The Urban Instituteās Hatchet Job on Medicare for AllBy Steffie Woolhandler and David U. HimmelsteinLas Vegas Review-Journal, May 17, 2016The latest attack on Bernie Sandersā
How to provide Medicare for all
By Marcia Angell, M.D.The Boston Globe, May 17, 2016Obamacare, aka the Affordable Care Act, became law six years ago. The intention was to ensure that
Whatās Wrong with Margot Sanger-Katzās Single Payer Analysis
By Adam Gaffney, M.D.The Progressive Physician blog, May 17, 2016By Adam Gaffney, M.D. | The Progressive Physician blog, May 17, 2016
Yesterday, New York Times health
Medical school: An invitation for activism toward single-payer
By Josh FaucherStudents for a National Health Program blog, May 16, 2016 Iāve been a part of SNaHP since the beginning, watching our annual gathering grow
Single Payer, Susan Dentzer, and the Diane Rehm Show
By Russell MokhiberSingle Payer Action, May 17, 2016The Diane Rehm Show this morning was devoted to the topic ā The Affordable Care Act Three Years
What single-payer healthcare would mean to doctors
By Liz SeegertMedical Economics, May 25, 2016Health insurance is again in the political spotlight as Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders promotes his version of single-payer
Single payer essential to controlling health-care costs
By David WoodsThe Philadelphia Inquirer, May 16, 2016One hears these days mutterings by disaffected Americans that if Donald Trump becomes president, they will pack their
Why American doctors are calling for Canadian-style medicare
At a time doctors to the south are looking to Canada for answers, we are at risk of losing the health advantage we haveBy Karen
The elephant in the room: health care’s inaccessibility
By Paul Redstone, M.D.Clinical Psychiatry News, May 14, 2016By Paul Redstone, M.D. | Clinical Psychiatry News, May 14, 2016
If our patients cannot reliably afford the
Doctors’ single-payer prescription for health care reform
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