By Paul Y. Song, M.D.Medium, July 29, 2018As the sun begins to set on Californiaās two-year legislative session, it will officially signal the death of
Celebrate Medicareās birthday by covering everyone
By F. Douglas Stephenson, L.C.S.W., B.C.D.The Gainesville (Fla.) Sun, July 28, 2018This month marks Medicareās 53rd birthday. In July 1965, Congress enacted Medicare to provide
Medicare is turning 53. Hereās the best way to celebrate
By George Bohmfalk, M.D.The Charlotte Observer, July 26, 2018Monday is the 53rd birthday of Medicare, the program that added several years to seniorsā lives and
Single-Payer Advocates in Congress Double Down With Medicare for All Caucus
By Michael CorcoranTruthout, July 20, 2018 By Michael Corcoran | Truthout, July 20, 2018
When Medicare was created 53 years ago this month, it was over
Itās time for a single-payer health care system in the US. Hereās why.
There are many arguments for a single-payer system, but for us it comes down to this: the incentive structure of the current system isnāt working.By
āI canāt afford thatā: A viral tweet shows why we need Medicare for all
The Washington Post
This article includes videoBy Helaine OlenThe Washington Post, July 5, 2018By Helaine Olen | The Washington Post, July 5, 2018
The concept of āhaving skin in the gameā is
Emergency departments: the āchewing gum and duct tapeā holding together U.S. health care
STAT
By Paul Seward, M.D.STAT, July 3, 2018The evolution of emergency care in the United States is a fascinating story. Sadly, what became a hugely successful
Physicians for a National Health Program: A Primer on This Growing Nonprofit
Interview with Dr. Ed WeisbartTulsa (Okla.) Public Radio, June 18, 2018On this edition of ST Medical Monday, we learn about Physicians for a National Health
Is this the year the AMA finally joins the single-payer movement?
STAT
By Jonathan Michels, Robertha Barnes, and Sydney Russell LeedSTAT, June 8, 2018Fifty years ago this month, at the 1968 meeting of the American Medical Association,
Myth and Measurement ā The Case of Medical Bankruptcies
New England Journal of Medicine
By David U. Himmelstein, M.D.; Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.; and Elizabeth Warren, J.D.New England Journal of Medicine, June 7, 2018To the Editor:By David U. Himmelstein,
The profound link between poverty and health
The Charlotte Observer
By Jessica Schorr Saxe, M.D.The Charlotte Observer, June 1, 2018On Monday, The Poor Peopleās Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival will hold rallies in
The Cost of Emergency Room Care
The New York Times
By John Perryman, M.D.The New York Times, May 27, 2018Anthemās tactic of refusing to pay emergency room bills in certain cases is portrayed as an