Contrary to Claims by the Washington Post and Fortune, the Vast Majority of the Poor Would GainBy Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H., and David U. Himmelstein,
‘Medicare for All’ vs. ‘Government Plan’: Nuance matters in coverage of health policy choices
By Trudy LiebermanHealth Review News, March 3, 2016By Trudy Lieberman | Health Review News
In late January, as Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders battled over a
Fixing the ACA Is Not Good Enough
We need to institute 'Medicare for all'By Caroline Poplin, M.D., J.D. MedPage Today, March 1, 2016National health insurance has become a defining issue in the
Hillary’s newfound disdain for single payer
By David U. Himmelstein, M.D. and Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.The Hill, Feb. 29, 2016Back in 1993, when we met with Hillary Clinton at the White
Why Obamacare should be changed to a single-payer system
By Eric Naumburg, M.D.The Baltimore Sun, Feb. 29, 2016Your editorial "Health care non-debate" (Feb. 22) points out some important facts about the American health care
Clinton’s ‘Public Option’ is a Diversion: We Need Single Payer, Medicare for All
By Don McCanne, M.D.Common Dreams, Feb. 24, 2016You remember the public option. During the drafting of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), efforts were made to
Sanders’ Health Plan Renews Debate On Universal Coverage
By Alison KodjakNPR, Shots, Feb. 23, 2016When Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders stumps for health care for everyone, it always gets huge applause."I believe that the
Single-payer health system would cost less, provide more
By Katie JohnsonPost-Bulletin (Rochester, Minn.), Feb. 19, 2016The presidential primaries have catapulted "Medicare for All," or a single-payer health program, back into the national debate
Medicare’s History Belies Claim That Medicare-for-All Would Disrupt Care
It Disrupted Jim Crow, but Otherwise the Transition Was SmoothBy Steffie Woolhandler and David HimmelsteinThe Huffington Post, February 16, 2016Hillary Clinton and others charge that
NYT Rounds Up ‘Left-Leaning Economists’ for a Unicorn Hunt
By Doug HenwoodFairness and Accuracy in Reporting, FAIR.org, Feb. 17, 2016By Doug Henwood | FAIR.org
While the “left-leaning” is no doubt meant to suggest critiques from
The Only Way the US Can Ever Get Affordable Health Care
By John Geyman, M.D.Truthout, Feb. 17, 2016Now that Bernie Sanders has brought forward his progressive agenda, including real health care reform through a single-payer universal
Let’s dispense with myths about ‘Medicare for all’
By Dave ZweifelThe Capital Times, Madison.com, Feb. 17, 2016Is Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' idea to give Americans "Medicare for all" the bad idea that so
