Beyond medical costs, a trip to the hospital can mean a permanent reduction in income for many Americans, new research shows.By Margot Sanger-KatzNew York Times,
Getting Sick Can Be Really Expensive, Even for the Insured
New York Times
We need a system that puts health over profits
Reno (Nev.) Gazette Journal
Private insurance prevented me from treating my flu patients. We need a system that puts health over profits.By Mat Kladney, M.D.Reno (Nev.) Gazette Journal, March
The Democratic Establishment Is Moving Closer and Closer to Single Payer, but Activists Want the Real Thing
The Intercept
By Zaid JilaniThe Intercept, March 12, 2018The last two times Democrats seized both the White House and Congress, in 1993 and 2009, they immediately embarked
The West Virginia teachers’ strike is over. But the fight for healthcare isn’t.
The Guardian
The strike was largely about healthcare benefits, which the deal for the most part skirtedBy Adam Gaffney, M.D.The Guardian, March 7, 2018By Adam Gaffney, M.D.
The Humans in Health Care—A Review of The American Mercy Tour
JAMA
By Christopher C. Muth, M.D.JAMA, March 6, 2018Under the influence of partisan politics, health insurance and pharmaceutical companies, and hospital administrators, the US health care
The End Of Insurance?
Andrew Coates On Fixing Our Broken Healthcare SystemBy Tracy FrischThe Sun, March 2018Interview with Andrew Coates, M.D. | The Sun, March 2018
In my view, single-payer
Why are Democratic party think tanks still not backing universal health care?
The Center for American Progress is inching closer to ‘Medicare for All’ – but its version leaves some gaping holesBy Adam Gaffney, M.D.The Guardian, Feb.
Why Internists Might Want Single-Payer Health Care
By Paul Sorum, M.D., Ph.D.Annals of Internal Medicine, Feb. 13, 2018 Single-payer health care is back in the news thanks to the efforts of the president
Amazon’s health care experiment shows exactly why we need Medicare for All
We have to remove profit from the health care equation, just like Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase intend to do.By Richard MasterUSA Today, Feb.
Readers And Tweeters Add Two Cents On Amazon Venture To Repackage Health Care
By Carol Paris, M.D.Kaiser Health News, Feb. 6, 2018We were disappointed KHN’s “Expert Advice” did not include input from advocates for a single-payer system. So,
Single-payer health care cuts costs
Insurance administrators are not evil. They are, rather, a product of our uniquely dysfunctional health care system.By Samuel Metz, M.D.Portland (Ore.) Tribune, Feb. 1, 2018Measure
Health Insurance Reform in the United States – What, How, and Why?
By Adam Gaffney, M.D.Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Point/Counterpoint, Winter 2018By Adam Gaffney, M.D. | Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Winter 2018
Last summer,