By Jack Bernard and Doug Skelton, M.D.The Telegraph (Macon, Ga.), March 28, 2017We were encouraged by President Trump’s campaign promise to “cover everyone.” What happened,
How Trumpcare’s Failure Sets the Stage for Single-Payer
With the implosion of "repeal and replace," the next logical step in Democratic health care reform is Medicare for All.By Sarah JonesThe New Republic, March
After Republican Infighting Dooms GOP Healthcare Plan, Trump Vows to Let Obamacare “Explode”
Interview With Dr. Steffie Woolhandler (Part 1)By Amy GoodmanDemocracy Now!, March 27, 2017PNHP Note: To view video of this interview (parts 1 & 2), click
Five Lessons From Trumpcare’s Collapse
With the demise of Trumpcare, there’s no better time to fight for single-payer.By Adam Gaffney, M.D.Jacobin, March 27, 2017We should take great pleasure in the
Medicare for All? Sen. Bernie Sanders Poised to Push for Single Payer After GOP Plan Falls Apart
Interview With Dr. Steffie Woolhandler (Part 2)By Amy GoodmanDemocracy Now!, March 27, 2017PNHP Note: To view video of this interview (parts 1 & 2), click
Bernie Sanders to introduce single-payer health care bill in U.S. Senate
By Peter HirschfeldVPR (Vermont Public Radio), March 25, 2017Less than 24 hours after the disintegration of a Republican effort to repeal and replace the federal
Expanded Medicare is easy fix for health system
By Johnathon Ross, M.D. The Blade (Toledo, Ohio), March 25, 2017 As a physician caring for poor and uninsured patients for decades, I can tell
With Epic GOP Failure, Dems Urged to Go Bold with Medicare-for-All
Americans rallied against the GOP to defend their right to healthcare, Democrats are being urged to seize on the momentBy Lauren McCauleyCommon Dreams, March 24,
What Comes Next for Obamacare? The Case for Medicare for All
By Robert H. FrankThe New York Times, March 24, 2017Republicans are in a bind. They’ve been promising to repeal Obamacare for seven years, and having
Crossing party lines
By Carol A. Paris, M.D.The Tennessean, Letters, March 23, 2017Re: "Walking a mile in Donald Trump supporters' shoes," by David Plazas, March 19.I read David
Doctors speak out against GOP’s ACA replacement bill
By Joyce FriedenMedPage Today, March 23, 2017WASHINGTON -- As House Republicans wrestled with moving their Affordable Care Act (ACA) replacement bill along on Capitol Hill
Saving Obamacare Is Not Enough—We Need Medicare for All
The terms of the health-care debate must be shifted.By Dennis KucinichThe Nation, March 22, 2017The health-care debate in America is essentially an argument over what