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

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

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

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."

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

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

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

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

By 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

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

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, we’re going