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Improved and expanded Medicare for all: The single-payer option we need
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Top US medical schools failing to reflect minorities, social justice group says
White Coats for Black Lives calls on elite schools to improve race bias shortcomings and help eliminate disparities in US healthcareBy Amanda HolpuchThe Guardian, April
The US is entering a golden age of corporate medicine
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Can we have Medicare for all?
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In 1948, Life magazine published what has become an
Determined Action Needed on Social Determinants
By David U. Himmelstein, M.D. and Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.Annals of Internal Medicine, April 17, 2018By David U. Himmelstein, M.D. and Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.
Real fix for health care mess: Medicare for all
By Elizabeth Carson, A.P.R.N.The Baltimore Sun, April 12, 2018By Elizabeth Carson, A.P.R.N. | The Baltimore Sun, April 12, 2018
Congress has managed to mess up our
Single-Payer or Bust
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Medicare-for-all would fix PEIA and other employers’ headaches
By Carol Paris, M.D.Charleston (W.V.) Gazette-Mail, April 1, 2018During the historic West Virginia teacher strike, 22,000 workers stood up and made themselves heard, shutting down
Is a for-profit health system our best choice?
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In contrast to Gov. Roy
Everyone should have access to health insurance
By Ashley Duhon and Sara RobicheauxThe (Baton Rouge, La.) Advocate, Letters, March 28, 2018As a medical student, you never forget the first time a patient