By F. Douglas Stephenson, L.C.S.W., B.C.D.The Gainesville (Fla.) Sun, July 28, 2018This month marks Medicare’s 53rd birthday. In July 1965, Congress enacted Medicare to provide
Medicare is turning 53. Here’s 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 seniors’ 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
It’s time for a single-payer health care system in the US. Here’s 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 isn’t working.By
‘I can’t afford that’: 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 “having skin in the game” is
Emergency departments: the ‘chewing gum and duct tape’ 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 — 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 People’s 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, 2018Anthem’s tactic of refusing to pay emergency room bills in certain cases is portrayed as an
Trump’s plan won’t lower prescription drug prices. Ours would.
Washington Post
The White House is pushing half-measures. We need more.By Adam Gaffney, M.D.Washington Post, May 23, 2018The drug price reforms that President Trump recently proposed are