July 27, 2020
Contact:
Adam Gaffney, MD MPH, Harvard Medical School, agaffney@cha.harvard.edu
Steffie Woolhandler, MD MPH, City University of New York (CUNY) at Hunter College, steffie_woolhandler@hms.harvard.edu
In mid-April, as
81 million Americans live in homes that lack enough space and bathrooms to follow COVID-19 quarantine and isolation recommendations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, July 21, 2020
Contact: Ashwini Sehgal, M.D., sehgal@case.edu
Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H., co-founder, Physicians for a National Health Program, swoolhan@hunter.cuny.edu or Steffie_Woolhandler@hms.harvard.edu
Clare Fauke, communications
18.2 million at increased risk of severe COVID-19 are uninsured or underinsured: Harvard study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, June 10, 2020
Contact: Clare Fauke, communications specialist, Physicians for a National Health Program, clare@pnhp.org, 312-782-6006
Dr. Adam Gaffney, Physicians for a National Health Program,
Police violence and racism are public health emergencies
The horrific murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police has sparked protests nationwide. Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), an organization
Doctors’ group demands the American Hospital Association leave anti-single payer dark-money organization
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 21, 2020
Contact:
Dr. Adam Gaffney, PNHP President, gaffney.adam@gmail.com
Clare Fauke, PNHP communications specialist, clare@pnhp.org
Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), a nonprofit organization
Physicians’ group responds to Emergency Health Care Guarantee Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 15, 2020
Contact: Adam Gaffney, President of Physicians for a National Health Program, gaffney.adam@gmail.com
Clare Fauke, Physicians for a National Health Program, clare@pnhp.org
"Each
Physicians’ Group Welcomes Emergency Medicare Expansion Proposal During Crisis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 1, 2020
Contact:
Dr. Adam Gaffney, President of Physicians for a National Health Program, awg174@mail.harvard.edu
Clare Fauke, Physicians for a National Health Program, clare@pnhp.org
The
Study: 3.7 million frontline health workers have medical problems that raise their risk of dying from COVID-19
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 28, 2020
Contact: David Himmelstein, M.D., dhimmels@hunter.cuny.edu
Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H., steffie_woolhandler@hms.harvard.edu
More than a quarter (26.6%) of America’s nearly 14 million patient-contact health
COVID-19 and Mass Incarceration: Action Needed Now to Stem the Epidemic
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 28, 2020
Contact: Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H., swoolhan@hunter.cuny.edu
In prisons and jails around the country, COVID-19 infections and deaths are occurring at lightning
Nearly 5 Million Lost Health Coverage in Past Three Weeks; 13.5 Million Likely to Become Uninsured by June 30
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 9, 2020
Contact: Clare Fauke, Physicians for a National Health Program, 312-782-6006, clare@pnhp.org
4,805,894 American workers and their dependents have lost health insurance
New Study: 1,553,000 Workers Became Uninsured in Past Two Weeks; 5.7 Million More Likely to Lose Coverage by June 30
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 7, 2020
Contact: Clare Fauke, Physicians for a National Health Program, 312-782-6006, clare@pnhp.org
In a new study published today in the Annals of
Americans now more likely to have unmet health needs than twenty years ago: Harvard study
Contact: Dr. Laura Hawks, primary care physician and research fellow at Harvard Medical School and Cambridge Health Alliance, lhawks@challiance.org
Jan., 27, 2020 -- More Americans have unmet
