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
“Priced Out: The Economic and Ethical Costs of American Health Care,” 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 ‘Public Option’ 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
‘Medicare for All’ 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 it’s described as Medicare for All, universal health coverage, or single payer, the organization Physicians for