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
There’s 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
“I can’t breathe” 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 “Dr. America”) 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