Primary Care as a Public Utility: The Case for a Common Fund, JAMA. May 20, 2026, by Song Z, Altman W, Crichlow R, Grumbach K
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Trump Solution to Unaffordable Medical Bills: Get a Loan
Can’t Pay Medical Bills? Trump Officials Suggest Getting a Loan, New York Times, June 11, 2026, by Reed Abelson
In the dense 1,121-page final rule issued
How Paul Krugman Can Refine His Support for Single Payer
Curing US Healthcare, Part III: The Future; What reform could look like, by Paul Krugman, Substack, May 24, 2026
The United States, uniquely among advanced nations,
John Geyman, MD, 1931-2026
By Don McCanne, M.D.
John was a life-long personal friend of ours who served as a mentor and inspiration for me, both in primary care and
Non-Network Plans in the ACA: A New Low
What to know about the non-network plans coming to the exchanges, Modern Healthcare, by Nona Tepper, May 27, 2026
The federal government has opened the door
Catastrophic Cost-Sharing in the ACA Marketplace
HHS Finalizes Sweeping Marketplace Changes, Part 1: Higher Bronze Deductibles and Expansion of Catastrophic Plans, Health Affairs Forefront, May 18, 2026, by Katie Keith
On May
White House Attack on California Medicaid
Vance says $1.3 billion in Medicaid payments to California will be deferred over fraud concerns, Los Angeles Times, May 13, 2026, by Kevin Rector
Vice President
Dr. Mike Needs to Use His Mic for Single Payer
Insurance Companies Are Going To Hate Me For This, Doctor Mike, 14.8M subscribers, YouTube (13 min), May 6, 2026 (417,000 views by May 10)
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US global health assistance destroyed by DOGE
Into the Wood Chipper, A Whistleblower’s Account of How the Trump Administration Shredded USAID, Simon & Schuster, 2026, by Nicholas Enrich
It had started on Inauguration
TrumpRx Drug Price Flimflam
At RFK Hearing, Warren Exposes TrumpRx Scam, YouTube – Senator Elizabeth Warren, April 22, 2026
Sen. Elizabeth Warren: After President Trump and the Republicans slashed health care
Single Payer Resurgence in Dem Primaries
This Bernie Sanders-backed idea is connecting Democrats winning midterm primaries, CNN, April 12, 2026, by Ronald Brownstein
Replacing private health insurance with a universal coverage system
Taxes Over Premiums to Fund Single Payer
National Health Expenditure Projections, 2024-33: Despite Insurance Coverage Declines, Health To Grow as Share of GDP, Health Affairs, June 25, 2025, by Sean P. Keehan,
