By Mark Krasnoff, M.D.PNHP Missouri, February 5, 2016 I’ve practiced general internal medicine for over 20 years, and I’ve personally witnessed the average American’s health
In medical research, financial conflicts of interest do matter
We don’t know whether conflicts of interest influence researchers, but we certainly know they mightBy Marcia Angell, M.D.Boston Globe, April 11, 2016By Marcia Angell, M.D.
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
Better Care for the Poor, More Return on Cost
By Jack BernardThe Wall Street Journal, Letters, March 29, 2016Re: Dr. Scott Atlas's "How to Fix the Scandal of Medicaid and the Poor" (op-ed, March
Medicare-For-All is Winning the Debate
By Joseph Sparks Sparks Remarks Blog, March 23, 2016Medicare-for-all advocates should rejoice. You are winning the debate. No one has refuted the benefits of this
Selected personal tributes to Dr. Quentin Young
The following tributes and reminiscences are among the messages that PNHP has received in response to Dr. Quentin Young's death on March 7, 2016. We
PNHP Report Card: 2016 Selected Presidential Candidates’ Health Proposals
By Ida Hellander, M.D.Updated March 22, 2016In alphabetical order, top 3 GOP candidates, 2 Democrats, and 1 Green:1. Hillary ClintonBy Ida Hellander, M.D.
Learn where the
High price of health care
Trade agreement could be a bad deal for medicineBy Anna Zelivianskaia, M4Chicago Medicine, February 2016By Anna Zelivianskaia, M4 | Chicago Medicine, February 2016
In the middle
Don’t be fooled — a single-payer system is feasible
By John Benzinger, M.D.Santa Fe New Mexican, March 19, 2016The truth is that an improved, Medicare-for-all, single-payer system would cut costs drastically and provide coverage
A few words on the single-payer medical system
By Kenneth ZappBusiness in Savannah (Ga.), March 14, 2016U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders advocates a medical system known as “single payer.” Though not well known by