By Steffie Woolhandler & David U. HimmelsteinThe Hill, Congress Blog, May 12, 2016Many months before Bernie Sanders entered the presidential race, we (along with Dr.
The Urban Instituteās Attack On Single Payer: Ridiculous Assumptions Yield Ridiculous Estimates
By David U. Himmelstein, M.D., and Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H. The Huffington Post, May 9, 2016The Urban Institute and the Tax Policy Center today released
More than 2,000 physicians back single-payer healthcare system that would save taxpayers $500 billion annually
The proposal would keep hospitals and clinics private, allow physicians to bill under a fee-for-service model, and be funded by combining current sources of government
Doctors Agree With Sanders on Universal Health Care; Interview With Dr. Adam Gaffney
By Viji SundaraNew America Media, May 7, 2016Presidential hopefuls have their own ideas on what to do with the Affordable Care Act (ACA), President Obamaās
Growing Support for a National Health Program and Health Care as a Human Right
By John Geyman, M.D.The Huffington Post, May 5, 2016We can thank Bernie Sandersā presidential campaign for putting single-payer national health insurance (NHI) on the front
Obamacare is flawed, but there is a solution
The Affordable Care Act has increased access to health care, but it has serious drawbacksThatās why a large, respected group of physicians is proposing a
2,000 doctors say Bernie Sanders has the right approach to health care
By Carolyn Y. JohnsonThe Washington Post, May 5, 2016More than 2,000 physicians announced their support Thursday for a single-payer national health care system, unveiling a
‘We need fundamental changes’: US doctors call for universal healthcare
More than 2,000 physicians want a single-payer system similar to Canadaās and say the Affordable Care Act didnāt go far enoughBy Olga OksmanThe Guardian, May
Doctor Group Pushes for ‘Single-Payer’ Model
The proposed solution for medical coverage would include immigrants who are in the country illegallyBy Kimberly LeonardU.S. News & World Report, May 5, 2016As Republicans
Obamacare: The Neoliberal Model Comes Home to Roost in the United StatesāIf We Let It
By Howard Waitzkin and Ida HellanderMonthly Review, May 1, 2016By Howard Waitzkin and Ida Hellander | Monthly Review, May 1, 2016
As the Affordable Care Act
Why in Heaven’s Name Aren’t Teeth Considered Part of Our Health?
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The Mess That is MACRA
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