonât accept any compromises on a
Analysis of Work Requirement Exemptions and Medicaid Spending
By Anna L. Goldman, M.D., M.P.H.1,2; Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.3,4; David U. Himmelstein, M.D.3,4; David H. Bor, M.D.1,3; Danny McCormick, M.D., M.P.H.1,3JAMA Internal Medicine, Research
Medicare for all can control rising costs, improve health outcomes
By Phil Caper, M.D.Bangor (Maine) Daily News, August 26, 2018A recent Associated Press story describing a study of Sen. Bernie Sandersâ proposal for Medicare for
The Democrats’ Approaching Dilemma
What should they do about health reform?By Caroline Poplin, M.D., J.D.MedPage Today, August 23, 2018If the Democrats begin to retake control of the federal government
Why Doctors Are Warming to Medicare for All
Burnout, cynicism, and endless insurance red tape. As Americaâs private health care system crumbles, doctors are waking up to the need for Medicare for All.By
Medicare for all’s time has come
By Sen. Bernie SandersCNN, August 16, 2018By Sen. Bernie Sanders | CNN, August 16, 2018
Let's be clear. The American people are increasingly tired of a
The medical lobby is already peddling lies about Medicare-for-all
By Ryan CooperThe Week, August 16, 2018Medicare-for-all is getting some real momentum behind it, with several more supporters winning congressional primaries on Tuesday night. The
Faith community must embrace single-payer health system
By Fran QuigleyNational Catholic Reporter, August 15, 2018Mark Trover of Indiana had a job and access to health insurance, but the premiums and co-pays were
The Case for A Non-Profit Single-Payer Healthcare System
By Joel A. Harrison, Ph.D., M.P.H.August 10, 2018IntroductionOur current fragmented, dysfunctional, for-profit health care system is broken. Internationally we rank poorly in both process and
Single Payer Is Actually a Huge Bargain
It would save both dollars and lives compared to our current system.By Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H., David U. Himmelstein, M.D., and Adam Gaffney, M.D.The Nation,
5 doctors and surgeons tell us what they really think about Medicare-for-all
Some doctors support single-payer health care â even if that means a lower salary.By Dylan ScottVox, August 10, 2018The muscle of the health industry lobby
To Fight Burnout, Organize
By Leo Eisenstein, B.A.New England Journal of Medicine, August 9, 2018By Leo Eisenstein, B.A. | New England Journal of Medicine, August 9, 2018
The clinician who
Health care costs matter and single-payer would help
By Ray Bellamy, M.D.Tallahassee Democrat, August 7, 2018Health care is too expensive. We can nearly all agree on that. But the public knows its importance
Improved Medicare for All means something. Donât dilute it!
By Kay TillowDaily Kos, August 6, 2018By Kay Tillow | Daily Kos, August 6, 2018
On July 13, 2018, in an article on Vox, Tim Higginbotham
Can a New Generation of Med Students Help Push Medicare for All?
There's growing activist energy among current and recent med studentsâand they're eager to help lead the campaign for equitable legislation.By Natalie ShurePacific Standard, August 2,
The Mercatus Center’s Estimate of the Costs of a National Single-Payer Healthcare System: Ideology Masquerading as Health Economics
By David U. Himmelstein, M.D., and Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.Physicians for a National Health Program, August 2, 2018By David U. Himmelstein, M.D., and Steffie Woolhandler,
The Next Generation of Doctors Is Pushing for Universal Healthcare
The student caucus of the American Medical Association got the organization to agree to reconsider its decades-long opposition to single-payer healthcare.By Shefali LuthraTonic, August 1
Does Bernie Sandersâs health plan cost $33 trillion â or save $2 trillion?
By Jeff SteinThe Washington Post, July 31, 2018Congressional Republicans seized on a new study Monday estimating that a universal health-care plan by Sen. Bernie Sanders
Koch-Backed Think Tank Finds That âMedicare for Allâ Would Cut Health Care Spending and Raise Wages. Whoops.
By Ryan Grim and Zaid JilaniThe Intercept, July 30, 2018By Ryan Grim and Zaid Jilani | The Intercept, July 30, 2018
A new study from the
Even Libertarians Admit Medicare for All Would Save Billions
A new study from a libertarian think tank admits that Medicare for All would save a whopping $300 billion.By Matt BruenigJacobin, July 30, 2018By Matt
Why the Healthcare Justice Movement is Just Getting Started in California and Beyond
By Paul Y. Song, M.D.Medium, July 29, 2018As the sun begins to set on Californiaâs two-year legislative session, it will officially signal the death of
Celebrate Medicareâs birthday by covering everyone
By F. Douglas Stephenson, L.C.S.W., B.C.D.The Gainesville (Fla.) Sun, July 28, 2018This month marks Medicareâs 53rd birthday. In July 1965, Congress enacted Medicare to provide
Medicare is turning 53. Hereâs the best way to celebrate
By George Bohmfalk, M.D.The Charlotte Observer, July 26, 2018Monday is the 53rd birthday of Medicare, the program that added several years to seniorsâ lives and
Single-Payer Advocates in Congress Double Down With Medicare for All Caucus
By Michael CorcoranTruthout, July 20, 2018 By Michael Corcoran | Truthout, July 20, 2018
When Medicare was created 53 years ago this month, it was over
Itâs time for a single-payer health care system in the US. Hereâs why.
There are many arguments for a single-payer system, but for us it comes down to this: the incentive structure of the current system isnât working.By
âI canât afford thatâ: A viral tweet shows why we need Medicare for all
The Washington Post
This article includes videoBy Helaine OlenThe Washington Post, July 5, 2018By Helaine Olen | The Washington Post, July 5, 2018
The concept of âhaving skin in the gameâ is
Emergency departments: the âchewing gum and duct tapeâ holding together U.S. health care
STAT
By Paul Seward, M.D.STAT, July 3, 2018The evolution of emergency care in the United States is a fascinating story. Sadly, what became a hugely successful
Physicians for a National Health Program: A Primer on This Growing Nonprofit
Interview with Dr. Ed WeisbartTulsa (Okla.) Public Radio, June 18, 2018On this edition of ST Medical Monday, we learn about Physicians for a National Health
Is this the year the AMA finally joins the single-payer movement?
STAT
By Jonathan Michels, Robertha Barnes, and Sydney Russell LeedSTAT, June 8, 2018Fifty years ago this month, at the 1968 meeting of the American Medical Association,
Myth and Measurement â The Case of Medical Bankruptcies
New England Journal of Medicine
By David U. Himmelstein, M.D.; Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.; and Elizabeth Warren, J.D.New England Journal of Medicine, June 7, 2018To the Editor:By David U. Himmelstein,
The profound link between poverty and health
The Charlotte Observer
By Jessica Schorr Saxe, M.D.The Charlotte Observer, June 1, 2018On Monday, The Poor Peopleâs Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival will hold rallies in
The Cost of Emergency Room Care
The New York Times
By John Perryman, M.D.The New York Times, May 27, 2018Anthemâs tactic of refusing to pay emergency room bills in certain cases is portrayed as an
Trumpâs plan wonât lower prescription drug prices. Ours would.
Washington Post
The White House is pushing half-measures. We need more.By Adam Gaffney, M.D.Washington Post, May 23, 2018The drug price reforms that President Trump recently proposed are
For Single-Payer Plan, Winds May Be Shifting
Physician Leadership Journal
Amid the deconstruction of "Obamacare," public opinion and physician leaders seem to be moving toward a national health plan. But if it ever does materialize,
There is a better way to deliver health care
San Antonio Express News
By Herbert Keyser, M.D.San Antonio Express News, May 5, 2018About 20 years ago, I accepted a position to be the backup obstetrician for nine well-trained
The fiscal conservative case for universal health care
Interview with Dr. Ed WeisbartWCHL The Hill (Chapel Hill, N.C.), May 3, 2018Interview with Dr. Ed Weisbart | WCHL The Hill (Chapel Hill, N.C.), May
Solution to health care is Medicare for all
Las Cruces (N.M.) News
By Jack BernardLas Cruces (N.M.) News, May 2, 2018In 2017 op-eds, I described the mess that Congress made of health reform. They were taking a
It Is Time to Liberate Hospitals from Profit-Centered Care
Journal of General Internal Medicine
By Sidney M. Wolfe, M.D.1, Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.2,3, and David U. Himmelstein, M.D.2,3Journal of General Internal Medicine, April 30, 2018The way we pay hospitals
Improved and expanded Medicare for all: The single-payer option we need
Improved and expanded Medicare for all: The single-payer option we needBy Judith L. Albert, M.D. and Ana Malinow, M.D.Allegheny County Medical Society Bulletin, April 2018By
Top US medical schools failing to reflect minorities, social justice group says
The Guardian
White Coats for Black Lives calls on elite schools to improve race bias shortcomings and help eliminate disparities in US healthcareBy Amanda HolpuchThe Guardian, April
The US is entering a golden age of corporate medicine
The Guardian
The recent slew of mergers and acquisitions is part of a larger corporate transformation that is remaking American healthcare â for the worseBy Adam Gaffney,
Can we have Medicare for all?
Interview with Dr. Adam Gaffney and Andy SlavittCrooked Conversations Podcast, April 18, 2018Interview with Dr. Adam Gaffney and Andy Slavitt | Crooked Conversations, April 18,
Physician Well-being and the Regenerative Power of Caring
JAMA
By Thomas L. Schwenk, M.D.JAMA, April 17, 2018By Thomas L. Schwenk, M.D. | JAMA, April 17, 2018
In 1948, Life magazine published what has become an
Determined Action Needed on Social Determinants
Annals of Internal Medicine
By David U. Himmelstein, M.D. and Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.Annals of Internal Medicine, April 17, 2018By David U. Himmelstein, M.D. and Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.
Real fix for health care mess: Medicare for all
The Baltimore Sun
By Elizabeth Carson, A.P.R.N.The Baltimore Sun, April 12, 2018By Elizabeth Carson, A.P.R.N. | The Baltimore Sun, April 12, 2018
Congress has managed to mess up our
Single-Payer or Bust
By providing a single tier of coverage to all, with automatic enrollment, comprehensive benefits, and no cost-sharing, single-payer provides a distinctâand more egalitarianâvision of universality.By
Medicare-for-all would fix PEIA and other employers’ headaches
Charleston (W.V.) Gazette-Mail
By Carol Paris, M.D.Charleston (W.V.) Gazette-Mail, April 1, 2018During the historic West Virginia teacher strike, 22,000 workers stood up and made themselves heard, shutting down
Is a for-profit health system our best choice?
Citizen Times (Asheville, N.C.)
By Marsha Fretwell, M.D.Citizen Times (Asheville, N.C.), March 30, 2018By Marsha Fretwell, M.D. | Citizen Times (Asheville, N.C.), March 30, 2018
In contrast to Gov. Roy
Everyone should have access to health insurance
The (Baton Rouge, La.) Advocate, Letters
By Ashley Duhon and Sara RobicheauxThe (Baton Rouge, La.) Advocate, Letters, March 28, 2018As a medical student, you never forget the first time a patient
Our multiple-payer system of health care just isnât working
Washington Post, Letters
By Jay D. Brock, M.D.Washington Post, Letters, March 27, 2018Regarding the March 23 editorial âMarylandâs ingenious plan to fix Obamacareâ:By Jay D. Brock, M.D. |
Ten Million Americans Could Bring H.R. 676 into Reality LandâRelief for Anxiety, Dread and Fear
Common Dreams
Medicare for all is what the Pentagon does. It is what President Harry Truman wanted from Congress back in the nineteen forties. It is time.By
After a Hospital Stay, People are More Likely to Go Bankrupt
Newsweek
By Kate Sheridan Newsweek, March 21, 2018The effect that unexpected hospital bills have on Americansâ decisions to declare bankruptcy may be overstated, an article published
Whatâs So Good About Health Care?
The New York Times, Letters
By Eric Salk, M.D.The New York Times, Letters, March 21, 2018To the Editor:Re: âWhy Is U.S. Health Care So Expensive? Some of the Reasons Youâve
Getting Sick Can Be Really Expensive, Even for the Insured
New York Times
Beyond medical costs, a trip to the hospital can mean a permanent reduction in income for many Americans, new research shows.By Margot Sanger-KatzNew York Times,
We need a system that puts health over profits
Reno (Nev.) Gazette Journal
Private insurance prevented me from treating my flu patients. We need a system that puts health over profits.By Mat Kladney, M.D.Reno (Nev.) Gazette Journal, March
The Democratic Establishment Is Moving Closer and Closer to Single Payer, but Activists Want the Real Thing
The Intercept
By Zaid JilaniThe Intercept, March 12, 2018The last two times Democrats seized both the White House and Congress, in 1993 and 2009, they immediately embarked
The West Virginia teachers’ strike is over. But the fight for healthcare isn’t.
The Guardian
The strike was largely about healthcare benefits, which the deal for the most part skirtedBy Adam Gaffney, M.D.The Guardian, March 7, 2018By Adam Gaffney, M.D.
The Humans in Health CareâA Review of The American Mercy Tour
JAMA
By Christopher C. Muth, M.D.JAMA, March 6, 2018Under the influence of partisan politics, health insurance and pharmaceutical companies, and hospital administrators, the US health care
The End Of Insurance?
Andrew Coates On Fixing Our Broken Healthcare SystemBy Tracy FrischThe Sun, March 2018Interview with Andrew Coates, M.D. | The Sun, March 2018
In my view, single-payer
Why are Democratic party think tanks still not backing universal health care?
The Center for American Progress is inching closer to âMedicare for Allâ â but its version leaves some gaping holesBy Adam Gaffney, M.D.The Guardian, Feb.
Why Internists Might Want Single-Payer Health Care
By Paul Sorum, M.D., Ph.D.Annals of Internal Medicine, Feb. 13, 2018 Single-payer health care is back in the news thanks to the efforts of the president
Amazon’s health care experiment shows exactly why we need Medicare for All
We have to remove profit from the health care equation, just like Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase intend to do.By Richard MasterUSA Today, Feb.
Readers And Tweeters Add Two Cents On Amazon Venture To Repackage Health Care
By Carol Paris, M.D.Kaiser Health News, Feb. 6, 2018We were disappointed KHNâs âExpert Adviceâ did not include input from advocates for a single-payer system. So,
Single-payer health care cuts costs
Insurance administrators are not evil. They are, rather, a product of our uniquely dysfunctional health care system.By Samuel Metz, M.D.Portland (Ore.) Tribune, Feb. 1, 2018Measure
Health Insurance Reform in the United States – What, How, and Why?
By Adam Gaffney, M.D.Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Point/Counterpoint, Winter 2018By Adam Gaffney, M.D. | Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Winter 2018
Last summer,
Pay for performance: a dangerous health policy fad that wonât die
The latest research shows that this carrot-and-stick approach to improving health care doesn't work.By Kip Sullivan and Stephen SoumeraiSTAT News, Jan. 30, 2018Pay for performance,
How The ACA Affected Household Medical Spending
By Carey Goldberg and Meghna ChakrabartiWBUR, CommonHealth, Jan. 22, 2018By Carey Goldberg and Meghna Chakrabarti | WBUR, CommonHealth, Jan. 22, 2018
A new study out in
Has ACA Made Health Care More Affordable?
Yes for some, no for others -- but affordability wasn't the law's only goal.By F. Perry Wilson, M.D., M.S.C.E.MedPage Today, Jan. 22, 2018By F. Perry
The American Health-Care System Increases Income Inequality
Even with the Affordable Care Act, the premium and payment structure of insurance increases the relative income gap between rich and poor.By Vann R. Newkirk
Three ways to cut â and improve â Medicare
By Ed Weisbart, M.D.STAT, Jan. 17, 2018The Republicans are right. We should cut Medicare. And I know how: Keep Medicareâs funding for actual health care
Why does it cost $32,093 just to give birth in America?
The US is the most expensive nation in the world in which to have a baby â and it may factor into thousands of bankruptcies
The true problem and solution to high drug prices
By Elizabeth CarsonThe Washington Post, Jan. 7, 2018By Elizabeth Carson | The Washington Post, Jan. 7, 2018
The Jan. 3 Economy & Business article âUnder fire,
Trump is right: Negotiate for lower drug prices
By Rob Stone, M.D., Chris Stack, M.D., and Fran QuigleyIndianapolis Star, Jan. 4, 2018All Hoosiers have seen the headlines about drug price increases, and too
The Leap to Single-Payer: What Taiwan Can Teach
How one nation transformed a health care system. Can America do big things anymore?By Aaron E. Carroll and Austin FraktNew York Times, December 26, 2017Taiwan
The Single-Payer Healthcare Debate Revisited
Interview with Robert Kiefner, M.D.The Exchange, NHPR, December 13, 2017With uncertainty over the Affordable Care Act's future, and Congressional inaction on an alternative, some lawmakers
The Feminist Case For Single Payer
It's time to take health care away from the power of bosses and spouses.By Natalie ShureJacobin, December 8, 2017In the spring of 1969, a dozen
We Are Here to Help All the Lindas
By Brad Cotton, M.D.Emergency Medicine News, December 2017Linda couldn't afford the gallbladder ultrasound her hometown doc recommended. Six months later, she is in my ED.
Single-payer health care gains traction, local physician advocates
By Amanda Zhou and Kris B. MamulaPittsburgh Post-Gazette, November 23, 2017When Rep. John Conyers, D-Michigan., introduced a bill in Congress in 2015 that would create
Single-Payer: A Reproductive Justice Value
By Katie KlabusichTruthout, November 17, 2017By Katie Klabusich | Truthout, November 17, 2017
The reproductive justice movement focuses on expanding the ability of all people to
Azar Nomination Draws Mixed Reactions from Health Groups
Some welcome an experienced hand, others worry about pharma tiesBy Joyce FriedenMedPage Today, November 14, 2017Members of the organized medicine community had mixed reactions to
Some myths about Medicare-for-all
By Jack BernardCharleston (W.V.) Gazette-Mail, November 11, 2017Gallup surveys indicate that Americans view health care as a major national priority. But, they are confused about
President Carter: Lack of Universal Healthcare Should Be a ‘National Scandal’
By Gro Harlem Brundtland and Jimmy CarterTIME Magazine, November 8, 2017âLife, liberty and the pursuit of happinessâ are the inalienable rights at the heart of
How burnout is plaguing doctors and harming patients
By Jay Desai, M.D.The Conversation, November 5, 2017The presidential symposium at this yearâs Annual Meeting of the Child Neurology Society of America in early October
A Business Owner Says Single Payer is the Answer to the Nationâs Health Insurance Crisis
Interview with Richard MasterBy Rob LoreiRadioactivity, WMNF (Tampa, Fla.), October 25, 2017A documentary film called FIX IT: Health Care At The Tipping Point came out
We are Americaâs future doctors. We support a Medicare-for-all health system.
By Augie Lindmark, Vanessa Van Doren, Bryant Shuey, and Andy HyattSTAT, October 25, 2017By Augie Lindmark, Vanessa Van Doren, Bryant Shuey, and Andy Hyatt |
The collapse of Trumpcare and the rise of single payer
Single payer bills signal a new era in American healthcare politicsBy Adam Gaffney, M.D. and Zackary D. Berger, M.D., Ph.D.thebmj, October 17, 2017By Adam Gaffney,
A single payer system could mean more coordinated care
By Paula L. Stillman, M.D., M.B.A.Philadelphia Inquirer, October 16, 2017I do not want to have to switch my health care coverage.By Paula L. Stillman, M.D.,
The time for universal health care and single-payer is near
We should not have to wait another 17 years to see a change that is so critically needed now.By Richard C. Dillihunt, M.D.Portland (Maine) Press
Only âMedicare for Allâ can fix our broken health-care system
By Greg Silver, M.D.Orlando Sentinel, October 12, 2017The patient looked terrified when she showed me her broken arm that wouldnât straighten out. âWhat am I
Medicare for all, now is the time
By Jack BernardThe Birmingham (Ala.) News, October 12, 2017A bitter and anxious public is fed up with the inertia in Congress and politicians arguing but
Down With the Copay
We canât eliminate the profit motive in health care without eliminating copays.By Natalie Shure Jacobin, October 6, 2017By Natalie Shure | Jacobin, October 6, 2017
In
Single-payer in Penn. and beyond
Panel featuring Dr. William DavidsonWITF, Smart Talk, October 2, 2017Panel featuring Dr. William Davidson | WITF, Smart Talk, October 2, 2017
The Senate's third attempt to
Our family, friends and communities deserve Medicare for all
By Peter Mahr, M.D.The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.), September 27, 2017As a family physician, I was trained to guide patients through difficult times with clinical expertise
Why Iâm the last happy doctor
By Marsha Fretwell, M.D.The Charlotte Observer, September 26, 2017When I retired at 70 years old as a practicing geriatrician in Wilmington and said farewell to
Bernie Sanders is right – why not Medicare for all?
Private doctors and hospitals would still provide care under Bernie Sanders' Medicare for All plan, offering better care at lower cost.By James E. Dalen, M.D.,
Five lessons from Canada on single-payer health care
By Colleen M. Flood and Allan RockChicago Tribune, September 24, 2017The United States is about to debate the merits of Bernie Sandersâ proposal for a
The benefits of Bernie Sandersâ âMedicare for Allâ plan
By Marcia Angell, M.D.The Boston Globe, September 21, 2017Bernie Sanders is right. Given the growing costs and shrinking benefits of Obamacare, and the flame-out of
Single-payer health care – its time has come
By Mark DimondsteinThe Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com), September 20, 2017By Mark Dimondstein | The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com), September 20, 2017
Congress is back from its summer recess
Should the United States go for single-payer?
By Jay Brock, M.D.The Washington Post, Letters, September 18, 2017Eugene Robinson was correct that Sen. Bernie Sandersâs (I-Vt.) proposal for a âMedicare for Allâ health
Universal healthcare in the U.S. is possible. We already have proof.
Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harrisâs universal healthcare bill is a step towards a humane and cost-effective system. Naysayers are denying reality.By Farzon A. Nahvi, M.D.The
I watched my patients die of poverty for 40 years. Itâs time for single-payer.
By David A. Ansell, M.D.The Washington Post, September 13, 2017By David A. Ansell, M.D. | The Washington Post, September 13, 2017
Sarai was 25 years old
Why We Need Medicare for All
By Sen. Bernie SandersThe New York Times, September 13, 2017This is a pivotal moment in American history. Do we, as a nation, join the rest
Single-payer wonât pass now. But its popularity proves our morals are changing.
By Adam Gaffney, M.D.The Washington Post, September 13, 2017By Adam Gaffney, M.D. | The Washington Post, September 13, 2017
Single-payer universal health care â once cast
The Scandalous State of our Healthcare System
Why the Time is Now to Finally Make Healthcare a Right and Not a PrivilegeBy Paul Y. Song, M.D.Huffington Post, September 7, 2017Last week, Senator
Donât call it universal without including abortion coverage
By Vidya VisvabharathyKevinMD.com, September 4, 2017By Vidya Visvabharathy | KevinMD.com, September 4, 2017
As Sen. Bernie Sanders prepares to introduce a universal health care bill in
Medicare for all is the only health care proposal that meets Trump’s standards
Tweaks won't do what Trump wants: cover everyone, improve care and lower costs. Their fatal flaw is they rely on the profit-driven insurance industry.By Carol
Doctor dreams of single payer health care â and so can you
By John AronnoAnchorage (Alaska) Press, August 30, 2017Tapeworms are gross. Do not Google âtapeworm.â Ever. To be clear, avoid any use of the word tapeworm
Single-payer seminar at Raven Landing explains option for U.S. health care
By Rhiannon WalkerNewscenter 11 (Fairbanks, Alaska), August 25, 2017By Rhiannon Walker | Newscenter 11 (Fairbanks, Alaska), August 25, 2017
Residents gathered at Raven Landing Thursday evening
Can Medicare for All Succeed?
By Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H., and David U. Himmelstein, M.D.The Nation, Letters, August 16, 2017Joshua Hollandâs antiâsingle payer screed (âMedicare for All Isnât the Solution
For-profit insurance model can’t be fixed
By Jonathan D. Walker, M.D.The (Fort Wayne, Ind.) Journal Gazette, August 16, 2017Over the past few months, Congress has been unable to replace the Affordable
Medicare for All Should Be a Litmus Test
Donât believe the critics. Medicare for All is the most realistic way to win universal, equitable health care.By Adam Gaffney, M.D.Jacobin, August 10, 2017By Adam
America’s Health Care System Kills PeopleâBut It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way
In Australia, vital services like cancer treatments are free; in the US, countless people struggle to even get screened. We spoke to cancer patients in
In Healthcare Debate, Single-Payer Moves Front and Center
Interview With Dr. Adam GaffneyWNYC, The Takeaway, August 1, 2017Interview With Dr. Adam Gaffney | WNYC, The Takeaway, August 1, 2017
A Pew poll out last
A businessman makes the case for a single-payer health care system
By Richard MasterThe (Allentown, Pa.) Morning Call, August 1, 2017With all due respect to President Trump, he is wrong about the single-payer model of health
After Trumpcare
This article includes videoRepublicans wanted to repeal Obamacare and gut Medicaid. Instead they galvanized the push for Medicare for All.By Adam Gaffney, M.D.Jacobin, July 30, 2017The life of
It’s Time for the Adults in This Nation To Talk Seriously About Medicare for All
Today, we breathe a quick sigh a relief. But we cannot celebrate a return to the failed status quo.By Carol Paris, M.D.Common Dreams, July 28,
Charlie Gardâs case is tragic. But itâs not a warning about public health care.
Conservatives are using a sick baby's story for their own political purposes.By Adam Gaffney, M.D.The Washington Post, July 24, 2017By Adam Gaffney, M.D. | The
A More Progressive Economic Agenda
Interview With Dr. Steffie WoolhandlerRalph Nader Radio Hour, July 22, 2017Interview With Dr. Steffie Woolhandler | Ralph Nader Radio Hour, July 22, 2017
As the U.S.
Healthcare reform’s solution is hiding in plain sight
By Dr. Claudia FeganModern Healthcare, July 21, 2017Now that the Senate GOP's Better Care Reconciliation Act has crashed and burned, and efforts to repeal the
World shows way forward on health care
By Jack BernardThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 21, 2017Letâs play a game of guess âwho saidâ:⢠On CNN in 1999: âIf you canât take care of
Trumpcare Is Dead. âSingle Payer Is the Only Real Answer,â Says Medicare Architect.
By Zaid JilaniThe Intercept, July 19, 2017Thanks to a pair of defections from more GOP senators late yesterday, the Republican plan to repeal and replace
The Case Against the Public Option
We have the capacity to wage a transformative health care fight in the days ahead. Medicare for All or bust.By Adam Gaffney, M.D.Jacobin, July 19,
We Must Make It Toxic for Politicians to Not Get on Board with Single Payer
Interview With Dr. Carol ParisBy Amy GoodmanDemocracy Now!, July 19, 2017PNHP Note: To view video of this interview, click here.Interview With Dr. Carol Paris |
American healthcare is at a crossroads. It’s time to talk universal healthcare.
The Republican party encourages us to be smart healthcare shoppers. But itâs becoming clear that the best deal, in fact, is a universal healthcare system.By
American healthcare is at a crossroads. It’s time to talk universal healthcare.
The Republican party encourages us to be smart healthcare shoppers. But itâs becoming clear that the best deal, in fact, is a universal healthcare system.By
Protesters Rally Against GOP Health Care Plan At Senate Office Building
Multiple demonstrators were arrested.By Kaeli Subberwal & Mollie ReillyHuffPost, July 17, 2017Protesters again took to Capitol Hill on Monday to protest Senate Republicansâ proposed health
Protesters Rally Against GOP Health Care Plan At Senate Office Building
Multiple demonstrators were arrested.By Kaeli Subberwal & Mollie ReillyHuffPost, July 17, 2017Protesters again took to Capitol Hill on Monday to protest Senate Republicansâ proposed health
Health debate energizing Tucson ‘Medicare for All’ proponents
By Stephanie Innes Arizona Daily Star, July 15, 2017Universal health care is far from the plan Republican leaders are proposing, but itâs getting some love
Health debate energizing Tucson ‘Medicare for All’ proponents
By Stephanie Innes Arizona Daily Star, July 15, 2017Universal health care is far from the plan Republican leaders are proposing, but itâs getting some love
Medicare For All Is Coming, No Matter What They Say
More than half of all Americans, 53 percent, now want a single-payer system.By Richard EskowMoyers & Company, July 13, 2017The idea of Medicare for all,
Medicare For All Is Coming, No Matter What They Say
More than half of all Americans, 53 percent, now want a single-payer system.By Richard EskowMoyers & Company, July 13, 2017The idea of Medicare for all,
Medicare for All wins backing of conservative Southern Democrats
By Sue SturgisFacing South, July 12, 2017By Sue Sturgis | Facing South, July 12, 2017
As congressional Republicans try to pass an unpopular plan that would
Medicare for All wins backing of conservative Southern Democrats
By Sue SturgisFacing South, July 12, 2017By Sue Sturgis | Facing South, July 12, 2017
As congressional Republicans try to pass an unpopular plan that would
Blending Research & Advocacy
Interview With Dr. David HimmelsteinReview of Systems Podcast, July 11, 2017Interview With Dr. David Himmelstein | Review of Systems Podcast, July 11, 2017
We talk with
Blending Research & Advocacy
Interview With Dr. David HimmelsteinReview of Systems Podcast, July 11, 2017Interview With Dr. David Himmelstein | Review of Systems Podcast, July 11, 2017
We talk with
Three Doctors on What Works and Doesn’t Work in U.S. Health Care
This article includes audioBy Scott SimonNPR Weekend Edition, July 8, 2017Doctors Julie Gunter, Rob Stone and Gary Sobelson talk with Scott Simon about the problems with American health
Three Doctors on What Works and Doesn’t Work in U.S. Health Care
This article includes audioBy Scott SimonNPR Weekend Edition, July 8, 2017Doctors Julie Gunter, Rob Stone and Gary Sobelson talk with Scott Simon about the problems with American health
Three Doctors on What Works and Doesn’t Work in U.S. Health Care
This article includes audioBy Scott Simon
NPR Weekend Edition, July 8, 2017
Doctors Julie Gunter, Rob Stone and Gary Sobelson talk with Scott Simon about the problems with American health
Why Single-Payer Health Care Saves Money
By Robert H. FrankThe New York Times, July 7, 2017Lingering uncertainty about the fate of the Affordable Care Act has spurred the California legislature to
Why Single-Payer Health Care Saves Money
By Robert H. FrankThe New York Times, July 7, 2017Lingering uncertainty about the fate of the Affordable Care Act has spurred the California legislature to
Why I was arrested while asking Sen. Portman to vote against TrumpCare
By Roona Ray, M.D., M.P.H.Cleveland Plain-Dealer, July 6, 2017On Wednesday, June 28, I was one of dozens of doctors, nurses, patients with chronic illness, and
Why I was arrested while asking Sen. Portman to vote against TrumpCare
By Roona Ray, M.D., M.P.H.Cleveland Plain-Dealer, July 6, 2017On Wednesday, June 28, I was one of dozens of doctors, nurses, patients with chronic illness, and
Senate GOP health care bill estimated to kill 28,600 more in U.S. each year & drop 22M from insurance
Interview With Dr. Steffie WoolhandlerBy Amy GoodmanDemocracy Now!, June 27, 2017PNHP Note: To view video of this interview, click here.Interview With Dr. Steffie Woolhandler |
Senate GOP health care bill estimated to kill 28,600 more in U.S. each year & drop 22M from insurance
This article includes videoBy Amy Goodman
Democracy Now!, June 27, 2017
PNHP Note: To view video of this interview, click here.
Twenty-two million Americans would lose their health insurance under the Senate
Priceless benefits would come from single-payer health care system
It's part of the same moral responsibility that Americans share for public safety and education.By Joshua Gear, M.D.Portland (Maine) Press Herald, June 26, 2017By Joshua
Priceless benefits would come from single-payer health care system
By Joshua Gear, M.D.
Portland (Maine) Press Herald, June 26, 2017
As a piece of legislation intended to provide affordable, quality health care to the greatest number
Trumpcare: the president delivers a poison pill to his electorate
By Andrew PurcellThe (Glasgow, Scotland) Herald, June 24, 2017By Andrew Purcell | The (Glasgow, Scotland) Herald, June 24, 2017
Within five days, Trumpcare could well be
Why single-payer health insurance means better patient care
By Phil KadnerChicago Sun-Times, June 23, 2017Most doctors believe a single-payer system âwould offer the best health care to the greatest number of people,â according
Why single-payer health insurance means better patient care
By Phil KadnerChicago Sun-Times, June 23, 2017Most doctors believe a single-payer system âwould offer the best health care to the greatest number of people,â according
Why Single-Payer Health Care Could Work in California
And why state-level reform is a risky proposition for most of the country.By Natalie ShurePacific Standard, June 23, 2017By Natalie Shure | Pacific Standard, June
Support Grows for Single-Payer Medicare-for-All Plan Instead of Massive Cuts to Healthcare
Interview With Dr. Steffie WoolhandlerBy Amy GoodmanDemocracy Now!, June 23, 2017PNHP Note: To view video of this interview, click here.Interview with Dr. Steffie Woolhandler |
Trumpcare is like a vampire, set on sinking its teeth into the poor
The relationship of the Republican bills to tax breaks resembles that of water crackers to cheese: a delivery device with little independent function of its
The Washington Post Is Selling Snake Oil
Our friends at the Washington Post are waging a brave campaign against Medicare for All.By Adam Gaffney, M.D.Jacobin, June 20, 2017Over the weekend, the Washington
The advantages of getting sick elsewhere
By Louis Balizet, M.D.The Pueblo (Colo.) Chieftain, Jun 17, 2017Last month, a Pueblo woman, while on vacation far from home, developed chest pain, cough and
In an Aging Nation, Single-Payer Is the Alternative to Dying Under Austerity
By Mike LudwigTruthout, June 14, 2017By Mike Ludwig | Truthout, June 14, 2017
Every day about 10,000 people turn 65 in the United States, and the
Medical racism at work? Study finds blacks, Latinos get worse care for neurological disorders
New evidence that black and Latino patients receive worse care than whites for neurological ailments â and pay moreBy Dave LindorffSalon, June 11, 2017A pioneering
Dr. Robert Zarr on single payer health care and Americaâs health inequality problem
Diagnostocracy Podcast, June 9, 2017PNHP's immediate past president, Dr. Robert Zarr, spoke with Diagnostocracy co-hosts (and medical students) Keifer Walsh and Ti Hoang about the
Iâm a Kansas City doctor in Australia. Trump is right about Australian health care
By Marie ShiehThe Kansas City Star, May 27, 2017President Donald Trump, I heartily agree with you when you told Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, âYou
The US healthcare system is at a dramatic fork in the road
By Adam Gaffney, M.D.The Guardian, May 25, 2017The US healthcare system â and with it the health and welfare of millions â is poised on
Single Payer Benefits
By Jack Mayer, M.D., M.P.H.Vermont Public Radio, May 25, 2017Winston Churchill once quipped that, You can always count on Americans to do the right thing
Dr. Phil Verhoef speaks at Medicare-for-all press conference
Transcription by Kay TillowDaily Kos, May 24, 2017A few hours before the CBO announced that 23 million Americans would lose their health insurance under the
Single Payer In California? Can We Afford It? Can We Afford Not To?
By Paul Y. Song, M.D.HuffPost, May 24, 2017This week, the California State Senate Appropriations Committee released their fiscal analysis of SB562 sponsored by Senators Lara
House Democrats See âMedicare For Allâ As The Answer To Trumpcare
Rep. John Conyersâ single-payer bill has never been this popular.By Daniel MaransHuffPost, May 24, 2017House Democrats on Wednesday touted unprecedented majority support for a bill
U.S. Health Care is Profiteered to Death
Interview with Susan Rogers, M.D.Black Agenda Report, May 23, 2017Interview with Susan Rogers, M.D. | Black Agenda Report, May 23, 2017
People talk about choice of
Why Wonât More American Corporations Support Single-Payer Health Care?
Warren Buffett is rare among CEOs in publicly recognizing the economic benefits of Medicare for All.By Helaine OlenThe Nation, May 22, 2017By Helaine Olen |
A majority of physicians favor a single-payer health system
By Elizabeth Hakas, M.D.Pittsburgh Post Gazette, May 21, 2017As a person with 30 years of experience working in health care (first, as a medical assistant
Canadian vs. U.S. health care
Our health care system is neither rational nor moral, and it will almost certainly get worse under the present administration.By Kenneth Krell, M.D.Idaho Post-Register, May
Medicare is the solution to our health care woes
By Ed Weisbart, M.D.The Kansas City Star, May 17, 2017I applaud The Kansas City Star for addressing complex health policy issues through many recent columns,
Market forces are no salve for the high cost of prescription drugs
By Jan Swaney, M.D. and Ed Weisbart, M.D.Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune, May 14, 2017Leave it to an independent businessman to get so fed-up with the
Re: What the Republican Health Plan Gets Right
By Jay V. Solnick, M.D.The New York Times, Letters, May 13, 2017Marc K. Siegel argues that since 5 percent of Americans generate more than 50
Now is the time for Medicare for all
Single-payer program saves moneyBy Jessica Schorr Saxe, M.D.Charlotte Post, May 11, 2017Have youâor anyone you knowâskipped needed health care because of cost? Since this is
Free market is a disaster for sick Americans
By Phil KadnerChicago Sun-Times, May 9, 2017Will someone please tell me what evidence exists that a free market benefits consumers in this country when it
The Republican Health Care Bill Is An American Tragedy
By Sandro Galea, M.D.WBUR (Boston), May 9, 2017By Sandro Galea, M.D. | WBUR (Boston), May 9, 2017
Last Thursday, congressional Republicans voted to pass the American
Search for mental health care for children is often fruitless
By Liz KowalczykBoston Globe, May 9, 2017Harvard researchers posing as the parent of a depressed 12-year-old called hundreds of child psychiatrists and pediatricians looking for
Donald Trump’s homicidal healthcare bill will kill some, and enrich others
Medicine saves lives, while stripping healthcare coverage to fund tax breaks for the rich takes lives. If this bill passes, legislators will have blood on
Trumpâs forbidden love: Single-payer health care
This article includes videoBy Aaron BlakeWashington Post, May 5, 2017President Trump claimed a victory Thursday after the House approved a more free-market approach to health care.Then he capped
Dr. David Ansell, author of âThe Death Gap,â talks about health care inequities
Scientific racism and lack of access to quality health care hurts low-income families and people of color.By Casey QuinlanThinkProgress, May 1, 2017Although the Affordable Care
President Trumpâs 100th day brings health care protests
By Jeremy RossBy Jeremy Ross | CBS Chicago, April 30, 2017
President Donald Trumpâs 100th Day in office was marked Saturday, and thousand protested nationwide, criticizing
The president promised universal health care coverage. Will it happen?
By John Perryman, M.D.Chicago Tribune, Letters, April 29, 2017In reviewing recommendations by the Tribune Editorial Board regarding round two of the Affordable Care Act repeal
Why Iâm finally ready to agree a single-payer healthcare system would be better for business
By Gene MarksWashington Post, On Small Business Blog, April 28, 2017My wife is English and one of the biggest surprises she had when moving to
Health reform â the GOPâs direction forward
By Jack BernardThe (Columbus, Ga.) Ledger-Enquirer, April 21, 2017When he was in office, President Obama stated that my party, the GOP, had been highly critical
Stephanie Woolhandler, MD: Bankruptcy due to medical bills remains a problem
By MedPage Today StaffMedPage Today, April 18, 2017Bankruptcy is common in the U.S., and medical bills often play a role -- even for people with
Sorry, Republicans, but most people support single-payer health care
By Catherine RampellThe Washington Post, April 17, 2017Despite the rise of the tea party and unified Republican control of government, one decidedly anti-free-market idea appears
Docs want single-payer and so should you
By Phil ArviaDaily Southtown, April 17, 2017Obamacare, Trumpcare, I don't care.There is no fixing U.S. health care as it now teeters, a festering bureaucracy that
Single-Payer Health Care Is Seeing Record Support in Congress
By Michael CorcoranTruthout, April 16, 2017The primary Medicare for All bill has more support in Congress now than it has ever before.By Michael Corcoran |
Universal healthcare supporters see their chance: ‘Thereâs never been more support’
After Republicansâ failed attempt to replace Obamacare, activists across the country rally on behalf of a single-payer system: âItâs a right, not a privilegeâBy Jessica
An Actual Doctor Debunks 7 Myths About Single Payer Healthcare
By Katie HalperPaste, April 6, 2017Debating healthcare policy, along with the medical, ethical, historical, statistical and political elements that go into it, can be daunting,
Conyers: Medicare for All’s time has come
By John Conyers Jr.Detroit Free Press, April 3, 2017By John Conyers Jr. | Detroit Free Press, April 3, 2017
I want my colleagues to join me
When it comes to health care, why do we settle?
By Ellen Kaczmarek, M.D. Citizen-Times (Asheville, N.C.), April 2, 2017 Competition! Americans thrive on it -- it is virtually part of our national DNA.
New Bill Touts Improved, Expanded Medicare for All
By Ed Weisbart, M.D., CPE, FAAFPAccountable Care News, April 2017By Ed Weisbart, M.D., CPE, FAAFP | Accountable Care News, April 2017
President Donald Trump has declared
New York State Inches Closer To Single-Payer Plan With Pickup Of New Support
But critics wonder whether the additional backing is merely symbolic.By Ryan Grim, Daniel Marans, Jeffrey YoungThe Huffington Post, March 30, 2017The push to implement a
Trump was right about health care for most of his life
By Fareed ZakariaThe Washington Post, March 30, 2017The recent Republican debacle on health care could prove to be an opportunity. It highlighted, yet again, the
American health care – what next?
Interview with Adam Gaffney, M.D. and Saurabh Jha, M.D.The BMJ Podcast, March 29, 2017Excerpt from Dr. Gaffney, responding to Dr. Jha's charge that a single-payer
Trump, false prophet or blowhard?
By Jack Bernard and Doug Skelton, M.D.The Telegraph (Macon, Ga.), March 28, 2017We were encouraged by President Trumpâs campaign promise to âcover everyone.â What happened,
How Trumpcareâs Failure Sets the Stage for Single-Payer
With the implosion of "repeal and replace," the next logical step in Democratic health care reform is Medicare for All.By Sarah JonesThe New Republic, March
Five Lessons From Trumpcareâs Collapse
With the demise of Trumpcare, thereâs no better time to fight for single-payer.By Adam Gaffney, M.D.Jacobin, March 27, 2017We should take great pleasure in the
After Republican Infighting Dooms GOP Healthcare Plan, Trump Vows to Let Obamacare “Explode”
Interview With Dr. Steffie Woolhandler (Part 1)By Amy GoodmanDemocracy Now!, March 27, 2017PNHP Note: To view video of this interview (parts 1 & 2), click
Medicare for All? Sen. Bernie Sanders Poised to Push for Single Payer After GOP Plan Falls Apart
Interview With Dr. Steffie Woolhandler (Part 2)By Amy GoodmanDemocracy Now!, March 27, 2017PNHP Note: To view video of this interview (parts 1 & 2), click
Bernie Sanders to introduce single-payer health care bill in U.S. Senate
By Peter HirschfeldVPR (Vermont Public Radio), March 25, 2017Less than 24 hours after the disintegration of a Republican effort to repeal and replace the federal
Expanded Medicare is easy fix for health system
By Johnathon Ross, M.D. The Blade (Toledo, Ohio), March 25, 2017 As a physician caring for poor and uninsured patients for decades, I can tell
With Epic GOP Failure, Dems Urged to Go Bold with Medicare-for-All
Americans rallied against the GOP to defend their right to healthcare, Democrats are being urged to seize on the momentBy Lauren McCauleyCommon Dreams, March 24,
What Comes Next for Obamacare? The Case for Medicare for All
By Robert H. FrankThe New York Times, March 24, 2017Republicans are in a bind. Theyâve been promising to repeal Obamacare for seven years, and having
Crossing party lines
By Carol A. Paris, M.D.The Tennessean, Letters, March 23, 2017Re: "Walking a mile in Donald Trump supporters' shoes," by David Plazas, March 19.I read David
Doctors speak out against GOP’s ACA replacement bill
By Joyce FriedenMedPage Today, March 23, 2017WASHINGTON -- As House Republicans wrestled with moving their Affordable Care Act (ACA) replacement bill along on Capitol Hill
Saving Obamacare Is Not EnoughâWe Need Medicare for All
The terms of the health-care debate must be shifted.By Dennis KucinichThe Nation, March 22, 2017The health-care debate in America is essentially an argument over what
Will repealing Obamacare really kill 60,000 people?
By Carolyn Y. JohnsonThe Washington Post, March 22, 2017Is repealing Obamacare going to kill people?If you're one of the millions projected to lose your health
American Physicians Want Medicare for All
By Ed Weisbart, M.D.LinkedIn, March 20, 2017Why do so many physicians prefer single payer national health insurance? The answer is simple: we are on the
Repeal or replace? Wrong question
Offer Medicare's single-payer system to allBy Jonathan D. Walker, M.D. Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, March 19, 2017 In my specialty of retinal diseases, we can
My Turn: Thereâs nothing âpatient centeredâ about Trumpcare
By Dr. Ken DolkartConcord (N.H.) Monitor, March 19, 2017Have you ever heard people talk nonsense? Perhaps youâve had a laugh when you hear people talking
Meet the protester who interrupted Trump’s rally
By Kirk A. BadoThe Tennessean, March 15, 2017A protester interrupted President Donald Trump's Nashville rally at the Municipal Auditorium Wednesday night.Holding up a banner proclaiming
Republicans call kicking millions off their healthcare ‘freedom’? That’s perverse
Trumpcare does nothing but serve the rich at the expense of the poor and the sick. This is no freedom â it is a form
Why Trumpcare Will Only Make the Rich Richer
By Adam Gaffney, M.D.Fortune, March 9, 2017By Adam Gaffney, M.D. | Fortune, March 9, 2017
House Republicans this week unveiled their long-awaited bill replacing the Affordable
Obamacare’s flaws could be repaired far more simply and cheaply with a single-payer plan
By Robert Needlman, M.D.The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, March 8, 2017I am proud to be a pediatrician at MetroHealth Medical Center. I think a lot about
As Republicans prepare to gut Obamacare, visiting doctor says he has a better idea
By Karen GarlochThe Charlotte Observer, March 7, 2017Many people scoffed recently when President Donald Trump, while addressing plans to replace the Affordable Care Act, made
‘Medicare for all’ is still the best solution
By The Editorial BoardThe Capital Times (Madison, Wis.), March 6, 2017Given the choice between maintaining the Affordable Care Act, as many Democrats propose, or eliminating
Doctor’s prescription for health insurance: Remove the profit motive
Single-payer advocate speaks in Charlotte March 9By Herbert L. WhiteThe Charlotte (N.C.) Post, March 5, 2017Is single-payer health insurance inevitable?American lawmakers are consumed about repealing
Why Republicans should support universal health care
By Roger LaBonte, M.D.The Tennessean, March 3, 2017President Donald Trump has indicated he wants to repeal and replace Obamacare.His recent statements before the election seem
The G.O.P. and Health Care
By Caroline Poplin, M.D.The New York Times, Letters, March 3, 2017Re: âThe Hole Republicans Dugâ (column, Feb. 28):By Caroline Poplin, M.D. | The New York
A single-payer health-care system is needed
By Jonathan MichelsWinston-Salem (N.C.) Journal, March 3, 2017Ten years ago, I began transporting sick patients at Forsyth Medical Center. Transporters are some of the hardest
Chicago UAW Local 551 endorses H.R. 676, Improved Medicare for All
Single Payer News, Feb. 28, 2017At its February meeting, UAW Local 551, which represents workers at Fordâs Chicago Assembly Plant, endorsed H.R. 676, Congressman John
Health insurance fix: Medicare-for-all
By Jack KoteckiGreen Bay (Wis.) Press-Gazette, Feb. 28, 2017Health care reform is a high priority on the newly elected Congressâ to-do list.As a University of
Amid GOP Attacks on Health Care, the Movement for Single Payer Is Growing
By Michelle ChenTruthout, Feb. 27, 2017This could be the moment that the country finally comes to its senses on single payer, according to Dr. David
Appalachia needs a single-payer health system
By Katie LeeJohnson City (Tenn.) Press, Feb. 26, 2017We are all aware that the recent election is likely to bring change in the health care
We Represent the Future
By Adam Gaffney, M.D.Jacobin, Feb. 26, 2018When future historians chronicle how Medicare for All was finally won, the current moment may prove to be a
Brooklynites cheer single-payer health care at congressional town hall
Democrats in Congress are working to protect the ACA, but some New Yorkers aren't giving up on universal health careBy Caroline LewisCrain's New York Business,
Single-payer health care touted with American Care act on chopping block
By Katie LannanLowell (Mass.) Sun, Feb. 23, 2017BOSTON -- With President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans pledging to repeal the federal Affordable Care Act, some
Simple solution
By Anne Scheetz, M.D.Chicago Sun-Times, Letters, Feb. 20, 2017As Phil Kadner notes in his Feb. 15 column about the Republicansâ threat to repeal Obamacare, for
California legislation would create single-payer health care system
By Emily GreenSan Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 17, 2017President Donald Trump caused a stir when he suggested Sunday that the Republican quest to repeal and replace
Repealing Obamacare will create harm for millions
By Gene Bishop, M.D.The Philadelphia Inquirer, Letters, Feb. 16, 2017How can a physician oppose people getting health care? It's a puzzle to me.The nomination and
Obamacareâs Original Sin
This article includes videoWe can resist Republican efforts to repeal Obamacare without providing cover for the lawâs deep ideological flaws.By Adam GaffneyJacobin, Feb. 15, 2017By Adam Gaffney |
As a Christian, I defended Obamacare. But I really support single-payer.
Jesus doesn't just love the poor. He loves them more.By Jessi BohonThe Washington Post, Feb. 15, 2017By Jessi Bohon | The Washington Post, Feb. 15,
Senators Sanders, Cruz show fundamental differences on health care
By Jonathan Mizrahi, M.D.St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Feb. 15, 2017I hope many people were able to watch the debate that CNN hosted last week between U.S.
A Political Opening for Universal Health Care?
The winner in the fight between keeping Obamacare and rolling it back might be something else entirelyBy Vann R. Newkirk IIThe Atlantic, Feb. 14, 2017By
Tom Price as HHS Secretary: A Disaster for U.S. Health Care
By Dr. Carol ParisCommon Dreams, Feb. 11, 2017The Senateâs vote to confirm Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., as secretary of health and human services, while widely
GOP Docs Rise To Power As Congress Retools Health Care Law
By Phil GalewitzNPR, Feb. 10, 2017The confirmation of Tom Price, the orthopedic surgeon-turned-Georgia congressman, as secretary of Health and Human Services on Friday represents the
Few poor or minority patients in New York Cityâs academic hospitals
By Lisa RapaportReuters, Feb. 9, 2017(Reuters Health) - Black patients are half as likely as white patients to get care at academic medical centers in
Single-payer health system: the best solution
By Jessica Schorr Saxe, M.D.Consumer Reports, Letters, March 2017Re: "How to Get High-Quality, Low-Cost Healthcare," January 2017:By Jessica Schorr Saxe, M.D. | Consumer Reports, Letters,
A Vote for Tom Price is a Vote to Destroy Medicare
By Nancy J. AltmanThe Huffington Post, Feb. 7, 2017No one voted to destroy Medicare. Yet, the first battle in the war over Medicare has arrived.Why
State needs single payer
By Michael Kaplan, M.D.The Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.), Feb. 7, 2017With an unpredictable president now in the White House, with no track record and conflicting
No Backward Steps in Health Care – Forward to Single Payer
By Kay TillowDaily Kos, Feb. 4, 2017Life expectancy in the United States just went down. We were already several years behind other advanced countries. People
Looking for a really good Obamacare replacement? Here it is
By David LazarusLos Angeles Times, Feb. 3, 2017Supporters of healthcare reform may feel disheartened as President Trump and Republican lawmakers prepare to repeal the Affordable
‘The Single-Payer Healthcare Fight Goes National … Again’
By Lynn Marie Morski, M.D.IVN (Independent Voter Project), Feb. 2, 2017One of the more notable tenets of Bernie Sandersâ platform during his campaign for president
Healthcare solution: Make Medicare available to all ages
By Carol Paris, M.D., and Jack BernardThe Citizen (Fayetteville, Ga.), Jan. 31, 2017We read the letter by David Browning and agree with many of the
Repealing the Affordable Care Act will kill more than 43,000 people annually
The impact of Republicans' war on Obamacare is likely to be worse than anyone expectsBy David Himmelstein and Steffie WoolhandlerThe Washington Post, Jan. 23, 2017By
Healthcare Proponents Rally at Women’s March
Shout outs for reproductive rights, vaccination, and universal coverageBy Shannon FirthMedPage Today, Jan. 21, 2017WASHINGTON -- Among the masses that descended on the nation's capital
Access to buying insurance is not health coverage
With the rush to repeal the ACA, things are in danger of getting very ugly fastBy RoseAnn DeMoroAlternet, Jan. 20, 2017A signature exchange early in
Replace Obamacare with single-payer national health insurance
By Claudia Fegan, M.D.STAT, January 20, 2017During the bruising 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump vowed to repeal Obamacare âon day one of the Trump administration.â
“Medicare for All”: A Uniting Call to Action in the Age of Trump
By Michael CorcoranTruthout, Jan. 19, 2017The world will change tomorrow when Donald Trump becomes president -- and so, too, must the movement for social justice.
Tom Price Is a Horrible Choice for Health Secretary
The Georgia representative redefines what it means to have conflicts of interestBy Adam Gaffney, M.D.In These Times, January 19, 2017By Adam Gaffney, M.D. | In
Support expanded Medicare for all
By Richard A. Damon, M.D.The Missoulian (Missoula, Mont.), Letters, Jan. 17, 2017United States health care is currently at a tipping point. If Obamacare is to
Republican Healthcare Plan: Skimpier, Meaner Obamacare
This article includes videoThe Affordable Care Act has become the symbol of a health care status quo that long pre-dated it, but the Democrats refusal to acknowledge the
Medicare coverage for all
By Thomas Clairmont, M.D.Seacoastonline.com (Portsmouth, N.H.), Letters, Jan. 13, 2017Your editorial on Jan. 9 stated "There is no health-care reform that will lower premiums, cut
Less expensive and far better
By Suzanne LindgrenThe Osceola (Wis.) Sun, Jan. 13, 2017In a trio of tweets last week, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he was ready for an
ACA repeal will kill people
By Barbara R. Casper, M.D.The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.), Jan. 13, 2017I am a physician who has cared for uninsured and underinsured patients for my entire
Politicians ignore Medicare for all
By F. Douglas Stephenson, LCSWGainesville (Fla.) Sun, Jan. 11, 2017In the current Affordable Care Act debate, the mainstream media has ignored a solution standing in
If Obamacare Is Repealed, Advocates Expect “Meaner and Skimpier” Replacement for the Poor
Interview With Dr. Steffie Woolhandler (Part 2)By Amy GoodmanDemocracy Now!, Jan. 10, 2017PNHP Note: To view video of this interview (parts 1 & 2), click
Repeal & Run? Republicans Move to Axe Obamacare, But What Will Replacement Look Like?
Interview With Dr. Steffie Woolhandler (Part 1)By Amy GoodmanDemocracy Now!, Jan. 9, 2017PNHP Note: To view video of this interview (parts 1 & 2), click
3 big reasons Republicans canât replace Obamacare
The only practical answer to these three dilemmas is Medicare for all â a single-payer systemBy Robert ReichSalon.com, Jan. 9, 2017Republicans are preparing to repeal
Medicare for all â use formula to replace ACA
By RoseAnn DeMoroThe Hill, Jan. 9, 2017"Praying for health shouldnât be the foundation of a modern healthcare system. But thatâs where millions of uninsured Americans
Medicare for all should replace Obamacare
Republicans have no realistic alternative to the ACA. It's time for single-payer.By Marcia Angell, M.D.USA Today, Jan. 6, 2016By Marcia Angell, M.D. | USA Today,
Doctors, Nurses Still Divided on Tom Price
Trump's choice for HHS secretary ignites debateBy Shannon FirthMedPage Today, Jan. 5, 2016WASHINGTON -- When President-elect Trump chose Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) to be Secretary
Wilkes Barre Labor Council and Two USW Locals Endorse HR 676
By Kay TillowAll Unions Committee for Single Payer Health Care - HR 676, Jan. 4, 2017The Greater Wilkes Barre Labor Council and two United Steelworkers
The Republican New Yearâs Resolution: Destroy Medicare
Republicans hide their true intentions behind euphemisms about âsavingâ it. The truth is that Medicare doesnât need saving.By Nancy AltmanThe Huffington Post, Dec. 30, 2016New
Quietly, Trump and Republicans Are Gunning to Destroy Medicaid
As Democrats focus on Obamacare and Medicare, there's a "quieter war" on Medicaid brewingBy Deirdre FultonCommon Dreams, Dec. 29, 2016Medicaid, the nation's healthcare program for
Medicare for All will help solve health care crisis
By Richard A. Damon, M.D.Bozeman (Mont.) Daily Chronicle, Letters, Dec. 28, 2016In contrast to other advanced countries of the world, health care as a human
With Obamacare out of the way, what can GOP do?
By Robert Stone, M.D.The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, Ind.), Dec. 26, 2016There is the story of the dog that chases a bus down his street
The Hole in the Safety Net Widens: Trump’s Plan to Dismantle Obamacare
By Michael CorcoranTruthout, Dec. 22, 2016By Michael Corcoran | Truthout, Dec. 22, 2016
Donald Trump's stunning victory must've been especially joyous news for billionaire hedge-fund manager
Media legitimizing GOPâs âuniversalâ health plan that doesnât exist
By Michael CorcoranFairness and Accuracy in Reporting, FAIR.org, Dec. 19, 2016Members of the GOP leadership were likely jubilant when they read the New York Times
U.S. is on fast track to health care train wreck
By Richard D. Lamm and Vince Markovchick, M.D.The Denver Post, Dec. 17, 2016With the impending repeal of Obamacare, America is headed toward a public policy
Want to Get Rid of Obamacare? Be Careful What You Wish For
By Robert H. FrankThe New York Times, Economic View, Dec. 16, 2016With Donald J. Trumpâs choice of Tom Price to head the Department of Health
Look for inspiration from Taiwan’s health care system
By Suzanne Hagan, O.D.St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Letters, Dec. 16, 2016I donât know what was said between Donald Trump and the head of the Taiwanese government,
Fact-Checking Fact-Checkers on Privatizing Vetsâ Health Care
By Suzanne GordonThe American Prospect, Tapped Blog, Dec. 12, 2016By Suzanne Gordon | The American Prospect, Tapped Blog, Dec. 12, 2016
In the debate over the
Changing our health care system will take time
By Jack BernardThe Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle, Dec. 10, 2016"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced."â
The Obama Years: Tepid Palliation for Americaâs Health Scourges
By Steffie Woolhandler, MD, MPH, and David U. Himmelstein, MDAmerican Journal of Public Health, January 2017President Obama inherited an economy in crisis, burgeoning inequality in
Postal workers union president calls for single-payer system
âWe are sick of a criminal system based on profit that leaves people hanging without the health care they deserveâThe following is an unofficial transcript
Misinformation fueled Obamacare anger, Tucson physician finds on cross-country ride
By Stephanie InnesArizona Daily Star, December 6, 2016PNHP Note: Detailed findings from the bicycle tour mentioned in this article were published in the journal Academic
Repealing Obamacare? Hereâs A Better Idea: Medicare For All
By Rose Ann DeMoroThe Huffington Post, Dec. 5, 2016Now that the dogged opponents of the Affordable Care Act have caught the Obamacare bus, transforming U.S.
Trumpâs health care policy appears heavy on complexity, light on mercy
Letting the states decide how to insure residents might lead to a cobweb of unwieldy regulationsBy Daniel C. Bryant, M.D.Portland (Maine) Press Herald, Dec. 5,
Killing Obamacare? Thatâs the same as killing 16,000 Americans every year
By C.V. Allen, M.D.The Modesto Bee, Dec. 3, 2016Donât look now, but our president-elect is on track to preside over the premature and preventable deaths
We Condemn the AMA and AAMC Endorsements of Tom Price for HHS Secretary
By Janine Petito, Andrew Hyatt, and Michael ZingmanCommon Dreams, December 1, 2016By Janine Petito, Andrew Hyatt, and Michael Zingman | Common Dreams, December 1, 2016
As
The inadequate, shoddy debate over health care reform
By John Geyman, M.D.The Hill, November 30, 2016What does the recent election cycle portend for health care in America? Not good, if we go by
Political divisiveness in health care
Learning to work togetherBy Ed Weisbart, M.D.Minnesota Physician, November 2016You wouldnât know it by looking at the health care debate in America today, but one
A Free-Market Solution to Health Care?
By Elizabeth R. Rosenthal, M.D.The New York Times, Letters, Nov. 16, 2016âHow Health Care Hurts Your Paycheck,â by Regina E. Herzlinger, Barak D. Richman and
Which way for Trump and progressives on pharmaceutical reform?
By Adam Gaffney, M.D.The Hill, Nov. 16, 2016Last January, to the astonishment of many, Donald Trump asserted that he favored allowing Medicare to negotiate with
Health Reform in the Trump Era
A Big Step Back, But Possibilities for Bigger Steps ForwardBy Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H., and David U. Himmelstein, M.D.November 16, 2016By Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.,
Medicare for all would benefit rich and poor
By Richard A. Damon, M.D.Bozeman (Mont.) Daily Chronicle, Letters, Nov. 15, 2016Tom Murphy, AP health writer, recently wrote that millions of Americans have seen the
Health Care in the Age of Trump
There is no uniquely Trumpian health care agenda. The danger is the enactment of the GOPâs reactionary proposals.By Adam Gaffney, M.D.Jacobin, Nov. 11, 2016 Tuesday,
The Lancet interviews Dr. David Himmelstein on the U.S. election results
The following is an unofficial transcript of an interview that Dr. David U. Himmelstein gave to Richard Lane, web editor at The Lancet, on Nov.
Californiaâs Prop. 61 Offers Opportunity to Take on Big Pharma
By RoseAnn DeMoroCommon Dreams, Nov. 2, 2016While the world is watching the Presidential race Tuesday night, another election battle in California provides a window in
Future physiciansâ demands for national health insurance
By John Geyman, M.D.The Huffington Post, Nov. 3, 2016Medical students are becoming strong advocates all over the country for expanded and improved Medicare for All.
Med students hold Halloween-themed rally concerning U.S. health care system
By Billy BevevinoThe Daily Free Press (Boston), Oct. 31, 2016Speakers stood in front of hundreds of miniature tombstones Monday afternoon at Boston Universityâs Medical Campus,
U of L med students urge ‘Medicare for all’
By Deborah YetterCourier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.), Oct. 31, 2016Using Halloween to underscore their message that patients deserve to be treated for illness, not tricked by high
Letâs Treat Our Patients, Not Trick Them with Private Insurance
This Halloween, medical students are refusing to endorse the horrifying for-profit healthcare system as it existsBy Emily KirchnerCommon Dreams, Oct. 27, 2016A few days ago,
Insurance firms the true culprits
By Mark Neahring, M.D.The News-Gazette (Champaign, Ill.), Letters, Oct. 25, 2016The News-Gazette editorial board accurately expressed the frustration of many when it critiqued President Obama's
âDonât Touch My Medicare!â
Is the beloved program on its last legs?By Trudy LiebermanHarper's Magazine, Nov. 2016By Trudy Lieberman | Harper's Magazine, Nov. 2016
On a brilliantly sunny afternoon last
Prop 61 – Californiaâs Fight Against Outrageous Drug Prices
By Paul Y. Song, M.D.The Huffington Post, Oct. 14, 2016In the run up to the Affordable Care Act, the pharmaceutical industryâs annual lobbying efforts steadily
Prop 61 – Californiaâs Fight Against Outrageous Drug Prices
By Paul Y. Song, M.D.The Huffington Post, Oct. 14, 2016In the run up to the Affordable Care Act, the pharmaceutical industryâs annual lobbying efforts steadily
Troubled workers’ comp system shows need for single-payer health care
By Johanna Ryan and Anne ScheetzFox Valley (Ill.) Labor News, Oct. 7, 2016In Illinois and around the nation, big business has labeled workersâ compensation a
Cutting public employees’ health care is shortsighted
By Anne Scheetz, M.D.The State Journal-Register, Oct. 12, 2016Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel may seem like political adversaries, but they've made
Research cited by Trump on numbers of Canadian medical tourists criticized
By Kelly GrantThe Globe and Mail, Oct. 12, 2016The number of Canadians who traveled abroad for non-emergency medical treatment dropped slightly last year, according to
Bill Clinton Is Right, For-Profit Healthcare Is the ‘Craziest Thing in the World’
This article includes videoBeneath the misleading headlines and corporate spin, former president gave a robust argument in favor of single-payer systemBy Lauren McCauleyCommon Dreams, October 4, 2016Bill Clinton
The Affordable Care Act presents challenges for college students
By Aldebra Schroll, M.D.KevinMD Blog, Oct. 1, 2016The school year is back in session, and our student health center is busy. As a college health
A Productive Life of Caring
Quentin D. Young FestschriftBy John Geyman, M.D.Northwestern Magazine, Summer 2016By John Geyman, M.D. | Northwestern Magazine, Summer 2016
Quentin Young '48 MD was an eloquent and
Why Health Insurance Industry Consolidation Is Bad For Your Health
By Wendell Potter The Huffington Post, Sept. 29, 2016You undoubtedly have heard that some of the countryâs biggest health insurers have decided to leave several
Universal health care would solve crisis of uninsured
By Richard Weiskopf, M.D., Kaye Jaeger, R.N., and Joel Potash, M.D.Syracuse.com, Sept. 28, 2016By Richard Weiskopf, M.D., Kaye Jaeger, R.N., and Joel Potash, M.D. |
Clinton and Trump on healthcare
The Presidential Debate That WasnâtBy Jeanne LenzerThe BMJ, Sept. 27, 2016The 90 minute presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump ended last night without
Single Payer: Because black lives matter…and so does black health care
By Jack BernardAL.com (Huntsville, Ala.), Sept. 23, 2016Black Lives Matter has its supporters (43 percent of Americans, per Pew Research Center), as well as its
Premium increases deserve utmost transparency
By the Editorial BoardBozeman (Mont.) Daily Chronicle, Sept. 23, 2016When Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana recently pared back its planned health insurance premium
Big Pharma execs are the new robber barons
By F. Douglas StephensonThe Gainesville (Fla.) Sun, Sept. 18, 2016Mylan Pharmaceuticals has been price gouging its life-saving injectable epinephrine â EpiPen â by charging $300
Oregon can pave the way for a single-payer system
Patient-centered, high-quality health care accessible to all is a realistic vision, says Dr. Paul GormanBy Paul Gorman, M.D.Portland (Ore.) Business Journal, Sept. 15, 2016Every person
Insurers May Be Down on the ACA’s Exchanges …
This article includes video... but they should be careful what they wish forBy Caroline Poplin, M.D., J.D.MedPage Today, Sept. 6, 2016By Carol Poplin, M.D., J.D. | MedPage Today,
Studies Show Veterans Health Care Improving
By Suzanne GordonThe American Prospect, Tapped Blog, Aug. 16, 2016When the House Veterans Affairs Committee holds a hearing on September 7 to assess the future
Socialize the EpiPen
The EpiPen mess shows that we need drugs that function as real social goods, not rent-producing commoditiesBy Adam Gaffney, M.D.Jacobin, Sept. 2, 2016The ongoing EpiPen
Single-payer model is the only answer to outrageous price hikes
By Robert RosofskyThe Boston Globe, Letters, Aug. 31, 2016As both an EpiPen carrier and a public health informatics consultant, I closely follow facts and opinions
Assessing the ACA in the Political Fog
By Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H., Adam Gaffney, M.D., and David Himmelstein, M.D.MedPage Today, Aug. 26, 2016In the current overheated political climate, the Affordable Care Act
The Sticking Points in Obamacare
By Elizabeth R. Rosenthal, M.D.The New York Times, Letters, Aug. 25, 2016Re âU.S. Prepares Enrollment Push as Insurers Balk on Health Lawâ (front page, Aug.
Americans deserve better than choosing among crummy insurance plans
By Ed Weisbart, M.D.St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Letters, Aug. 26, 2016When I read that Aetna was pulling out of the Missouri health insurance marketplace, I immediately
Why Mylan’s Alleged Solution to Its EpiPen Price-Gouging Scandal Is a Scam
The only solution for expanding access to the life-saving EpiPen is to reduce the priceBy Sarah LazareAlterNet, Aug. 25, 2016The pharmaceutical giant Mylan has a
The tyranny of corporatized health care: Time for single payer
By Craig Klugman, Ph.D.Bioethics.net Blog, Aug. 24, 2016In Illinois, Land of Lincoln insurance and Aetna announced that they are pulling out of the health insurance
Aetna, other insurance companies exit Obamacare; illustrates need for Medicare For All
By Scott HarrisBetween the Lines Radio News, Aug. 24, 2016The following interview with Dr. Steffie Woolhandler, co-founder of the group Physicians for a National Health
An American doctor experiences the NHS. Again.
By Dr. Jen GunterDr. Gunter's Worpress Blog, August 20, 2016Two years ago I wrote about my experience in a London emergency department with my son,
Importance of Boston City Council supporting single-payer health care reform
By Ture Richard TurnbullJamaica Plain (Mass.) News, Aug. 22, 2016The Boston City Council will take a bold step on Wednesday, August 24, by passing a
Aetna CEO doesn’t get sympathy
By Kay TillowThe Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.), letters, Aug. 23, 2016No one should cry for Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini over his claim of losses in the
Departure of health insurers from exchanges demonstrates need for single payer
Physicians for a National Health Program founder Dr. Steffie Woolhandler: the fundamental problem is our reliance on market-based solutions to healthcareThe Real News
Still hope for health care?
By Steve SebeliusLas Vegas Review-Journal, Aug. 20, 2016During the Democratic primary, as Bernie Sanders battled Hillary Clinton for the nomination, a strong disagreement emerged over
America cannot be a superpower with a substandard health care system
By Ahmed Kutty, M.D.Monadnock Ledger-Transcript (Peterborough, N.H.), Aug. 16, 2016In July 1965, President Lyndon Johnson had to settle for half a loaf, in lieu of
Dr. Andy Coates: Single payer will enhance our lives across the board
The following is a lightly edited, unofficial transcript of the second half of an interview that Dr. Andrew D. Coates gave to Ed âFlashâ Ferenc,
To Sanders, Aetnaâs Pull-Back from Affordable Care Act Markets Shows Need for Overhaul
By Laura MecklerThe Wall Street Journal, Aug. 16, 2016Sen. Bernie Sanders, who mounted a strong challenge for the Democratic presidential nomination, said Tuesday that news
Aetna Shows Why We Need a Single Payer
By Robert ReichCommon Dreams, Aug. 17, 2016The best argument for a single-payer health plan is the recent decision by giant health insurer Aetna to bail
Race, Ethnicity Affect Kidsâ Access To Mental Health Care, Study Finds
By Shefali LuthraKaiser Health News, Aug. 12, 2016One in five Americans is estimated to have a mental health condition at any given time. But getting
1965: The Year That Brought Civil Rights To The Nationâs Hospitals
By Michelle AndrewsKaiser Health News, Aug. 9, 2016In his new book, David Barton Smith takes us back to the mid-1960s, when a small band of
We want true Medicare for all, not today’s semi-privatized mess
Don't expand privatized system; go beyond to single-payer model.By Rose RoachStar Tribune (Minneapolis), Counterpoint, Aug. 5, 2016By Rose Roach | Star Tribune (Minneapolis), Counterpoint, Aug.
Healthcare inequality on the rise
By Steffie Woolhandler and David U. HimmelsteinThe Hill, Aug. 2, 2016In healthcare, as in the rest of American life, the gap between rich and poor
Democratic delegate works for Sanders and single-payer healthcare
By Jeff BendixMedical Economics, July 29, 2016For Eve Shapiro, MD, MPH, being a delegate at this yearâs Democratic National Convention is just the latest expression
Single-payer health care plan is best solution
By Jack BernardThe Florida Times-Union (jacksonville.com), Aug. 2, 2016Single payer really does a much better job than an inefficient multi-payer system like ours.And, before his
Health coverage rate shock
By the Editorial BoardThe Times-Tribune (Scranton, PA), July 29, 2016Health insurance companies made their pitch this week to state regulators for rate increases next year,
Obama on Obamacare
This article includes videoPresident Obamaâs new paper defending the Affordable Care Act only shows why we need single-payer health careBy Adam Gaffney, M.D.Jacobin, July 26, 2016By Adam Gaffney,
Why the Demand for âMedicare for Allâ Wonât Go Away
And why these days of injustice must come to an endBy Claudia Fegan, M.D.Common Dreams, July 26, 2016As the chief medical officer of Chicagoâs historic
If we really want fair and less expensive health care, itâs single payer
By Samuel Dickman, M.D., and Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.The Salt Lake Tribune, July 23, 2016Americans spend twice as much for health care as Europeans or
Medicare-style system needed for Americans
By Richard MasterThe Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.), Letters, July 19, 2016Reflecting on the story, "New peak for U.S. health care spending," that annual U.S. health
Why Black Lives Matter Ought to Matter to Medical Students: A Familiar Message Revisited
By Suhas Gondiin-Training, July 18, 2016âOf all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.ââ attributed to Martin Luther
Report: VHA Care Commission Recommends Private-Sector Options
As conservatives and congressional Republicans seek to dismantle the Veterans Health Administration, members of the commission called for giving veterans more private-sector options.By Suzanne
âChoice,â privatization will dismantle VAâs system of care
By Michael BleckerSan Francisco Chronicle, July 15, 2016Now that we are in the final stretches of the presidential campaign, it is important to examine both
Doctor Urges Physician Control of Healthcare System
James Burdick, MD, proposes a doctor-run single-payer systemBy Joyce FriedenMedpage Today, July 15, 2016A single-payer healthcare system could work in the U.S., but only if
Medicare expansion versus same worn-out platitudes
By Jack BernardLedger-Enquirer (Columbus, Ga.), July 16, 2016My party, the GOP, is once again running for election this year on the old slogan of ârepeal
Dr. Patricia Salber: Economically, a Single-Payer System Makes Sense
By the editorsAJMC.com, AJMC TV, July 16, 2016The United States is closer than it has ever been to considering a single-payer health system. Patricia Salber,
National Health Service – on life support
By Alex Scott-SamuelPOGH blog (U.K.), July 17, 2016I want to give a broad political overview of whatâs happening in the NHS in England and of
Employer-based health care is failing workers
By Kay TillowDaily Kos, July 14, 2016Health care in the United States is the most costly in the world. The per capita the U.S. spends
Hospital CEO says health care system broken, favors Medicare for all
By Ameet SachdevChicago Tribune, July 15, 2016U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders' call for a single-payer "Medicare for all" health system during his presidential campaign didn't have
Wealthy get more health care than other Americans
Trend toward more equal access to care is reversingBy Chris TomlinsonHouston Chronicle, July 12, 2016Money can't buy you love, but it can buy you health,
Now on Starbucks’ menu: Less health coverage
By David LazarusLos Angeles Times, July 12, 2016Starbucks announced Monday that it will give its U.S. workers a raise that will boost compensation by 5%
In favor of Medicare for all
By Ewell G. Scott, M.D.The Morehead (Ky.) News, July 8, 2016Despite the Affordable Care Act including the helpful Medicaid expansion, our health care financing system
Only long-range solution for access to care: Medicare for all
By Jack BernardThe Boston Globe, Letters, July 11, 2016There is only one long-range solution for the problem of access to mental health services: Medicare for
Wealthy spending more on health care than poor and middle class, reversing trend
By Dan ManganCNBC, July 6, 2016Health-care inequality is the new income inequality.The rich in the United States â despite being healthier on average than the
New Study Offers More Evidence Dems Need to Fight for Medicare-for-All
'Our findings dramatize the urgent need for national health insurance - a single-payer reform with first-dollar coverage - that would assure that all Americans can
Why Democrats should put Medicare for all in platform
By RoseAnn DeMoroOrlando (Fla.) Sentinel, July 6, 2016When Democrats gather in Orlando on Friday to act on their party's platform, they should present a vision
Letter: ColoradoCare not âsingle-payerâ
By Don Pfost, Ph.D.The Pueblo (Colo.) Chieftan, July 1, 2016The broadcast and print media (including The Chieftain), opponents and, unfortunately, some supporters, erroneously claim that
Medicare, an effective program that needs expansion
By Jack BernardThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 24, 2016I have been amazed at the number of negative Medicare-for-all attack pieces printed in various respected papers over
Medical Student Prescribes Remedy Our Sick System Needs
By Emily KirchnerCommon Dreams, June 24, 2016By Emily Kirchner | Common Dreams, June 24, 2016
I am a fourth year medical student. Iâve dreamed about being
Thousands rally as 22,000 miners are threatened with cut off of health benefits
UMWA Plans March on WashingtonUnions for Single Payer Health Care, June 20, 2016LEXINGTON, KY -- Over 5,000 miners rallied here last Tuesday to protest health
Some Democrats Arenât Giving Up on Universal Health Care
By Mary Ellen McIntireMorning Consult, June 20, 2016Democrats should push for universal health coverage ahead of the November election, several health care advocates urged the
Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H., Briefs Democratic Platform Committee on Single Payer
Testimony in support of single-payer national health insuranceBy Steffie Woolhandler M.D., M.P.H., M.A. (Hon., Harvard)FACP Prof. of Public Health, City University of New York at
Standing Up for Single-Payer Healthcare
By Rebecca MahnThe Doctor's Tablet Blog, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, June 16, 2016 Thereâs a quote attributed to Albert Einstein: âWe cannot solve problems
Why Hillary Clinton and Obamacare Will Not Solve the Health Care Crisis
By Michael Corcoran Truthout, June 9, 2016Bernie Sanders' campaign, which proposed replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), with a Medicare for All system, has sparked
Lessons in Cancer Care From NICE and Health Canada at ASCO
By Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhDAmerican Journal of Managed Care, AJMC.com, June 4, 2016By Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD | American Journal of Managed Care, AJMC.com, June 4, 2016
On
Cancer Deaths have Spiked During the Great Recession
An analysis of disease trends in more than 70 nations shows that cancer mortality rose by more than 263,000 deathsBy Michelle ChenThe Nation, June 3,
Universal Health Care Bill Passes N.Y. Assembly
By Andrea SearsPublic News Service (Boulder, Colo.), June 3, 2016ALBANY, N.Y. â A bill to provide health care coverage to every New Yorker has passed
Troubled Kids’ Psychiatric Care Often Delayed by Insurance Rules
Dealing with red tape consumes clinicians' time, poses danger to patients, researchers sayMedline Plus, March 25, 2016(HealthDay News) -- Children with severe psychiatric problems often
How to fix health care costs
By Cris M. Currie, R.N.The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.), May 28, 2016I am a registered nurse. Virtually everyone I talk to about American health care has
Bernie Sanders easily wins the policy debate
By Jeffrey D. SachsThe Washington Post, May 25, 2016By Jeffrey D. Sachs | The Washington Post, May 25, 2016
Mainstream U.S. economists have criticized Democratic presidential
Trump on Immigrants and Health Care Costs: Just Plain Wrong
By Leah Zallman and Steffie WoolhandlerThe Huffington Post, May 26, 2016By Leah Zallman and Steffie Woolhandler | The Huffington Post, May 26, 2016
As with many
Doctor-Workers: Unite!
Could Disobedience Be the Path Ahead?By Howard Waitzkin, M.D., Ph.D.Medscape, May 20, 2016"A person can become free through acts of disobedience by learning to say
Students make their voices heard with ink
Resolution writing to spur changeBy Anna ZelivianskaiaChicago Medicine, April 2016By Anna Zelivianskaia | Chicago Medicine, April 2016
In a world with rapid news cycles and constant
Doubling Down on Errors: Urban Institute Defends Its Ridiculously High Single Payer Cost Estimates
By Steffie Woolhandler and David HimmelsteinThe Huffington Post, May 22, 2016By Steffie Woolhandler and David Himmelstein | The Huffington Post, May 22, 2016
Last week we
Is Single Payer Our Health Salvation?
By Anne Scheetz, M.D.The New York Times, Letters, May 23, 2016Re: âWhy a Single-Payer Plan Would Still Be Really Costlyâ (The Upshot, May 17):By Anne
Saving the NHS
Britainâs junior doctorsâ strike isnât just about pay â itâs about preserving a health system based on need, not profitBy Adam Gaffney, M.D.Jacobin, April 26,
Chicago Medical Society calls for study of single payer
By PNHP staffPNHP Spring Newsletter, May 2016The Chicago Medical Society has voted to create a âresearch committee to analyze the benefits and difficulties with instituting
Cooking the books on single payer
The Urban Instituteâs Hatchet Job on Medicare for AllBy Steffie Woolhandler and David U. HimmelsteinLas Vegas Review-Journal, May 17, 2016The latest attack on Bernie Sandersâ
How to provide Medicare for all
By Marcia Angell, M.D.The Boston Globe, May 17, 2016Obamacare, aka the Affordable Care Act, became law six years ago. The intention was to ensure that
Whatâs Wrong with Margot Sanger-Katzâs Single Payer Analysis
By Adam Gaffney, M.D.The Progressive Physician blog, May 17, 2016By Adam Gaffney, M.D. | The Progressive Physician blog, May 17, 2016
Yesterday, New York Times health
Medical school: An invitation for activism toward single-payer
By Josh FaucherStudents for a National Health Program blog, May 16, 2016 Iâve been a part of SNaHP since the beginning, watching our annual gathering grow
Single Payer, Susan Dentzer, and the Diane Rehm Show
By Russell MokhiberSingle Payer Action, May 17, 2016The Diane Rehm Show this morning was devoted to the topic â The Affordable Care Act Three Years
What single-payer healthcare would mean to doctors
By Liz SeegertMedical Economics, May 25, 2016Health insurance is again in the political spotlight as Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders promotes his version of single-payer
Single payer essential to controlling health-care costs
By David WoodsThe Philadelphia Inquirer, May 16, 2016One hears these days mutterings by disaffected Americans that if Donald Trump becomes president, they will pack their
Why American doctors are calling for Canadian-style medicare
At a time doctors to the south are looking to Canada for answers, we are at risk of losing the health advantage we haveBy Karen
The elephant in the room: health care’s inaccessibility
By Paul Redstone, M.D.Clinical Psychiatry News, May 14, 2016By Paul Redstone, M.D. | Clinical Psychiatry News, May 14, 2016
If our patients cannot reliably afford the
Doctors’ single-payer prescription for health care reform
By Steffie Woolhandler & David U. HimmelsteinThe Hill, Congress Blog, May 12, 2016Many months before Bernie Sanders entered the presidential race, we (along with Dr.
The Urban Instituteâs Attack On Single Payer: Ridiculous Assumptions Yield Ridiculous Estimates
By David U. Himmelstein, M.D., and Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H. The Huffington Post, May 9, 2016The Urban Institute and the Tax Policy Center today released
More than 2,000 physicians back single-payer healthcare system that would save taxpayers $500 billion annually
The proposal would keep hospitals and clinics private, allow physicians to bill under a fee-for-service model, and be funded by combining current sources of government
Doctors Agree With Sanders on Universal Health Care; Interview With Dr. Adam Gaffney
By Viji SundaraNew America Media, May 7, 2016Presidential hopefuls have their own ideas on what to do with the Affordable Care Act (ACA), President Obamaâs
Growing Support for a National Health Program and Health Care as a Human Right
By John Geyman, M.D.The Huffington Post, May 5, 2016We can thank Bernie Sandersâ presidential campaign for putting single-payer national health insurance (NHI) on the front
Obamacare is flawed, but there is a solution
The Affordable Care Act has increased access to health care, but it has serious drawbacksThatâs why a large, respected group of physicians is proposing a
2,000 doctors say Bernie Sanders has the right approach to health care
By Carolyn Y. JohnsonThe Washington Post, May 5, 2016More than 2,000 physicians announced their support Thursday for a single-payer national health care system, unveiling a
‘We need fundamental changes’: US doctors call for universal healthcare
More than 2,000 physicians want a single-payer system similar to Canadaâs and say the Affordable Care Act didnât go far enoughBy Olga OksmanThe Guardian, May
Doctor Group Pushes for ‘Single-Payer’ Model
The proposed solution for medical coverage would include immigrants who are in the country illegallyBy Kimberly LeonardU.S. News & World Report, May 5, 2016As Republicans
Obamacare: The Neoliberal Model Comes Home to Roost in the United StatesâIf We Let It
By Howard Waitzkin and Ida HellanderMonthly Review, May 1, 2016By Howard Waitzkin and Ida Hellander | Monthly Review, May 1, 2016
As the Affordable Care Act
Why in Heaven’s Name Aren’t Teeth Considered Part of Our Health?
It is estimated that 108 million Americans have no dental insurance.By Susan SeredAlterNet, April 26, 2016By Susan Sered | AlterNet, April 26, 2016
When we talk
The Mess That is MACRA
By Kip Sullivan, J.D.The Health Care Blog, April 21, 2016MACRA (the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act) is a mess. It is extremely difficult to
Health care. Go public or go broke.
By Mark Krasnoff, M.D.PNHP Missouri, February 5, 2016 Iâve practiced general internal medicine for over 20 years, and Iâve personally witnessed the average Americanâs health
In medical research, financial conflicts of interest do matter
We donât know whether conflicts of interest influence researchers, but we certainly know they mightBy Marcia Angell, M.D.Boston Globe, April 11, 2016By Marcia Angell, M.D.
High costs of hepatitis medicine make a good case for universal Medicare
By the Editorial BoardSalt Lake Tribune, April 4, 2016Those who continue to argue that there is a "free market solution" to the unconscionable costs and
Why Do We Pay So Much for Health Care – But Get Such Poor Results?
By N.F. Hanna, M.D.New York Observer, April 5, 2016As a primary care physician practicing for three decades in the same location, I have had the
Medical Students Call for Single-Payer Health Insurance
By Mark Chee, Rebecca Gieseker and Rachel StonesChicago Maroon, March 31, 2016As medical students, we have chosen a profession dedicated to treating illness and helping
Better Care for the Poor, More Return on Cost
By Jack BernardThe Wall Street Journal, Letters, March 29, 2016Re: Dr. Scott Atlas's "How to Fix the Scandal of Medicaid and the Poor" (op-ed, March
Medicare-For-All is Winning the Debate
By Joseph Sparks Sparks Remarks Blog, March 23, 2016Medicare-for-all advocates should rejoice. You are winning the debate. No one has refuted the benefits of this
Selected personal tributes to Dr. Quentin Young
The following tributes and reminiscences are among the messages that PNHP has received in response to Dr. Quentin Young's death on March 7, 2016. We
PNHP Report Card: 2016 Selected Presidential Candidatesâ Health Proposals
By Ida Hellander, M.D.Updated March 22, 2016In alphabetical order, top 3 GOP candidates, 2 Democrats, and 1 Green:1. Hillary ClintonBy Ida Hellander, M.D.
Learn where the
High price of health care
Trade agreement could be a bad deal for medicineBy Anna Zelivianskaia, M4Chicago Medicine, February 2016By Anna Zelivianskaia, M4 | Chicago Medicine, February 2016
In the middle
Donât be fooled â a single-payer system is feasible
By John Benzinger, M.D.Santa Fe New Mexican, March 19, 2016The truth is that an improved, Medicare-for-all, single-payer system would cut costs drastically and provide coverage
A few words on the single-payer medical system
By Kenneth ZappBusiness in Savannah (Ga.), March 14, 2016U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders advocates a medical system known as âsingle payer.â Though not well known by
Medicare for all really is ‘the only answer’
By the Editorial BoardThe Capital Times (Madison, Wis.), March 16, 2016Dr. Quentin Young, one of the greatest economic and social justice campaigners of the modern
Why business should favor a single-payer plan
By Tom DeLoe, Ph.D.Gettysburg (Pa.) Times, March 10, 2016By Tom DeLoe, Ph.D. | Gettysburg (Pa.) Times
As a business leader, you want to control your business
What is Meant by ‘Single-Payer’ in the Current Discussion of Health Care Reforms During the Primaries?
By Vicente Navarro, M.D.CounterPunch, March 10, 2016By Vicente Navarro | CounterPunch
The solution is fairly easy to see. We can see in other countries what should
How Liberals Tried to Kill the Dream of Single-Payer
Prominent progressives have undercut a cherished policy goal of the left. Theyâre wrong on both the politics and the economics.By Adam Gaffney, M.D.The New Republic,
Dr. Quentin Young – selected obituaries, stories
The following is a selection of initial obituaries and stories about Dr. Quentin D. Young, prominent leader of PNHP for nearly three decades, who died
No. Obamacare isnât killing the insurance industry.
As health carriers blame losses on Obamacare, their stocks gains continue to be 'yuge,' thanks to one great customer: Uncle SamBy Wendell Potterhealthinsurance.org, March 1,
Cherry-picking Statistics to Bash Sanders’ Medicare-for-All Plan
Contrary to Claims by the Washington Post and Fortune, the Vast Majority of the Poor Would GainBy Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H., and David U. Himmelstein,
‘Medicare for All’ vs. ‘Government Plan’: Nuance matters in coverage of health policy choices
By Trudy LiebermanHealth Review News, March 3, 2016By Trudy Lieberman | Health Review News
In late January, as Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders battled over a
Fixing the ACA Is Not Good Enough
We need to institute 'Medicare for all'By Caroline Poplin, M.D., J.D. MedPage Today, March 1, 2016National health insurance has become a defining issue in the
Hillary’s newfound disdain for single payer
By David U. Himmelstein, M.D. and Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.The Hill, Feb. 29, 2016Back in 1993, when we met with Hillary Clinton at the White
Why Obamacare should be changed to a single-payer system
By Eric Naumburg, M.D.The Baltimore Sun, Feb. 29, 2016Your editorial "Health care non-debate" (Feb. 22) points out some important facts about the American health care
Clinton’s âPublic Optionâ is a Diversion: We Need Single Payer, Medicare for All
By Don McCanne, M.D.Common Dreams, Feb. 24, 2016You remember the public option. During the drafting of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), efforts were made to
Sanders’ Health Plan Renews Debate On Universal Coverage
By Alison KodjakNPR, Shots, Feb. 23, 2016When Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders stumps for health care for everyone, it always gets huge applause."I believe that the
Single-payer health system would cost less, provide more
By Katie JohnsonPost-Bulletin (Rochester, Minn.), Feb. 19, 2016The presidential primaries have catapulted "Medicare for All," or a single-payer health program, back into the national debate
Medicare’s History Belies Claim That Medicare-for-All Would Disrupt Care
It Disrupted Jim Crow, but Otherwise the Transition Was SmoothBy Steffie Woolhandler and David HimmelsteinThe Huffington Post, February 16, 2016Hillary Clinton and others charge that
NYT Rounds Up âLeft-Leaning Economistsâ for a Unicorn Hunt
By Doug HenwoodFairness and Accuracy in Reporting, FAIR.org, Feb. 17, 2016By Doug Henwood | FAIR.org
While the âleft-leaningâ is no doubt meant to suggest critiques from
The Only Way the US Can Ever Get Affordable Health Care
By John Geyman, M.D.Truthout, Feb. 17, 2016Now that Bernie Sanders has brought forward his progressive agenda, including real health care reform through a single-payer universal
Let’s dispense with myths about ‘Medicare for all’
By Dave ZweifelThe Capital Times, Madison.com, Feb. 17, 2016Is Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' idea to give Americans "Medicare for all" the bad idea that so
What Obamacare Canât Do
This article includes videoSingle-payer is still the best way to achieve universal health careBy Adam Gaffney, M.D.Jacobin, Feb. 11, 2016As the Democratic presidential primary race tightens to a
AFGE Endorses HR 676, National Single-Payer Bill
News releaseSingle Payer News, Feb. 16, 2016 The National Executive Council of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) has unanimously endorsed HR 676, national single
The $3 trillion elephant in the presidential campaign
By Ed Weisbart, M.D.St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Feb. 16, 2016Remember the heated discussions about health care in the Republican debates? No, you donât, because they were
Medicare for all is what U.S. needs
By Jack BernardThe Citizen (Fayetteville, Ga.), Feb. 16, 2016I enjoyed reading Dr. Scherzâs (opinion column, 1-10-16), which was well written. As a retired senior level
The flip-flop behind the flawed attacks on Sandersâs single-payer plan
By David U. Himmelstein and Steffie WoolhandlerThe Washington Post, Letters, Feb. 12, 2016By David U. Himmelstein and Steffie Woolhandler | The Washington Post
The Jan. 29
In Fact, Argue Experts, Sanders’ Medicare-for-All Numbers ‘Do Add Up’
"It's indisputable that single-payer systems in other countries cover everyone for virtually everything, and at much lower cost than our health care system," PNHP co-founder
Single-payer would cut costs, improve care
By John Benziger, M.D.Kennebec (Maine) Journal, Letters, Feb. 11, 2016Just as the tobacco and fossil-fuel industries sponsored âexpertsâ to perpetuate the idea that their industries
Single-Payer ‘Medicare for All’ Gets Boost From New Study
By Ken TerryMedscape Medical News, Feb. 9, 2016Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders' proposal to create a single-payer "Medicare for all" system has drawn criticism because, opponents
Facts vs. falsehoods on single payer
By Susanne L. King, M.D.The Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.), Feb. 5, 2016Sen. Bernie Sanders has opned a dialogue about single-payer health care in the presidential
Single-payer health plan wouldn’t cost U.S. more
By Steffie Woolhandler and David U. HimmelsteinThe Philadelphia Inquirer, Philly.com, Feb. 5, 2016In our "read my lips/over my dead body" political culture, the threat of
On Kenneth Thorpe’s Analysis of Senator Sanders’ Single-Payer Reform Plan
By David Himmelstein and Steffie WoolhandlerThe Huffington Post, January 29, 2016Professor Kenneth Thorpe recently issued an analysis of Senator Bernie Sanders' single-payer national health insurance
Policy experts debate viability of Sen. Bernie Sandersâ health care plan
Airtalk with Larry MantleSouthern California Public Radio, KPCC, Jan. 28, 2016Airtalk with Larry Mantle | Southern California Public Radio
The following are excerpts from an unofficial
Why Medicare for all is the best plan
By Robert Zarr, M.D.The Washington Post, Letters, Feb. 1, 2016Regarding the Jan. 29 editorial âThe real problem with Mr. Sanders â:By Robert Zarr, M.D. |
Sandersâ math is not fuzzy
By Johnathon Ross, M.D.The Blade (Toledo, Ohio), Jan. 31, 2016Calculations on the affordability of an improved and expanded Medicare as proposed by Sen. Bernie Sanders
A PNHP response to recent criticisms of single payer, Medicare for All
By Ida Hellander, M.D.Director of Health Policy and Programs, PNHPMisinformation about single payer is nothing new. When the U.S. was at war with Germany in
Voters to decide ColoradoCare in November
By Anne C. Courtright, M.D.The Pueblo (Colo.) Chieftain, Jan. 30, 2016I would like to set the record straight regarding the ColoradoCare Amendment 69, which will
Cancer’s Financial Burden Tied to Poorer Survival, Study Finds
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay, Jan. 26, 2016The staggering cost of cancer care forces many patients to file for bankruptcy, and that financial stress may play a
Medicare for all: A solution for health care
By Sean Lehmann, D.P.M.Nevada Appeal, Jan. 20, 2016The Affordable Care Act (ACA or Obamacare) has most certainly had some successes. There are many who didnât
Is âMedicare for Allâ really unrealistic?
By Ken Brummel-Smith, M.D.Tallahassee Democrat, Jan. 27, 2016There has been much in the news lately about the âsingle payerâ health insurance reform idea, or so-called
Libby Medicare for Flint
By Kay TillowDaily Kos, Jan. 27, 2016There is a precedent for expanding Medicare to a region suffering from a public health disaster.Montana Senator Max Baucus
Streamlined health system would save money, expand care
By Elmore F. Rigamer, M.D.The Times-Picayune (New Orleans), Letters, Jan. 15, 2016Recent headlines speak of skyrocketing drug prices, rising health insurance premiums, high deductibles that
Is a Single-Payer Health Insurance Program Feasible?
Two letters: Alan Meyers, M.D., and Jim Recht, M.D.The New York Times, Letters, Jan. 21, 2016To the Editor:Re âHealth Reform Realitiesâ (column, Jan. 18):Iâm glad
Tax Dollars Pick Up Two-Thirds of Healthcare Tab
By Joyce FriedenMedPage Today, Jan. 21, 2016Taxpayers funded nearly two-thirds of all U.S. health expenditures in 2013, and that figure is expected to rise even
Forward to Single Payer Health Care
By Kay TillowDaily Kos, Jan. 17, 2016A new day is breaking for single payer health care. This concept of publicly funded, universal health care, locked
Medicare for All can solve America’s financial crisis
By Mark S. Krasnoff, M.D.St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Letters, Jan. 10, 2016Iâve practiced general internal medicine for over 20 years, and Iâve personally witnessed the average
This is the right thing to do
By Mark A. Krehbiel, M.D.Salina (Kan.) Journal, Jan. 6, 2016The divisiveness in the world today seems very troubling to me. Information technology gives us the
The Trouble with For-Profit Healthcare: Even the Insured Face Mountains of Debt
New data outlines 'wide range of consequences and sacrifices' made by insured Americans who face burdensome medical billsBy Deirdre FultonCommon Dreams, Jan. 5, 2016For one
Even Insured Can Face Crushing Medical Debt, Study Finds
By Margot Sanger-KatzThe New York Times, Jan. 5, 2016(excerpt)Here is the surest way to enjoy the peace of mind that comes with having health insurance:
More in Congress sign on as cosponsors of HR 676, single-payer healthcare bill
News releaseSingle Payer News, Jan. 4, 2016In December six representatives, Danny Davis (IL), Grace Napolitano (CA), Emanuel Cleaver (MO), Jerry McNerney (CA), Robin Kelly (IL),
Physicians are burning out, and patients must rally around them
It is only a slight oversimplification to compare the treatment of doctors to the treatment of teachersBy Kip Sullivan, J.D.Star Tribune (Minneapolis), Dec. 29, 2015By
‘Medicare for allâ system makes so much sense on so many levels
With lowered costs and universal coverage, single-payer American health care would cure many illsBy David L. Adams, M.D.Portland (Maine) Press Herald, Dec. 26, 2015By David
A Single-Payer System: Best for Doctors and Patients Alike?
By Neil ChesanowMedscape, Dec. 21, 2015Recently, Medscape published two provocative articles on the viability of a single-payer healthcare system in which experts took opposing views
Why the profit-driven market model doesnât work in health care
By Jessica Schorr Saxe, M.D.The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer, Dec. 17, 2015âIs medicine a business or is that an oxymoron?â asked the moderator of panel members
Single payer momentum builds with PNHP
By Dave Dvorak, M.D., M.P.H.MetroDoctors: The Journal of the Twin Cities Medical Society, November/December 2015The 23-year-old young man sitting before me in the emergency department
What is single payer and why should obstetrician-gynecologists care?
By Carrie Ann Terrell, M.D., FACOGMetroDoctors: The Journal of the Twin Cities Medical Society, November/December 2015Having a baby in Minnesota is a pretty good deal.
Suspicions about health care costs confirmed
Yale University study reveals opportunistic pricing patternsBy Chris TomlinsonHouston Chronicle, Dec. 16, 2015Hospitals and doctors behave similarly to other for-profit businesses when it comes to
Dr. Oliver Fein Wins Award for Excellence in Public Health
Weill Cornell Medical College News, Dec. 4, 2015Dr. Oliver Fein, associate dean (affiliations) and a professor of clinical medicine and of clinical healthcare policy and
A simpler system
By Richard A. Lippin, M.D.The Philadelphia Inquirer, Letters, Nov. 23, 2015Thanks to Don Sapatkin for writing about soaring and complex medical bills ("The anatomy of
Co-ops collapsing
By Dave AndersonBoulder (Colo.) Weekly, Nov. 19, 2015Recently, some 500,000 people around the country suddenly lost their health insurance as 10 of 23 nonprofit health
U.S. public health funding on the decline
By Lisa RapaportReuters, Nov. 18, 2015(Reuters Health) - U.S. public health funding â which covers things like disease prevention, cancer screenings, contraceptives and vaccines â
Medicaid linked with better blood pressure control
By Kathryn DoyleReuters, Nov. 17, 2015(Reuters Health) - Low-income people with Medicaid health insurance are more knowledgeable about their health status and have better control
CEO Richard Master Masterminds Full Medicare for All
By Ralph NaderThe Huffington Post, Nov. 6, 2015Just when the prospects for single-payer or full Medicare for everyone, with free choice of doctors and hospitals,
The Co-ops Collapse: How GOP & HMOs Undercut Obamacare’s Nonprofit Option, Leaving 500K Uninsured
By Amy GoodmanDemocracy Now, Nov. 3, 2015By Amy Goodman | Democracy Now
Dr. Steffie Woolhandler: And 10 of the 23 co-ops have closed, and several more
Healthcare Costs Loom for Roseburg Shooting Victims
Everyone who needs healthcare should be able to receive it, regardless of their financial conditionBy Sam Metz, M.D.The Lund Report (Portland, Ore.), Oct. 28, 2015The
Brief Comments on ColoradoCare
By Ida Hellander, M.D., David U. Himmelstein, M.D., and Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.Organizers for the ColoradoCare ballot initiative have contacted some activists in Physicians for
I just turned 26. Hereâs what I learned while buying health insurance.
By Augie Lindmark KevinMD blog, Oct. 5, 2015 I cracked a Budweiser and flipped on Spotify radio for what I was told would be a
Live and let live: Are we closer to a national health program?
By Aaron BurchLouisville Medicine, October 2015The protection of patients and physicians has been a continuous fight in America for decades. One of the biggest moments
Houston-Trained Doctor Leads Push For Single-Payer Health Plan
Dr. Robert Zarr, president of Physicians for a National Health Program, says the Affordable Care Act didnât go far enough. He says only âMedicare for
Vermontâs Newest Medical Students Weigh in on Single-Payer
Newswise, Oct. 21, 2015Source Newsroom: University of Vermont Newswise â In Bernie Sandersâs home state of Vermont, the newest class of medical students will
Medicare for all would solve many health problems
By Monisha Bhatia, Margaret Axelrod, Emily Holmes, Mitchell Hayes and Connor BeeboutThe Tennessean, Oct. 19, 2015By Monisha Bhatia, Margaret Axelrod, Emily Holmes, Mitchell Hayes and
U.S. Health Care Could Be More Like Denmarkâs
By Steffie Woolhandler, M.D.The New York Times, Room for Debate, Oct. 20, 2015The United States isnât Denmark, but it can, like Scandinavia, implement changes to
âMedicare buy-inâ not a solution
By Christine Adams, Ph.D.Houston Chronicle, Letters, Oct. 13, 2015Regarding "Medicare for all Americans? Yes, if we want to save a ton of money" (Page D1,
Remove health care from the cost of business
By Ed Weisbart, M.D.St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Letters, Oct. 12, 2015Patriot Coalâs latest bankruptcy success once again draws attention to the desperate measures some employers take
It’s time to embrace single-payer system
By Andrew D. Coates, M.D.Times Union (Albany, NY), Oct. 9, 2015Why won't "single payer" â the call for one public health insurance program to cover
Maine Doctors Support Single Payer
By Julie Keller Pease, M.D.The Times Record (Brunswick, Maine), Letters, Oct. 7, 2015By Julie Keller Pease, M.D. | The Times Record (Brunswick, Maine)
I was interested
Not Much to Show for Nation’s High Cost of Care
System must change dramatically to improve outcomes, physician saysBy Caroline Poplin, M.D., J.D.MedPage Today, Sept. 28, 2015For the last 30 years or so, Americans have
Need a real discussion on humane, cost-effective health care system
By William M. Fogarty Jr., M.D.St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Letters, Oct. 6, 2015By William M. Fogarty Jr., M.D. | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
In his article ("Again? Health
Time for single-payer health care
By Katie MyersThe Albuquerque Journal, Oct. 4, 2015When I decided that I was going to be a doctor, I had many preconceived notions about what
#BlackLivesMatter: Physicians Must Stand for Racial Justice
By White Coats for Black Lives (WC4BL) National Working Group American Medical Association Journal of Ethics, October, 2015By White Coats for Black Lives (WC4BL) National
Here they come again: Broader health care debate for 2016
By Ricardo Alonso-ZaldivarWNYT.com (Albany, N.Y.), Oct. 2, 2015 WASHINGTON (AP) â After seven years of the political drama known as "Obamacare," you
School of Medicine holds rally, vigil in support of Medicare
By Amanda KaufmanThe Daily Free Press (Boston), Oct. 2, 2015Joining 30 other universities around the nation, the Boston University School of Medicine hosted a Medicare-for-All
Medical Students Nationwide Rally for Medicare for All
By Robert LowesMedscape, Oct. 1, 2015Hundreds of medical students in at least 16 states plan to demonstrate into the evening today in favor of extending
Health professions students want ‘Medicare for all’
By Jordan CentersIllinois Single-Payer Coalition, Oct. 1, 2015By Jordan Centers | Illinois Single-Payer Coalition
Despite the Affordable Care Actâs undeniable success in extending health coverage to
Single-Payer System: Why It Would Save US Healthcare
Why America Should Have a Single-Payer SystemBy Leigh PageMedscape, Sept. 29, 2015Donald Berwick, MD, helped launch the Affordable Care Act (ACA)âconsidered at the time to
U.S. policies hinder good health care for all
By Anne Scheetz, M.D.The State Journal-Register (Springfield, Ill.), Sept. 27, 2015During September we observe Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month with the goal of bringing greater
Want to see what Alabama insurance executives make? New law says that’s now secret
By Amy YurkaninThe Birmingham News (AL.com), Sept. 28, 2015If you want to know what the CEO of your health insurance company earned last year, don't
Q&A: Head of physician group makes case for single-payer system
He points to 'tremendous gaps' years after passage of health actBy Jenny DeamHouston Chronicle, Sept. 25, 2015Dr. Robert Zarr, president of the Physicians for a
Future Doctors Rising Up for ‘Medicare for All’
Why med students are taking action for single-payer on October 1By Vanessa Van DorenCommon Dreams, September 24, 2015By Vanessa Van Doren | Common Dreams
Medical students
Your Wallet or Your Life
A lifesaving drugâs overnight price hike shows why we must fight for a radically different health care system By A.W. Gaffney, M.D. Jacobin, Sept. 22,
Health Insurance Deductibles Outpacing Wage Increases, Study Finds
By Reed AbelsonThe New York Times, Sept. 22, 2015It may not seem like much â just an extra hundred dollars or so a year.But the
Medicare is the patriotic, prudent, medically vital thing to do
By Ed Weisbart, M.D.Deseret News (Salt Lake City), Sept. 22, 2015We need to improve Medicare and provide that to all Americans. Itâs the patriotic, prudent
Bassett calls race a critical factor in public health
By Dan Goldberg Politico New York, Sept. 1, 2015Last week, New York City's health commissioner gathered her staff in their Long Island City headquarters.It was part
Drug Goes From $13.50 a Tablet to $750, Overnight
By Andrew PollackThe New York Times, Sept. 20, 2015Specialists in infectious disease are protesting a gigantic overnight increase in the price of a 62-year-old drug
White Coats for Black Lives: Medical Students Responding to Racism and Police Brutality
By Dorothy Charles, Kathryn Himmelstein, Walker Keenan, and Nicolas Barcelo, for the White Coats for Black Lives National Working GroupJournal of Urban Health, Sept. 17,
Health Insurance Coverage Still Low Despite ACA Policies
By Sara Heath RevCycle Intelligence, Sept. 17, 2015 Health insurance coverage woes continue to affect a great number of individuals, claims the president of Physicians for
Sen. Sanders: Iâll Create Jobs, Provide Better Care for Less
It is true that I would invest $1 trillion into rebuilding our crumbling infrastructureBy Sen. Bernie SandersThe Wall Street Journal, Letters, Sept. 17, 2015Your article
Census says uninsured rate down ‘sharply’ to 10.4% in 2014
By Bob Herman Modern Healthcare, Sept. 16, 2015By Bob Herman | Modern Healthcare
The first full year of health coverage expansion under the Affordable Care Act
8.8 Million More Americans Have Health Insurance in 2014 â But Can They Afford to Use It?
However, just because youâre insured doesnât mean you can still afford health care, experts sayBy Jennifer Gerson Uffalussy Yahoo Health, September 16, 2015 The latest
No, Bernie Sanders is not going to bankrupt America to the tune of $18 trillion
By Paul WaldmanThe Washington Post, Sept. 15, 2015The big policy headline today comes from the Wall Street Journal, which delivers this alarming message: "Price Tag
Bernie Sanders just slammed a report that claimed his proposals would cost a monstrous $18 trillion
By Brett LoGiurato Business Insider, Sept. 15, 2015 Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) is pushing back on the eye-popping estimated price tag of his progressive wish
Wall Street Journalâs Scary Bernie Sanders Price Tag Ignores Health Savings
By David Dayen The Intercept, Sept. 15, 2015 The screaming headline on Tuesdayâs Wall Street Journal reads âPrice Tag of Bernie Sandersâs Proposals: $18 Trillion.â This would comprise
TenOne: Medicare-for-All National Student Day of Action on 10/1/15
By Joan BrunwasserOpEd News, Sept. 13, 2015My guest today is Scott Goldberg, a fourth year medical student at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of
Are Medicare Pay-for-Performance Benefits Worth the Risk?
By Jacqueline DiChiaraRevCycle Intelligence, Sept. 10, 2015By Jacqueline DiChiara | RevCycle Intelligence
Medicare pay-for-performance (P4P) incentives are inadvertently diverting money away from those financially aching hospitals
Nothing Can be Gained in a Broken System
Courage Campaignâs Paul Y. Song shares his journey to pursue justice in the U.S. health care systemBy Paul Y. Song, M.D.Inheritance, September 2015In 1991 then
A health system in dire need of reform
By Robert S. Kiefner, M.D.Concord (N.H.) Monitor, Aug. 23, 2015Through some mutation of American exceptionalism, we have come to believe that by spending more per
âValue-basedâ payment a threat to Hawaii health care
By Stephen B. Kemble, M.D. Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Sept. 6, 2015 The architects of the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) blamed high U.S. health costs on excessive and
Blog: Do patients held for observation skew performance on quality measures?
By Melanie Evans Modern Healthcare, Vital Signs, Aug. 27, 2015Just how much success have hospitals had in their efforts to prevent patients from returning soon after
Lower Hospital Readmissions a Mere Label Change, Analysis Says
By John LauermanBloomberg Business, Aug. 27, 2015Fewer returns driven by billing gimmick more than ObamacareProviders seeking to avoid cuts in Medicare reimbursementLower U.S. hospital readmission
Americans Don’t Like Pharma And Think They’re Getting Ripped Off
Americans pay more for prescription drugs than the rest of the world, and we've noticed. By Jeffrey Young The Huffington Post, August 20, 2015 WASHINGTON
Troubled multi-employer plans show need for single payer
By Anne Scheetz, M.D., and Hale LandesFox Valley Labor News, July 2, 2015Multi-employer or Taft-Hartley plans â a âmade-in-Americaâ source of health coverage and other
Insurance lobby that fought Hillarycare and Obamacare now has sturdy bridges to Democrats
By Alec MacGillis Truthout, Aug. 16, 2015When the former head of the U.S. government's health insurance programs was hired in July to run a lobby that
Obama Administration Must Confront Monopoly Practices in the Health Insurance Industry
'A single payer system is urgently needed to solve this catastrophic crisis for working people'By Lawrence J. HanleyThe Huffington Post, Aug. 13, 2015The flurry of
Medicare at 50: Successes, shortcomings
By Louis Balizet, M.D.Pueblo (Colo.) Chieftain, July 30, 2015 Fifty years ago â on July 30, 1965 â President Lyndon Johnson signed Medicare into law.Medicareâs
Medicare Advantage plans padded charges on home visits, whistleblower says
Texas case latest in series of allegations against privately-run health plans By Fred Schulte Center for Public Integrity, August 12, 2015 A new whistleblower case
Medicare at 50 works: enhance it, expand it to all
By Christine AdamsHealth Care for All Texas, July 30, 2015Thanks to Medicare, about 3 million Texans receive guaranteed health care benefits regardless of their medical
Let’s expand Medicare to everyone
By Meghan Geary, M.D.The Providence (R.I.) Journal, Aug. 6, 2015William Butler Years wrote: âFrom our birthday until we die, is but the winking of an
In defense of single-payer: How it would reduce administrative waste
By Adam Gaffney, M.D. KevinMD blog, Aug. 4, 2015 Would a single-payer national health program, at the end of the day, truly be sleeker and
To fix what ails U.S. health care, expand Medicare â for all
By Chess Yellot, M.D.Spirit of Jefferson (Charles Town, W.Va.), Aug. 5, 2015Isnât it time to have a serious conversation on the question: why aren't we
Health care should be a birthright
By the Editorial BoardThe Delaware County Daily Times (Secane, Pa.), Aug. 4, 2015As the nation marks the 50th anniversary of Medicare the discussion of expanding
Celebrate Medicare’s 50th birthday with your support
By Patricia Downs Berger, M.D.Wicked Local Brookline (Mass.), Aug. 4, 2015 By Patricia Downs Berger, M.D. | Wicked Local Brookline (Mass.)
July 30 was the 50th anniversary
Happy Birthday, Medicare
By Oliver Fein, M.D.PNHP N.Y. Metro, July 30, 2015The following are the prepared remarks of the speech that Dr. Oliver Fein delivered at the New
Medicare just turned 50, and we should all look so good
By the Editorial Board The Star-Ledger (Newark, N.J.), Aug. 2, 2015 Happy anniversary, Medicare. Like that Italian actress starring in the new James Bond movie,
Medicare and Medicaid at 50: Time to include ‘US’ all
By Joshua Freeman, M.D.Medicine and Social Justice blog, Aug. 2, 2015By Joshua Freeman, M.D. | Medicine and Social Justice blog
On Thursday, July 30, Medicare and
Thoughts on Medicareâs 50th Birthday
By Emily Kirchner, M3 The Billfold, July 30, 2015âWhat the patient really needs is better insurance.âThe physician said it abruptly, matter-of-factly. Her comment was not
Health care should be a birthright
By the Editorial BoardBennington (Vt.) Banner, July 30, 2015As the nation marks the 50th anniversary of Medicare the discussion of expanding the program and offering
Medicare turns 50: A time for celebration and action
By Ahmed Kutty, M.D.Monadnock Ledger-Transcript (Peterborough, N.H.), July 30, 2015By Ahmed Kutty, M.D. | Monadnock Ledger-Transcript (Peterborough, N.H.)
Fifty years ago today, on July 30, 1965,
Happy 50th Birthday, Medicare! Next Steps in the Fight for Universal Health Care
By Robert Zarr, M.D.Truthout, July 30, 2015I love to celebrate birthdays, but this year there's one birthday that really needs a special pie - not
Grow Medicare to save lives, money
By Arthur J. Sutherland III, M.D.The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.), July 30, 2015Medicare, one of our nationâs most valuable and popular social programs, turns 50
Medicare and Medicaid have worked wonders, but we need true national health insurance for everyone
By Walter Tsou, M.D.Philadelphia Inquirer, July 30, 2015By Walter Tsou, M.D. | Philadelphia Inquirer
By the early '60s, America was in the throes of the civil
Happy 50th Birthday, Medicare
Expanding System for All Would Eliminate Health Care RationingBy Robert WeissmanThe Huffington Post, July 30, 2015During the debate leading up to passage of the Affordable
Medicare at Age 50: Building on Its Success
By Nancy Altman Huffington Post, July 30, 2015Medicare -- signed into law fifty years ago, on July 30, 1965 -- was supposed to be just
Why not Medicare for all?
Local physician talks about the government programâs success on its 50th anniversaryBy David Potter, M.D.Chico (Calif.) News & Review, July 30, 2015What computer were you
Wishing Happy Birthday to Medicare, Communities Demand Healthcare for All
In nationwide rallies and creative actions, proponents of universal healthcare mobilize to defendâand expandâpublic program By Sarah Lazare Common Dreams, July 30, 2015By Sarah Lazare |
Health care at the stroke of a pen: 50 years on, Medicare is a model
By Augie Lindmark, M2 MinnPost (Minneapolis), July 30, 2015On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson carried a considerable number of pens with him when
Letâs celebrate Medicare by expanding it to cover everyone
Sadly, Obamacare is incapable of remedying our broader health-care crisisBy Johnathon Ross, M.D.The Blade (Toledo, Ohio), July 30, 2015At a local Senior Olympics event a
Celebrate Medicareâs 50th Birthday By Expanding It To All
By Garrett Adams, M.D.Common Dreams, July 29, 2015The nation has a lot to celebrate when Medicare turns 50 on July 30.Medicare has brought care and
Celebrate 50th by advocating expanded Medicare
By Susanne L. King, M.D.The Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.), July 28, 2015LENOX, Mass. â Medicare, a federal government program for seniors and the disabled, will
Racial injustice still rife in health care
By Vijay Das and Adam Gaffney CNN, July 28, 2015 Racism mars the history of health care in America. For years, black patients were relegated to
After 50 years, Medicare can still improve
By Nick Anton, M.D.The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, Calif.), July 28, 2015You were conceived by Senator and then-President John F. Kennedy and born on July
Happy 50th birthday to Medicare program
By Jessica Schorr Saxe, M.D.The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer, July 27, 2015What do these recent news stories in the Observer have in common?An insurance agent connives
The modern-day health miracle known as Medicare
By Mary L. FordDaily Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, Mass.), Letters, July 24, 2015Iâm fed up with citizens complaining that government is a problem, not a solution.
Healthcare ‘Oligopoly Wave’ Continues As Anthem Gobbles Cigna
Human rights campaigners say mega consolidation will erode healthcare access and hike prices, illustrating deep problems with for-profit modelBy Sarah LazareCommon Dreams, July 24, 2015The
Happy 50th Medicare!
By Paul Y. Song, M.D.The Huffington Post, July 24, 2015When I graduated from medical school almost 25 years ago, I was asked by then U.S.
Wrong Prescription?
The failed promise of the Affordable Care ActBy Trudy LiebermanHarper's, July 2015By Trudy Lieberman | Harpers
In July 2009, as the Affordable Care Act moved through
Chicago nurses, community leaders plan celebration for Medicare’s 50th anniversary
National Nurses United, July 23, 2015CHICAGO -- Registered nurses and other community leaders will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid Thursday July 30
Local doctor comments on Medicare’s 50th anniversary
Federal health insurance program reaches milestone anniversary, push continues for âMedicare for AllâBy Evan TuchinskyChico (Calif.) News and Review, July 23, 2015Dr. Aldebra Schroll understands
Better communication a good reason to go for single payer
By James Binder, M.D.Charleston (W.Va.) Gazette-Mail, July 23, 2015Medical students are taught empathic, patient-centered interviewing skills during the first two years of medical school. Patient-centered
Underinsured Chicago doctor wants Medicare for all
By James Ronayne, M.D.Chicago Sun-Times, July 22, 2015Medicare has become one of our nationâs most beloved social programs. Today itâs part of the U.S. tradition,
Despite critics, Medicare turns 50
By C.V. Allen, M.D.Modesto (Calif.) Bee, July 16, 2015Happy 50th birthday, Medicare!You were a long time coming. With the Great Depression of the 1930s came
Medicare for All should be the goal
By Eve Shapiro, M.D., and Richard Wahl, M.D.Arizona Daily Star, July 21, 2015Medicare, one of our nationâs most valuable and popular social programs, turns 50
Charlotte doctors host advocate of Medicare for all
Despite ACA, doctor says need for reform remains * Says Medicare could expand to all ages * Free talk is 6 p.m. Thursday at Myers
Medicare expanded for all would be better than ACA
By Kathryn Dean, M.D.The Olympian (Wash.), Letters, July 18, 2015âI need to admit you to the hospital for pneumonia,â I told my patient. He had
Medicare turns 50, and we have much to celebrate
By Theresa Chalich, R.N.Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Letters, July 19, 2015Nicholas Kristofâs commentary âPoverty: Yes, Itâs About Personal Responsibility but Itâs Also About the Choices We Make
Single-Payer Health Reform: A Step Toward Reducing Structural Racism in Health Care
By Dominic F. Caruso, MD/MPH Candidate, David U. Himmelstein, MD, and Steffie Woolhandler, MDHarvard Public Health Review, July 20, 2015By Dominic F. Caruso, MD/MPH Candidate,
Hospital mergers show need for Medicare for all
By Marc H. Lavietes, M.D.Asbury Park (N.J.) Press, Letters, July 17, 2015Mergers of large health care facilities such as that proposed by Barnabas and Robert
Medicare turns 50 this month
By Ray Bellamy, M.D.Tallahassee Democrat, July 18, 2015In 1963 or so, a group of us UF second year medical students tramped upstairs to listen to
Country must move to Medicare for all
By Rob Stone, M.D.The Herald-Times (Bloomington, Ind.), July 14, 2015Do you look forward to calling your health insurance company with a problem?Happy to call Anthem
More Medicare Advantage audits reveal overcharges
Researchers say government secrecy thwarts efforts to fix payment scheme By Fred Schulte The Center for Public Integrity, July 10, 2015 Government audits just released
They spend half and live longer
By Ed Weisbart, M.D.St. Louis Business Journal, Letters, July 10, 2015Ascension CEO Tony Tersigni is right when he told the St. Louis Business Journal that
Medicare and Medicaid: Successes and Drawbacks
The New York Times, Letters, July 11, 2015PNHP note: The three letters below were among six published in the Sunday (July 12) print edition
Health Insurance Companies Seek Big Rate Increases for 2016
By Robert PearThe New York Times, July 3, 2015WASHINGTON â Health insurance companies around the country are seeking rate increases of 20 percent to 40
The Choice Ahead: A Private Health-Insurance Monopoly Or A Single Payer
By Robert Reich The Huffington Post, July 6, 2015 The Supreme Courtâs recent blessing of Obamacare has precipitated a rush among the nationâs biggest health insurers
The Fight Over Obamacare Was a Giant Political Charade
By Sonali KolhatkarTruthdig, July 2, 2015By Sonali Kolhatkar | Truthdig
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 25 that the Affordable Care Actâs (ACA) subsidies
Undocumented immigrants help keep Medicare solvent, according to new study
This article includes videoBy George Lauer California Healthline, June 29, 2015 Undocumented immigrants pay billions more into Medicare every year than they use in health benefits, and in
Single payer better than flawed ACA
By Melissa Stiles, M.D.The Capital Times (Madison, Wis.), Letters, June 28, 2015By Melissa Stiles, M.D. | The Capital Times (Madison, Wis.)
The Affordable Care Act withstood
Americaâs health care system is still broken: Why single-payer is the only thing that will ever fix it
The final triumph of Obamacare was great news for Americans depending on it -- but it still isn't enoughBy A.W. Gaffney, M.D.Salon, June 26, 2015On
How Undocumented Immigrants Help Strengthen Our Health Care System
By Esther Yu-Hsi Lee Think Progress, June 24, 2015By Esther Yu-Hsi Lee | Think Progress
Undocumented immigrants provided a surplus of $35.1 billion to the Medicare
Medicare at 50: Strengths to Build On
By John Geyman, M.D.The Huffington Post, June 22, 2015Traditional, or Original, Medicare turns 50 on July 30, having had many challenges and achievements from the
The latest legal challenge to Canada’s healthcare system
A primer on the legal dispute between Dr. Brian Day and British Columbia â and how it may affect Canada's healthcare systemBy Karen S. Palmer,
From Exchange to EgalitĂŠ
However the Supreme Court rules, Obamacare isnât enough. We need a more fundamentally egalitarian health care system By A.W. Gaffney, M.D. Jacobin magazine, June 18, 2015By
The U.S. Health Care System: Really the Best?
By Samuel Metz, M.D.Anesthesiology News, June 2015In his opinion piece (Anesthesiology News 2015;41[February]:44), Dr. S.J. Slavin takes the proverbial ax to the tree of American
Health Medicine Justice and the Need for a Single-Payer System
Corporate Crime Reporter, June 10, 2015The American healthcare system is riddled with fraud.But even more significant might be the embedded structural wrongdoing that sends billions
The Single-Payer System In Taiwan
By Ida Hellander, M.D.Health Affairs, Letters, June 2015Evidence-based health policy could transform the US health system. The evidence for single-payer systems is well summarized by
Luis Lang case sparks wrong questions
Lang has garnered a lot of attention, but his case just points to the need for a better approach to health care in the U.S.By
Simplify doc payment system
By Stephen Kemble, M.D.Modern Healthcare, Letters, June 6, 2015By Stephen Kemble, M.D. | Modern Healthcare
Regarding the recent feature âPhysician quality pay not paying offâ, several
Obamacare beats GOPâs nothing, expanding Medicare would be even better
By Tom Gates, M.D.Lancaster (Pa.) Online, June 1, 2015I was astonished to read U.S. Rep. Joe Pittsâ criticism that Obamacare does not do enough to
Universal Medicare would cut the costs of health care
By F. Douglas Stephenson, LCSW, BCDThe Gainesville (Fla.) Sun, May 31, 2015No greater disconnect exists between the public good and private interests than in the
Obamacare’s big overhead costs to top $270B
By Dan ManganCNBC, May 27, 2015That sure is a lot of paper clips.Obamacare is set to add more than a quarter-of-a-trillionâthat's trillionâdollars in extra insurance
Good health is a global goal
By Chiang Been HuangAtlanta Journal Constitution, May 27, 2015National health insurance has long been an issue of controversy among Americans. Even now, with Obamacare in
N.Y. Assembly passes universal health care bill
By Dan GoldbergCapital New York, May 27, 2015The state Assembly on Wednesday voted for a single-payer health bill, the first time in more than two
Obesity epidemic is another reason for single payer
By James Binder, M.D.The Charleston (W.Va.) Gazette, May 21, 2015Our country would be better able to help its citizens prevent and manage chronic illnesses if
Study: ‘Underinsured’ population has doubled to 31 million
By Sarah FerrisThe Hill, May 20, 2015One-quarter of people with healthcare coverage are paying so much for deductibles and out-of-pocket expenses that they are considered
Health Beat: The Single-Payer System â Maybe itâs Time for Another Look
Could the billions of dollars America spends on health care be allotted more efficiently, with better service for patients?By Kathleen Kozak, M.D.Honolulu Civil Beat, May
Why pharmacists should endorse healthcare for all
By Fred Mayer, R.Ph., M.P.H.Drug Topics: Voice of the Pharmacist, May 10, 2015As healthcare professionals, pharmacists do not want to see anyone refused services for
Congress plots to pay for a trade deal by raiding Medicare
By Michael Hiltzik Los Angeles Times, May 18, 2015 Medicare means many things to many people. To seniors, it's a program providing good, low-cost healthcare
Obamacareâs health plan choice benefits are vastly overrated
By Philip Caper, M.D. Bangor (Maine) Daily News, May 14, 2015By Philip Caper, M.D. | Bangor (Maine) Daily News
It is well documented that many other countries
Court case shows how health insurers rip off you and your employer
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan added hidden fees to hospital claimsBy Wendell PotterCenter for Public Integrity, May 11, 2015If you think youâre paying too
Public campaign needed for national health service in Ireland
By Caoilfhionn NĂ DhonnabhĂĄinSlugger O'Toole blog, May 10, 2015In the South we often look enviously at the British National Health Service.From the injustice and inequality
Almost 17 Million Gained Coverage Under Obamacare
But many Americans still can't afford medical care, expert saysBy Steven ReinbergHealthDay, May 6, 2015As a result of the landmark health-reform law known as the
Privatization isnât the solution
By F. Douglas StephensonThe Gainesville (Fla.) Sun, May 4, 2015Privatization by predatory corporations and the local and state authorities that cooperate with them use state
To Understand Medical Bills
By James Webster, M.D.The New York Times, Letters, May 6, 2015âThe Medical Bill Mystery,â by Elisabeth Rosenthal (news analysis, Sunday Review, May 3), is simply
Oregon advocates testify for universal health care
By Saerom YooStatesman Journal (Salem, Ore.), May 4, 2015Advocates for a universal state health system urged legislators Monday to consider how Oregon could create a
Illinois Central Labor Council Endorses H.R. 676
Single Payer News, April 29, 2015At its regular meeting on April 15, 2015, the Champaign County AFL-CIO unanimously endorsed H.R. 676, national single-payer health care
The Better Medicare Alliance is not what it appears
Former Rep. Allyson Schwartz is fronting for a phony front group By Wendell Potter The Center for Public Integrity, April 27, 2015 The health insurance
British Medical Association backs bill to reinstate NHS
As politicians squabble over NHS funding figures, the British Medical Association's Council has backed the principles of radical legislation which would get the costly 'market'
Vermont Activists Battle Democratic Governor for Single-Payer Health Care
By Steve Early In These Times, April 23, 2015 Liz Nikazmerad is a rarity in American labor: a local union president under the age of
Survey: 42% of Texans support single payer
Health care survey yields surprises for the medical communityBy Jenny DeamThe Houston Chronicle, April 27, 2015Not only do the vast majority of Texans think having
Why this U.S. doctor is moving to Canada
After five years of constant fighting with multiple private insurance companies to get paid, Dr. Emily Queenan decided to try her luck up north By
How Much Would You Pay for an Old Drug? If You Have MS, a Fortune
Older medicines for multiple sclerosis get more expensive with each new therapy developed By John Tozzi Bloomberg Business, April 24, 2015 Imagine Apple's first iPhone is still on
Medicare for all would cut health costs
By Johnathon Ross, M.D.The Blade (Toledo, Ohio), Letters, April 21, 2015Your series on preposterously variable health-care prices usefully pointed out one of the key symptoms
Maineâs delayed kidney donation shows disgrace of U.S. health care
By Dr. Philip CaperBangor (Maine) Daily News, April 16, 2015Getting health care in the U.S. often seems first and foremost to be about money. Our
Payment reforms in federal bill will add burdens to doctors
By Stephen B. Kemble, M.D.Honolulu Star-Advertiser, April 16, 2015Medicareâs âSustainable Growth Rateâ (SGR) formula, passed in 1997, required drastic cuts to physician fees annually. Each
Thereâs a Trojan horse in the Medicare bill
By Laurence S. Jacobs, M.D.Santa Fe New Mexican, April 10, 2015Bipartisanship can work. The old flawed formula for physician reimbursement in Medicare (SGR) will finally
A Tale of Two Patients
By Joseph Eichenseher, M.D.Sonoma County (Calif.) Gazette, April 10, 2015By Joseph Eichenseher, M.D. | Sonoma County (Calif.) Gazette
In previous columns in this newspaper youâve heard
Our healthcare system: Can we afford it for much longer?
By Dwight Michael, M.D.Gettysburg Times, April 9, 2015We are five years into the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and yet we truly do not know how
Medicare fix needs fixing
By Theodore R. MarmorPhiladelphia Inquirer (Philly.com), April 13, 2015In recent weeks, reform legislation that proposes to change how Medicare pays physicians drew much attention. The
An Effective Prescription for Our Failing Health-Care System
By Samuel Metz Truthout, April 10, 2015 How Obamacare is Unsustainable: Why We Need a Single-Payer Solution for All Americans By John Geyman, M.D. Copernicus
Why the Private Health Insurance Industry Has to Go
By John Geyman, M.D.The Huffington Post, April 10, 2015By John Geyman, M.D. | The Huffington Post
The private health insurance industry in the U.S. has had
Taming high healthcare bills
By Jessica Schorr Saxe, M.D.The Charlotte Observer, April 9, 2015âSkin in the game.â The phrase pops up frequently in health insurance discussions, as it did
Expand Medicare’s benefits
By David Ray, M.D.Times Union (Albany, N.Y.), April 8, 2015As we approach the 50th anniversary of the Medicare program, and the third year of the
Health: The Right Diagnosis and the Wrong Treatment
By Marcia Angell, M.D.The New York Review of Books, April 23, 2015Americaâs Bitter Pill: Money, Politics, Backroom Deals, and the Fight to Fix Our Broken
Chattanooga Area Labor Council is 150th council to endorse H.R. 676
Single Payer News, April 7, 2015The Chattanooga Area Labor Council endorsed H.R. 676, the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act, at its regular monthly
Romneycareâs inability to make inroads may not bode well for Obamacare
Program had trouble cutting some hospitalization rates: studyBy Russ BrittMarketwatch, April 1, 2015In a finding that could strike at the heart of Obamacare, researchers at
Uncommon sense on health care
By Alan BavleyThe Kansas City Star, March 29, 2015Joshua Freeman is chief of family medicine at the University of Kansas Hospital and an inveterate blogger.He
Obamacare and Its Discontents
Steven Brillâs new book outlines the shortcomings, as well as the accomplishments, of President Barack Obamaâs Affordable Care ActBy A.W. Gaffney, M.D.In These Times, March
Backgrounder on the 2015 SGR ‘doc fix’
Trojan horse for Medicare privatizationBy Ida Hellander, M.D.The bipartisan "Doc Fix" legislation (H.R. 1470, now H.R. 2) and proposed amendments will undermine traditional Medicare and
Grover Norquist sees bipartisan doc fix deal as ‘model of success’ in privatizing Medicare
By Kay TillowDaily Kos, March 23, 2015House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) have worked out a deal, a permanent âdoc
Proposed SGR deal would advance GOP goal of privatizing Medicare
By Harris MeyerModern Healthcare, March 18, 2015By Harris Meyer | Modern Healthcare
The proposed bipartisan House deal to repeal and replace Medicare's hated sustainable growth-rate physician-payment
Fed war on health care spending abuse needs to include Medicare Advantage
Commentary: Obama administration bragging about anti-fraud efforts, but Center report showed bigger dollars are being lost elsewhere By Wendell Potter Center for Public Integrity, March 23,
How American health care turned patients into consumers
By Philip Caper, M.D. Bangor (Maine) Daily News, March 19, 2015 A clash of cultures is rapidly developing among those of us who see the mission
Feds Knew About Medicare Advantage Overcharges Years Ago
By Fred SchulteNPR, March 13, 2015Federal health officials were advised in 2009 that a formula used to pay private Medicare plans triggered widespread billing errors
Report: Medical loss ratio has no impact on private insurers’ overhead
Plans met MLR limit before Affordable Care Act was in placeBy Dori ZweigFierce Health Payer, March 16, 2015The Affordable Care Act seemingly has had little
Medicare works; open it to everyone
By Larry Donohue, M.D.The Daily Herald (Everett, Wash.), March 15, 2015Is our social contract obsolete, only a fond memory of a simpler time? Some, perhaps
The ‘Un’-Affordable Care Act is a weak start
By David E. Drake, D.O.The Des Moines Register, March 10, 2015Potential 2016 presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders has stated: "There is one major country on
A Visit with our Neighbor to the North
By Richard Dillihunt, M.D.Maine Medicine, July 2014For decades, I have admired the Canadian health care system, first while at a remote Northern Quebec fishing camp.
Expanding Medicare for all would be wise
By Johnathon Ross, M.D.The Blade (Toledo, Ohio), Letters, March 8, 2015The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing another case attacking Obamacare (âBad case against Obamacare,â editorial,
Hawaii Health Authority could reduce health costs, if empowered to do so
By Stephen B. Kemble, M.D.Honolulu Star-Advertiser, March 8, 2015In 2009, the Hawaii Legislature passed a bill to create the Hawaii Health Authority, charged with designing
Health care law did not end discrimination against those with pre-existing conditions
By Kay Tillow Firedoglake, MyFDL, March 6, 2015 In 2010 the giant health insurance company WellPoint created an algorithm that searched its database, located breast cancer
Medical Students Step into Advocacy Roles
By Kim KrisbergAAMC Reporter, February 2015By Kim Krisberg | AAMC Reporter
In early December, hundreds of medical students at schools nationwide donned their white coats and
The Obamacare Challenge We Need? Improved, Expanded Medicare for All
How is it possible that in 2015 one of the richest countries in the world still does not guarantee every resident the right to health
In New York, Single-Payer Hopeful Isn’t Giving Up
Vermont may have abandoned the countryâs only effort to enact single-payer health care, but one state legislator thinks the Affordable Care Actâs flaws will boost
What are the barriers to real health reform?
By Marcia Angell, M.D.PNHP note: The following text contains the prepared remarks of Dr. Angell at a panel titled âPersistent Barriers to Reform of the
Health care shouldnât be determined by the insurers
By Deborah Schumann, M.D.The Washington Post, Letters, Feb. 20, 2015The Feb. 17 front-page article âFaces of the subsidies caseâ was right when it said that
Cuba’s health system: an eyewitness report
By Josh Freeman, M.D.By Josh Freeman, M.D.
I just returned from a weekâs visit to Cuba with a group of journal medical editors and public health
Increasing Mainersâ Access to Healthcare
By Julie Pease, M.D.Maine Medicine, Jan.-Feb.-March 2015MMAâs Public Health Committee has designated access to healthcare as one of its priorities for 2015. During 2014, access
Greed, fear and other roadblocks to health care reform
By Philip Caper, M.D. Bangor (Maine) Daily News, Feb. 19, 2015 We often hear boasts about American exceptionalism. But there is at least one area
Letâs wise up on the costs of health care
By Rod WatsonThe Buffalo News, Feb. 18, 2015The spat between doctors and a health insurer over which anti-addiction drug patients can get raises again the
Brill’s ‘Bitter Pill’: Accurate Diagnosis, Inadequate Treatment
By John Geyman, M.D.The Huffington Post, Feb. 17, 2015By John Geyman, M.D. | The Huffington Post
Steven Brill, author of the well-known 2013 "Special Report, Why
Jackson, Tenn., Labor Council supports H.R. 676
Single Payer News, Feb. 15, 2015On January 5, 2015, the Jackson Central Labor Council meeting in regular session "voted unanimously to endorse and support H.R.
The Health Law, in the Real World
By Nancy T. Block, M.D.The New York Times, Letters, Feb. 16, 2015As Elisabeth Rosenthal eloquently documents in âInsured, but Not Coveredâ (news analysis, Sunday Review,
Accountable care faces major obstacles in private plans
By Stephen Kemble, M.D.Modern Healthcare, Letters, Feb. 16, 2015By Stephen Kemble, M.D. | Modern Healthcare
Moving the ACO model to the privately insured means holding doctors
Why Canadian Hospitals Outperform U.S. Hospitals
By Steffie Woolhandler and David HimmelsteinThe Huffington Post Canada, Feb. 12, 2015In many countries, bereaved families get condolence cards and flowers. In the U.S., they
Advocates press case for single-payer health plan
By Peter WongPortland (Ore.) Tribune, Feb. 11, 2015State Sen. Michael Dembrow and a few hundred people have not given up on a single-payer system under
Antidote to Growing Inequality = Universal Healthcare: World Health Organization Head
'We have to evict private insurers and other profiteers from our healthcare system,' says U.S. doctor and single-payer advocateBy Andrea GermanosCommon Dreams, Feb. 10, 2015Providing
A simpler approach to health care
By Aatif Mansoor, Channing James and Jenny ZhangMinnesota Daily, Letters, Feb. 11, 2015We are medical students who have devoted eight years of our lives to
Med student: Activism for single payer, equality on the rise
The following is an unofficial transcript of an interview that Vanessa Van Doren, a first-year medical student at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine,
Dr. Robert Zarr on ‘The Big Picture’
This article includes videoPNHP President Dr. Robert Zarr appeared on Thom Hartmann's "The Big Picture" on RT America on Feb. 9, 2015, to discuss the limitations of the
Republicans can take the lead on health care
By James Fieseher, M.D.Concord (N.H.) Monitor, Feb. 10, 2015As much as weâve prospered as a nation under the âfree marketâ system, one size doesnât fit
Insured, but Not Covered
By Elisabeth RosenthalThe New York Times, Feb. 7, 2015When Karen Pineman of Manhattan received notice that her longtime health insurance policy didnât comply with the
Pharmaceutical manufacturers create distrust of vaccinations
By Ed Weisbart, M.D.St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Letters, Feb. 7, 2015Children should get vaccinated. The evidence is overwhelming that this is a safe and effective vital
America’s New Single-Payer Majority
By Rep. John Conyers The Huffington Post, Feb. 5, 2015 The Republican-led House of Representatives just unsuccessfully attempted to undo the Affordable Care Act for
Universal Healthcare Advocates Renew Push Toward Medicare-For-All
U.S. Rep. John Conyers says: 'I believe that a single-payer, universal healthcare system is the only way we can truly reshape our broken system'By Deirdre
Physician calls for single-payer health care system in NH
By Garry RaynoThe Union Leader (Manchester, N.H.), Feb. 3, 2015CONCORD, N.H. â âWho do you want to pay?â was the question a Dover physician asked
The financial sinkhole of health insurance complexity
By Jim Kahn, M.D., M.P.H.KevinMD blog, Feb. 2, 2015We all know that the U.S. system of paying for health care is tremendously complex and inefficient:
What It’s Like When You’re An American Using Britain’s NHS
By Jim EdwardsBusiness Insider, Jan. 29, 2015I've spent half my life in the US and half of it in the UK, so I'm used to
Dr. Rob Stone on Indiana’s substitute Medicaid expansion
By Alycin BekteshWFHB 91.3 Radio (Bloomington, Ind.), Jan. 28, 2015By Alycin Bektesh | WFHB 91.3 Radio (Bloomington, Ind.)
The following text is an unofficial transcript of
Don’t Trade Away Our Health
By Joseph E. StiglitzThe New York Times, Jan. 30, 2015A secretive group met behind closed doors in New York this week. What they decided may
A night at the free clinic shows limits of health-care reform
By Marina BolotnikovaThe Toledo Blade, February 1, 2015TOLEDO, Ohio -- Every Thursday night, CedarCreek Church in South Toledo becomes a bustling health clinic that serves
Martin Luther King Jr. — Health Care as a Moral Crisis
By John Geyman, M.D.The Huffington Post, Jan. 30, 2015On this occasion honoring the anniversary of the birthday of Martin Luther King 86-years-ago, coinciding with the
MLK’s Vision and the Right to Healthcare
By James Besante, MS4Common Dreams, Jan. 25, 2015This past week the world celebrated the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Marches of remembrance also served
Child health care and the class divide
By W.T. Whitney Jr., M.D.CounterPunch, Jan. 29, 2015By W.T. Whitney Jr., M.D. | CounterPunch
The U.S. split between a wealthy elite and the majority poor is
Purchasing insurance across state lines doesnât work and causes more problems than it can possibly solve
By James Fieseher, M.D.Concord (N.H.) Monitor, Jan. 29, 2015In American politics, ideology often supersedes reason. We donât have to look any further than in the
Barriers to More Healthcare Reform Are Numerous
Apathy and fear are among the biggest stumbling blocks, experts say By Joyce Frieden MedPage Today, Jan. 28, 2015 WASHINGTON -- The lack of greater
Majority still support single-payer option, poll finds
By Sarah FerrisThe Hill, January 19, 2015More than five years after the single-payer system was scrapped from ObamaCare policy debates, just over 50 percent of
Single-payer system would free $375 billion for health care
By Isaiah J. PooleCampaign for America's Future, Jan. 15, 2015A new study has put a price tag on how much more the United States pays
The Affordable Care Act in 2015 â where do we stand?
By Louis Balizet, M.D.Health News Colorado, Jan. 12, 2015The beginning of the new year seems a logical time to review the Affordable Care Act and
Health insurance paperwork wastes $375 billion
By Dan Mangan CNBC.com, Jan. 13, 2015By Dan Mangan | CNBC
And you thought your bills were out of control.
A New Study Shows Why Obamacare Should Have Been Single-Payer
By Sarah Kollmorgen The New Republic, January 12, 2015 Last summer, with Obamacare's initial troubles fading from view, The New Republic's Brian Beutler noted that certain problems
What Happened in Vermont: Implications of the Pullback from Single Payer
By Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H., and David U. Himmelstein, M.D.Gov. Peter Shumlinâs Dec. 17, 2014, announcement that he would not press forward with Vermontâs Green
Lessons From Vermont
What does Vermontâs failed single-payer plan tell us about future reform efforts? By A.W. Gaffney, M.D. Jacobin magazine, Jan. 8, 2015By A.W. Gaffney, M.D. | Jacobin
Has
Lessons On The Struggle For Health Care As A Human Right
By Margaret Flowers, M.D.By Margaret Flowers, M.D.
After years of work to elect a favorable governor, pass legislation and implement it, the people of Vermont were
Dilemma over deductibles: Costs crippling middle class
Rather than pay so much out-of-pocket, many skip checkups, scrimp on careBy Laura Ungar and Jayne O'DonnellUSA Today, Jan. 2, 2015Physician Praveen Arla is witnessing
Three Vermonters respond to Gov. Shumlinâs decision on health reform
PNHP note: The following opinion pieces are from three prominent figures in the health reform movement in Vermont.Shumlin never said âneverâBy Terry DoranVTDigger, Dec. 22,
Health Insurance Reform: Single Payer, Improved Medicare for All
By Stan GoldSonoma County (Calif.) Gazette, Jan. 2, 2015By Stan Gold | Sonoma County (Calif.) Gazette
In the December issue of the Gazette, we pointed out
Vermont never enacted single-payer bill
By Elizabeth R. Rosenthal, M.D.Times Union (Albany, N.Y.), Letters, Jan. 6, 2014Yevgeniy Feymanâs argument (âProposed health plan too costly,â Dec. 29) is not valid because
Why did Swiss voters reject single-payer health care?
By Claudia Chaufan, M.D. Labor Notes, Dec. 31, 2014 Supporters of a single-payer, Medicare-for-all health care system in the U.S. were puzzled September 27 when Swiss voters
Health Insurance workers. Weâve Got Your Back!
By Kay TillowFiredoglake, My FDL blog, Dec. 26, 2014Itâs just a matter of time until Humana, Aetna, Anthem, CIGNA, UnitedHealthcareâall the private health insurersâwill no
As aspiring doctors, we see the racial toll of poor health insurance
By Scott GoldbergChicago Sun-Times, December 23, 2014On December 10, medical students at more than 70 schools across the country held âwhite coat die-insâ in response
Governor Stops Vermontâs Move Towards Single-Payer
By Pat BradleyWAMC Northeast Public Radio, Dec. 23, 2014Last week Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin told Vermonters he would stop his efforts to implement single-payer health
What is Single Payer and Why Should Emergency Physicians Care?
By Dave Dvorak, M.D., M.P.H.Minnesota / ACEP Newsletter, Dec. 19, 2014As emergency physicians, we have chosen to work in a setting that treats all patients,
Health insurance companies are con artists
By James Binder, M.D.The Charleston (W.Va.) Gazette, Dec. 20, 2014Private insurance companies have conned us once again. It wasnât long ago that many folks were
Reform health care to serve patients, not corporate medicine
By Philip Caper, M.D. Bangor (Maine) Daily News, Dec. 18, 2014 When I was a kid, I liked to play a game called âconnect the
Vermont bails on single-payer health care
By Sarah WheatonPolitico, December 17, 2014Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin on Wednesday dropped his plan to enact a single-payer health care system in his state â
N.Y. single-payer health care bill gets wide support
Council member Corey Johnson and Raging Grannies face off against insurance brokers at daylong hearingBy Irina IvanovaCrain's New York Business, Dec. 16, 2014The Affordable Care
Perspective: We lay down; now it’s time to stand up
By Hannah KepplerAMSA On Call blog, December 16, 2014Last Wednesday, thousands of students at more than 70 medical schools across the country staged âwhite-coat die-insâ
Why Canadian hospitals outperform US hospitals
If US hospitals ran as efficiently as Canada's the average family of four would save $2,000 annually on healthcareBy Steffie Woolhandler and David HimmelsteinTroy Media
Single-payer health insurance advocated for N.Y. State
By Henry DavisBuffalo News, Dec. 11, 2014One patient went overseas for an operation to avoid paying high out-of-pocket costs here.A single mother in a low-paying
#WhiteCoats4BlackLives: Health Care Workers Stage Nationwide Protests Against Police Brutality
By Lilly Workneh The Huffington Post, December 10, 2014 Medical students from more than 70 schools on Wednesday protested racial profiling and police brutality through
Med student: Why you should protest the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown
By Christy DuanKevinMD.com, December 9, 2014In the pediatrics playroom, the medical team and I, a medical student, hunkered down in child-sized chairs to review patient
Out-of-pocket costs put care out of reach
By Anne Scheetz, M.D.Chicago Tribune, Letters, Dec. 6, 2014By Anne Scheetz, M.D. | Chicago Tribune
Some of the newly insured have joined the ranks of those
One year into Obamacare: where is it now?
By Jeanne LenzerBMJ, Dec. 5, 2014[Excerpts]About one year since the launch of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Actâs insurance exchange program, the overwhelming majority
Exploring the shortcomings and fault lines of the Affordable Care Act
The case for single payer â Medicare for AllBy Jeoffry B. Gordon, M.D., M.P.H.December 3, 2014By Jeoffry B. Gordon, M.D., M.P.H.
It is now five years
Vermont advocates continue push for single-payer health
By Lisa RathkeThe Times Argus (Barre & Montpelier, Vt.), Dec. 3, 2014MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) â Supporters of a plan to make Vermont the first state
Underinsurance Remains Big Problem Under Obama Health Law
By Aaron E. Carroll, MD The New York Times, December 1, 2014 The Affordable Care Act, like most health care reform efforts, focuses on people without insurance.
Ebola Preparedness Without a Single-Payer System
By Michael LightyHealthcare-Now, Nov. 24, 2014Below is testimony from Michael Lighty, director of public policy for National Nurses United, to the California Assembly Health Committee
Single payer: a powerful tool for better care, better health and reduced costs
By Donald M. Berwick, M.D.The following is an unofficial transcript of the remarks delivered by Dr. Donald Berwick to the Annual Meeting of Physicians for
How ACA fuels corporatization of American health care
By Philip Caper, M.D. Bangor (Maine) Daily News, Nov. 20, 2014By Philip Caper, M.D. | Bangor (Maine) Daily News
A new Harvard study has found that
Disdainful Economists, Hubristic Jurists, and Fanatical Republicans: A Recipe for Single-Payer Health Care?
By Neil H. Buchanan Verdict, Justicia.com, Nov. 20, 2014By Neil H. Buchanan | Verdict, Justicia.com
The two most recent attempts to reform the American health care
U.S. Seniors’ Health Poorest, Global Survey Shows
Commonwealth Fund report reveals stark comparison to 10 industrialized countries with universal health coverageBy Steven ReinbergHealthDay News, Nov. 19, 2014Seniors in America have more chronic
Interview: AMA Med Students Back State Laws to Achieve Universal Health Care
By Joan Brunwasser OpEdNews, Nov. 18, 2014By Joan Brunwasser | OpEdNews
My guest today is second-year medical student, Brad Zehr. Welcome to OpEdNews, Brad. Something very
Americaâs new healthcare bind: How to overcome the âfamily glitchâ
Due to a quirk in the law, 3 million low-income kids could soon lose their insurance. Here's the best, only way out By Vijay Das Salon,
Woman taken to ‘wrong’ hospital faces bankruptcy
By Adam SchragerChannel3000.com (WISC-TV, Madison, WI), November 10, 2014MADISON, Wis. - Megan Rothbauer would rather be discussing an impending engagement, her future marriage and eventually,
How to End Health Insurance âChurnâ
By Anne Scheetz, M.D.Common Dreams, Nov. 11, 2014With the Affordable Care Actâs new enrollment period starting on Nov. 15, and then, for many, the activation
What will Vermont’s election mean for single-payer?
By Morgan TrueVtdigger.org, Nov. 6, 2014MONTPELIER, Vt. -- For many observers, Rep. Mike Fisher's defeat in the Addison 4 district came as a surprise, and
Canada and U.S. ration health care differently
By Trudy LiebermanThe Star Phoenix (Saskatoon, Sask.), Nov. 6, 2014As an American journalist sitting in a Toronto coffee bar, I began to chat with people
Support reforms to cut administrative burdens on doctors
By Stephen B. Kemble, M.D.Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Nov. 6, 2014Health care in the U.S. suffers from severe over-management.Recent studies have documented high administrative burdens for American
The high administrative costs in U.S. health care
Health Affairs, Letters, November 2014PNHP note: The following letters appeared in the November issue of the journal Health Affairs in connection with a feature article
EHR Use Adds To Administrative Duties
Electronic health records are meant to simplify a physicianâs workload, right? Not so, according to an article published in the International Journal of Health Services.By
Don’t pay for ‘nothing,’ fund universal care
By Samuel Metz, M.D.Portland (Ore.) Tribune, Nov. 4, 2014What are the saddest parts of the Cover Oregon debacle?The first is that our state government spent
Single-payer health plan would be best for patients
By Robert A. Milch, M.D.The Buffalo News, Letters, Nov. 1, 2014The News reported Oct. 25 that the national head of BlueCross BlueShield said the United
Using Ebola Care as a National Health Model
By Carol C. Nadelson and Howard CorwinThe New York Times, Letters, Oct. 31, 2014The Ebola crisis could be a test case for health care management
Obamacare a Successful Failure
By Samuel Metz, M.D.Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News, Oct. 29, 2014Is the Affordable Care Act a failure? For some of us, the answer is simple: If
EHRs add to paperwork burden for US physicians, study finds
By Emily RappleyeBecker's Hospital Review, Oct. 27, 2014EHRs increase time spent on non-patient-related paperwork, a burden that consumes 16.6 percent of the average American physician's
Activists Rally for Universal Healthcare
By Daphne C. ThompsonThe Harvard Crimson, Oct. 27, 2014Holding signs reading "Healthcare not warfare" and "Insurers deny, people die," more than 100 activists rallied at
Physicians Frustrated By Administrative Burdens of Medical Practice
By Marie Benz, M.D.MedicalResearch.com, Oct. 23, 2014Interview with Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H., Professor of Public Health and City University of New York, Lecturer (formerly Professor
Single-payer health care is the only sustainable way forward
By Dave Dvorak, M.D.Duluth News Tribune, Oct. 23, 2014"Not sustainable.â That was the way PreferredOne CEO Marcus Merz described the circumstances leading to his insurance
Zarr appointed president-elect of Physicians for a National Health Program
UT School of Public Health, Oct. 22, 2014 Robert Zarr, M.D., M.P.H., an alumnus of The University of Texas School of Public Health, was recently
Unable to Meet the Deductible or the Doctor
By Abby Goodnough and Robert PearThe New York Times, Oct. 17, 2014By Abby Goodnough and Robert Pear | The New York Times
While high-deductible plans cover
Americans still need a national health plan for everyone
An expanded Medicare program would save enough money in reduced bureaucracy to cover every uninsured AmericanBy Johnathon Ross, M.D.The Blade (Toledo, Ohio), Oct. 19, 2014Americaâs
Top Doc Says Ebola Shows Skewed Priorities
By Amitabh PalThe Progressive, Oct. 17, 2014The Ebola crisis has revealed severe deficiencies in how the American health care system works, experts say.Dr. Walter Tsou,
Ebola didnât have to kill Thomas Eric Duncan, nephew says
By Josephus WeeksThe Dallas Morning News, Oct. 14, 2014On Friday, Sept. 25, 2014, my uncle Thomas Eric Duncan went to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas.
US Hospitals Lead Global Pack on Costly Paperwork
By Steffie Woolhandler and David HimmelsteinCommon Dreams, Oct. 16, 2014In some countries, bereaved families get condolence cards and flowers. In ours, the survivors are also
Think about your health when you vote in November
This article includes videoBy Philip Caper, M.D. Bangor (Maine) Daily News, Oct. 16, 2014 Elections matter. And when it comes to health care, the upcoming election on Nov. 4 will matter
U.S. hospitals not prepared for Ebola threat
By RoseAnn DeMoro The Washington Post, Oct. 13, 2014 With reports that a nurse who treated Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan in Dallas has been infected,
Dr. Martin Luther King on health care injustice
PNHP note: The Associated Press wire story below, dated March 26, 1966, contains the first known published reference to Dr. King's famous quotation regarding injustice
American households are getting wrecked by medical debt
By Mandi WoodruffYahoo Finance, Oct. 9, 2014When Deanne Overvoldâs husband, Lee, started complaining of back pain late last year, she thought the painkillers his doctor
Poll: Many insured struggle with medical bills
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldiver and Jennifer AgiestaThe Associated Press, Oct. 13, 2014WASHINGTON (AP) -- Having health insurance is no panacea for high medical costs. Overall, 1
The single-payer model: a foundation for professionalism
By Randall White, M.D.Canadian Healthcare Network (Toronto), Oct. 8, 2014By Randall White, M.D. | Canadian Healthcare Network (Toronto)
Obtaining orthopedic services in British Columbia is harder
Why Americans Are Drowning in Medical Debt
Healthcare is the number-one cause of personal bankruptcy and is responsible for more collections than credit cards.By Olga KhazanThe Atlantic, October 8, 2014By Olga Khazan
Still working toward health care for all
By the Editorial BoardThe Charleston (W.Va.) Gazette, Oct. 6, 2014A Republican hospital consultant and university teacher wrote a Sunday Gazette-Mail analysis saying President Obamaâs Affordable
The uninsured in U.S. raise Ebola risk
Want to stop Ebola in the U.S.? Make sure everyone gets fast care even if they don't have insurance.By Laurie GarrettThe Chicago Tribune, Oct. 2,
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Medicare for All
Office of Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sept. 30, 2014One year after health insurance markets were opened to the public, Politico asked âsome of the country's smartest
High medical bills pay middlemen
By Jonathan D. Walker, M.D.The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, Ind.), Sept. 28, 2014I was at a restaurant in Boston, sitting next to some high-powered business
Hospital Bureaucracy Costs Billions in Unhealthy Spending
By Laura KieselMainStreet, Sept. 22, 2014NEW YORK (MainStreet) â Hospitals in the U.S. spend exorbitant amounts on overhead compared to those of other countries, and
âClimate change is a health crisisâ
âDemocracy Now,â Sept. 21, 2014Philip SwiftâDemocracy Now,â Sept. 21, 2014
The following is an unofficial transcript of an interview that Dr. Oliver Fein, chair of the
Why the single-payer resistance?
By Jack BernardThe Ledger-Inquirer (Columbus, Ga.), Sept. 19, 2014Ever since Medicare (universal health insurance for old people and the disabled) came out in 1965, congressional
The troubling way we pay hospitals in Maine and throughout the US
By Philip Caper, M.D. Bangor (Maine) Daily News, Sept. 18, 2014By Philip Caper, M.D. | Bangor (Maine) Daily News
A study published in the current issue
The Fight for Single-Payer Health Insurance, 2014
By Paul Song, M.D.Labor Campaign for Single Payer Healthcare, Sept. 15, 2014The Labor Campaign for Single Payer held its largest ever strategy conference August 22-24
Health care overhead is costing us big bucks
By Jim LandersDallas Morning News, Sept. 16, 2014WASHINGTON â Americans spend more than $9,000 apiece on health care every year. Ouch, you say. But how
Rashi Fein, Economist Who Urged Medicare, Dies at 88
By Douglas MartinThe New York Times, Sept. 13, 2014Rashi Fein, an influential economist who strove to bring ethical and humanitarian perspectives to the nationâs health
$1.43 of every $100 in America goes toward hospital administration
By Sarah KliffVox, September 15, 2014America spends a lot of money on the paperwork that makes hospitals runâ $218 billion per year, to be exact.
Restructure our economically unsustainable health care system
By Ed Weisbart, M.D.St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Letters, Sept. 16, 2014If public policy decisions were driven by good business sense, the United States would long ago
Study: U.S. squanders $150B a year on hospital bureaucracy
By William Ulwelling, M.D.Albuquerque Journal, Sept. 15, 2014How affordable is the American health care system? And are matters getting better or worse? One factor is
U.S. hospitals burdened by high administrative costs
By Dr. Steffie WoolhandlerModern Healthcare, September 13, 2014When I was a kid in Shreveport, La., my father was chief of radiology at the local hospital.
The Havoc of the Unrestrained Drug Industry
By Ralph NaderThe Nader Page, Sept. 12, 2014It is remarkable what very profitable drug companiesâas they merge into fewer giant multinationalsâcontinue to get away with
Surprise In Mass. Primary: 21 Percent For Single-Payer Candidate Berwick
By Carey Goldberg WBUR's CommonHealth blog, Sept. 10, 2014 Note to politicians: Backing âMedicare for allâ is looking less and less like electoral poison. If, deep
Putting âMedicare for Allâ on the Agenda
By John NicholsThe Nation, Sept. 5, 2014Don Berwick is making a vital point about the need for progressives to expand the discussion about healthcare reform.Democratic
‘Market forces’ create bloated hospital bureaucracies: international study
By Markus Mannheim The Canberra Times (Australia), Sept. 9, 2014 United States hospitals spend a quarter of their budgets on administration, more than twice as
Fix Mental Health with Universal Medicare
PNHP note: The following article was updated in an article with the same title in Social Justice Solutions in December 2016. You can view the
Why U.S. hospital administrative costs are among the highest in the world: 7 things to know
By Helen AdamopoulosBecker's Hospital Review, Sept. 8, 2014An analysis of eight countries with various types of healthcare systems has found the U.S. has the highest
Health care in U.S. is a bureaucrat-heavy system
By Alan BavleyThe Kansas City Star, Sept. 8, 2014Eye-popping compensation packages of hospital executives â particularly those at safety-net and nonprofit hospitals â are regular
Weâre No. 1, Not In A Good Way: Highest Hospital Administrative Costs
By Alvin TranWBUR CommonHealth blog, Sept. 8, 2014When it comes to hospital administrative costs, a new Health Affairs study finds, our country is No. 1
Time to end co-pays
They are one of many reasons that U.S. health care has the world's highest overhead costsBy David Cay JohnstonAl Jazeera America, Sept. 8, 2014American hospitals
High Health Plan Deductibles Weigh Down More Employees
By Tara Siegel Bernard The New York Times, September 1, 2014 Anita Maina was working on an arts and crafts project she found on Pinterest
8 facts that explain whatâs wrong with American health care
By Sarah Kliff Vox, September 2, 2014 1) Americans pay way, way, way more for health care than anyone else Health care in the United
Health care can be affordable and accessible
By Gordon D. Fiedler Jr.The Salina (Kan.) Journal, Aug. 26, 2014Affordable, accessible health care for all is not a dream but can be a reality,
Surgery Prices Surge With Innovation and Consolidation Under Obamacare
By Bill BriggsNBC News, August 31, 2014The price to remove a gall bladder or replace a hip has spiked more than 20 percent during the
Doctorâs prognosis: American-style health care a nightmare
By Inge De Becker, M.D.The Chronicle Herald (Halifax, Nova Scotia), Aug. 26, 2014As a Canadian physician who now lives south of the 49th parallel, Iâm
Beware siren song of private-payer care
In the U.S., the doctor is in, but maybe financially unavailableBy Jessica Schorr Saxe, M.D.Vancouver Sun, Aug. 25, 2014The middle-aged woman came to my family
Expand Medicare to improve access and reduce costs
By Thomas MeisenhelderSan Bernardino County (Calif.) Sun, Aug. 22, 2014By Thomas Meisenhelder | San Bernardino County (Calif.) Sun
On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed
Beware when insurance is too good
By C.V. AllenThe Modesto (Calif.) Bee, Aug. 23, 2014My column on the inefficiency in Medicare Advantage (Page D1, July 29) inspired several letters to the
Dr. Steven Nissen: ‘I want to replace the insurance industry’
The following is an unofficial transcript of parts of an interview that Dr. Steven Nissen, chairman of cardiovascular medicine at the Cleveland Clinic, gave to
‘Health care is a human right’: Medical students, doctors plan Boston rally for single-payer system ahead of gubernatorial forum
By Brian SteeleMasslive.com, August 19, 2014Massachusetts lawmakers passed a universal health care program in 1988, but its implementation was repeatedly delayed and it was finally
Britain Has No Problem Paying for Expensive Hepatitis C Drugs
By John Tozzi Bloomberg Businessweek, Aug. 18, 2014By John Tozzi | Bloomberg Businessweek
Sovaldi, a highly effective treatment for the liver disease hepatitis C, has faced
Unions Can Lead the Struggle for Single-Payer Health Care
By Kay TillowFiredoglake, Aug. 18, 2014Despite passage of the 2010 health care reform bill, employers continue to push for cuts in benefits and to shift
Itâs About Time to Enact a National Single-Payer Program
By the editorsManaged Care, August 2014At a time when the Affordable Care Act is widely reviled and even liberals are lukewarm in their support, Ray
Backgrounder on the Trans-Pacific Partnership and health care
By Margaret Flowers, M.D. 1. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is part of a global effort to circumvent the failed World Trade Organization talks and dramatically
An American doctor experiences an NHS emergency room
By Jen Gunter, M.D.Dr. Jen Gunter's 'Wielding the lasso of truth' blog, Aug. 12, 2014You know itâs going to be one of those days when
Expert says FDA draft guidance would let drug industry tell doctors medications are safer than they really are
By Public CitizenPress release, Aug. 15, 2014WASHINGTON â The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued draft guidance that would let the pharmaceutical industry
The costs of complexity in health reform just keep rising
By Philip Caper, M.D.Bangor (Maine) Daily News, Aug. 14, 2014As Iâve written before, the costs of unnecessary complexity in healthcare reform are very high, and
Medicare for all would be great solution
By Sandra F. Penn, M.D.Albuquerque Journal, Aug. 14, 2014Remember when Sen. Domenici became an advocate for mental health parity? It came as no surprise to
To save lives and money, choose single-payer health care
By Morolake AmoleAMSA 'On Call' blog, Aug. 13, 2014The problem with health care in the United States is not that we suffer from inadequate medical
Brits, don’t be fooled: the NHS is brilliant. And Aussies? Don’t let your guard down
After my breast cancer scare and exemplary care in the UK, Iâve felt a powerful urge to shout at the Brits: do you know what
Does $760m a year of industry funding affect the FDAâs drug approval process?
A study out this week indicates that new âblack boxâ warnings and safety withdrawals have increased since the drug approval process was changedBy Sydney M.
First person perspective: Lobbying for single-payer health care
By Burkely HermannCitizen Vox blog (Public Citizen), Aug. 7, 2014Lobbying usually gets a bad rap, and sometimes for good reason: it can be part of
Study questions value of some home health providers
By Lois A. BowersLong-Term Living, Aug. 7, 2014Should for-profit home health agencies continue to receive Medicare reimbursement for the services they provide? That's the question
Not all health care systems are created equal
By Ann Troy, M.D.Pacific Sun (San Rafael, Calif.), Letters, Aug. 7, 2014Congress created Medicare 49 years ago to provide seniors with health care, protection against
Vermont Is ‘Single-Payer’ Trailblazer
By Michael OlloveStateline, The Pew Charitable Trusts, Aug. 7, 2014BERLIN, Vt. â Dr. Marvin Malek has been yearning and advocating for a publicly financed, single-payer
Staying Covered: How Immigrants Have Prolonged the Solvency of One of Medicareâs Key Trust Funds and Subsidized Care for U.S. Seniors
Partnership for a New American Economy, August 5, 2014 The Partnership for a New American Economyâs new report, Staying Covered: How Immigrants Have Prolonged the Solvency
For-profit home health agencies blasted in new analysis
By Steven Ross JohnsonModern Healthcare, Aug. 4, 2014For-profit home health agencies had higher Medicare costs per patient while scoring lower in quality performance when compared
Safety Concerns About New Drugs Revealed
Study Compared Warning and Withdrawal Rates for Drugs Released Before and After the Drug Industry Increased Funding to the FDA to Expedite Drug ApprovalsPress releasePublic
Adventures in ‘Prior Authorization’
By Danielle Ofri, M.D.The New York Times, Aug. 3, 2014âDear Doctor,â the letter from the insurance company began. âWe are writing to inform you that
America needs improved Medicare for all
By Anne Scheetz, M.D.State Journal-Register (Springfield, Ill.), Aug. 2, 2014Forty-nine years ago, on July 30, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law.By
Improve health care by building on Medicareâs success
By Erica Heiman, M.D.The Sacramento Bee, July 31, 2014Lately, I have been diagnosing a lot of high blood pressure and diabetes. Patients who have never
We All Need Health Care Now
National Health Insurance Saves Money in the Long RunBy Peter ConnSanta Barbara (Calif.) Independent, July 30, 2014Happy birthday, Medicare, which celebrates 49 years of service
Medicareâs 49th birthday: What is to be done?
By Danny Ash, M4KevinMD.com, July 30, 2014At a crowded townhall meeting in 1959, an elderly woman stepped up to the microphone and spoke to a
Medicare is worthy model to provide health care for all
By Jessica Schorr Saxe, M.D.The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer, July 30, 2014On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed Medicare into law, making 19 million Americans
Happy birthday, Medicare
By Ed Weisbart, MDSt. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 30, 2014Medicare is today entering its 50th year, and the need to expand it to all Americans has
Medicare’s success deserves celebration on its 49th birthday
By David Ball, RN, MHA The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC), July 30, 2014 Today is Medicare's 49th anniversary, having become law in 1965 under President
Expand Medicare for all Americans
By Vijay Das CNN, July 30. 2014 On this date, July 30, nearly a half-century ago, the United States achieved a major victory. Medicare, the
The Problem With ‘Pay for Performance’ in Medicine
By Aaron E. Carroll, M.D. The New York Times, The Upshot, July 28, 2014 âPay for performanceâ is one of those slogans that seem to
Missouri doctor in Charlotte to discuss Medicare-for-all
By Karen GarlochThe Charlotte Observer, July 28, 2014As a primary care physician, now retired and volunteering at free clinics, Dr. Ed Weisbart sees plenty of
Happy birthday, Medicare
By Richard Propp, M.D.Times Union (Albany, N.Y.), July 28, 2014Happy 49th birthday, Medicare. What a bargain â what simplicity â and what a benefit, when
Churning for Dollars â There Ought to Be a Law
By Donna SmithCommon Dreams, July 27, 2014Remember Liz Fowler? She was the WellPoint executive who took a brief sabbatical from her direct paychecks from the
Two falsehoods on single payer
By David Lotto, Ph.D., and Michael Kaplan, M.D.The Berkshire Eagle (Mass.), July 22, 2014On July 10, Mr. Jim Balfanz wrote a letter to the editor
Glimmers of healthcare politics at meeting of Western Washington docs
Tough talk from Kshama Sawant and others at annual gathering of Western Washington Physicians for a National Health ProgramBy Ted Van DykCrosscut.com (Seattle), July 23,
Beyond Obamacare: Universalism and Health Care in the Twenty-first Century
By A.W. Gaffney, M.D.New Politics, Summer 2014By A.W. Gaffney, M.D. | New Politics
The Affordable Care Act commentariatâincluding those confidently awaiting the day when all its
Is Insurance Bureaucracy Lengthening Physician Workdays?
By Steve JacobDallas/Fort Worth Healthcare Daily, July 21, 2014The U.S. spends about three times as much on healthcare administration and insurance per capita as Canada.
Are we getting enough bang for our healthcare buck? Hardly.
By Philip Caper, M.D.Bangor (Maine) Daily News, July 17, 2014The U.S. healthcare system costs each of us about twice as much as those in other
Implement Medicare for All program
By Austin CurrySun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), Letters, July 17, 2014Medicare, the most successful health care program ever to come out of Congress, will begin
Why doctors run late
By David U. Himmelstein, M.D.The New York Times, Letters, July 13, 2014The best way to shorten waits to see a doctor (editorial, July 8) is
The VA scandal: What lessons can we draw?
By John Geyman, M.D.Copernicus Healthcare, July 10, 2014The V.A. scandal over access to care for our veterans is, of course, a betrayal of our governmentâs
Healthcare Pay-For-Performance Folly
By Stephen Kemble, M.D.Honolulu Star-Advertiser, July 9, 2014Hawaii physicians are being offered contracts to join a âclinically integrated physician networkâ (CIPN) with Queenâs Medical Center
After Hobby Lobby: A Single-Payer Health Care Solution?
By Fred Rotondaro and Christopher J. HaleTIME magazine, July 3, 2014By Fred Rotondaro and Christopher J. Hale | TIME Magazine
Now that the initial shouting and
‘Private option’ won’t help poor
By Adam Gaffney, MD USA Today, July 7, 2014 Traditional Medicaid will remain a crucial safety net Living in poverty is hard enough; having to
Single payer affirmed by court decision
By Daniel J. Schaffer, M.D.The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.), Letters, July 7, 2014By Daniel J. Schaffer, M.D. | The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.)
The recent U.S. Supreme Court
Medicare for all simplifies health care
By William D. Clark, M.D.Portland (Maine) Press Herald, Letters, July 3, 2014In his June 22 articles (âWhen college athletes get hurt, whose wallets should feel
Does America have the political maturity for single-payer healthcare?
By Michael HiltzikLos Angeles Times, July 3, 2014Responding to my post about how the Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby ruling demonstrates the necessity of a single-payer
Godzilla has risen: The insurance industry under the ACA
By Emily Dalton, M.D.When inquired if Godzilla was âgood or bad,â producer Shogo Tomiyama likened it to a Shinto âGod of Destructionâ which lacks moral
Hobby Lobby case: Another reason to go beyond ACA
By Michelle TeheuxPekin (Ill.) Daily Times, July 1, 2014 The Supreme Court just presented us with the best-possible argument in favor of a single-payer