March 31, 2019
Economist Gerald Friedman argues that, if we can afford our current, inefficient (and deadly) health care system, then we can certainly afford something
The free market is bad at providing health care
By Ken Lefkowitz
The Washington Post, Letters, March 27, 2019
Regarding the March 24 editorial “The demagoguery of Medicare”:
American health care is financed through a free market
The U.S. Healthcare Cost Crisis
Gallup, March 26, 2019
Every day, Americans are burdened by the strain and fear of ballooning healthcare costs. Yet despite the hardships many Americans endure, 64%
How ‘Medicare for All’ went from pipe dream to mainstream
By Mary Ellen McIntire
Roll Call, March 26, 2019
Political candidates and activists in Maine, especially in rural areas, often got a sharp reaction five years ago
Time to make health care right with Medicare for all
By Bill Honigman, M.D.
The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, Calif.), March 21, 2019
While working as an emergency-room physician in Orange County, I learned that most patients who entered
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 8
This article includes audioMarch 14, 2019
Economist Gerald Friedman details the tremendous costs of American health care in terms of overall spending, lost wages, and premature deaths. Single payer
Many Families Are Not Prepared For the Financial Burden of Medical Crises
By Aaron Stern
Fatherly, March 6, 2019
Few things in your physical mailbox inspire more fear than the windowpane envelope return addressed to a doctor’s office or
Let’s take health care off the bargaining table
By Larry Brown
The Stand, March 5, 2019
Union members enjoy some of the best health care that working-class Americans can expect to receive. Unions have fought
Is Single-Payer Health Care a Pipe Dream?
By Elizabeth R. Rosenthal, M.D.
New York Times, Letters, March 5, 2019
To the Editor:
In the near future Medicare for all will join the heap of other
Medicare for All Explained Podcast: Episode 7
This article includes audioMarch 1, 2019
Dr. Bohmfalk details the history of fire departments and suggests that, if we can move from exploitative private entities to public entities that
The Medicare for All bill is a winner
By Jeffrey Sachs
CNN, March 1, 2019
Rep. Pramila Jayapal introduced a sweeping Medicare for All (MFA) bill on Wednesday (H.R. 1384), and the national debate on
There’s A New ‘Medicare-For-All’ Bill In The House. Why Does It Matter?
By Shefali Luthra
Kaiser Health News, February 27, 2019
Members of the House on Wednesday offered their version of a “Medicare-for-all” bill that is broader than what’s