He points to 'tremendous gaps' years after passage of health actBy Jenny DeamHouston Chronicle, Sept. 25, 2015Dr. Robert Zarr, president of the Physicians for a
Future Doctors Rising Up for ‘Medicare for All’
Why med students are taking action for single-payer on October 1By Vanessa Van DorenCommon Dreams, September 24, 2015By Vanessa Van Doren | Common Dreams
Medical students
Your Wallet or Your Life
A lifesaving drug’s overnight price hike shows why we must fight for a radically different health care system By A.W. Gaffney, M.D. Jacobin, Sept. 22,
Health Insurance Deductibles Outpacing Wage Increases, Study Finds
By Reed AbelsonThe New York Times, Sept. 22, 2015It may not seem like much — just an extra hundred dollars or so a year.But the
Medicare is the patriotic, prudent, medically vital thing to do
By Ed Weisbart, M.D.Deseret News (Salt Lake City), Sept. 22, 2015We need to improve Medicare and provide that to all Americans. It’s the patriotic, prudent
Bassett calls race a critical factor in public health
By Dan Goldberg Politico New York, Sept. 1, 2015Last week, New York City's health commissioner gathered her staff in their Long Island City headquarters.It was part
Drug Goes From $13.50 a Tablet to $750, Overnight
By Andrew PollackThe New York Times, Sept. 20, 2015Specialists in infectious disease are protesting a gigantic overnight increase in the price of a 62-year-old drug
White Coats for Black Lives: Medical Students Responding to Racism and Police Brutality
By Dorothy Charles, Kathryn Himmelstein, Walker Keenan, and Nicolas Barcelo, for the White Coats for Black Lives National Working GroupJournal of Urban Health, Sept. 17,
Health Insurance Coverage Still Low Despite ACA Policies
By Sara Heath RevCycle Intelligence, Sept. 17, 2015 Health insurance coverage woes continue to affect a great number of individuals, claims the president of Physicians for
Sen. Sanders: I’ll Create Jobs, Provide Better Care for Less
It is true that I would invest $1 trillion into rebuilding our crumbling infrastructureBy Sen. Bernie SandersThe Wall Street Journal, Letters, Sept. 17, 2015Your article
Census says uninsured rate down ‘sharply’ to 10.4% in 2014
By Bob Herman Modern Healthcare, Sept. 16, 2015By Bob Herman | Modern Healthcare
The first full year of health coverage expansion under the Affordable Care Act
8.8 Million More Americans Have Health Insurance in 2014 — But Can They Afford to Use It?
However, just because you’re insured doesn’t mean you can still afford health care, experts sayBy Jennifer Gerson Uffalussy Yahoo Health, September 16, 2015 The latest