August 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 doesn’t 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 wasn’t 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 can’t 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 Sanders’ Medicare for All proposal is: “It sounds good, but how can we pay
It’s 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 Night’s Debate, A Deep Dive On Medicare For All
This article includes audioBy Larry Mantle
KPCC, AirTalk, July 31, 2019
Last night’s 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