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
By Kip Sullivan, J.D.The Health Care Blog, April 21, 2016MACRA (the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act) is a mess. It is extremely difficult to
Health care. Go public or go broke.
By Mark Krasnoff, M.D.PNHP Missouri, February 5, 2016 Iāve practiced general internal medicine for over 20 years, and Iāve personally witnessed the average Americanās health
In medical research, financial conflicts of interest do matter
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High costs of hepatitis medicine make a good case for universal Medicare
By the Editorial BoardSalt Lake Tribune, April 4, 2016Those who continue to argue that there is a "free market solution" to the unconscionable costs and
Why Do We Pay So Much for Health Care – But Get Such Poor Results?
By N.F. Hanna, M.D.New York Observer, April 5, 2016As a primary care physician practicing for three decades in the same location, I have had the
Medical Students Call for Single-Payer Health Insurance
By Mark Chee, Rebecca Gieseker and Rachel StonesChicago Maroon, March 31, 2016As medical students, we have chosen a profession dedicated to treating illness and helping