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
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 That’s 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 wouldn’t necessarily lead more
Study: ACA, Medicaid/Medicare Expanded Insurance, Yet Hospital Use Didn’t 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