FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 17, 2021
Contact: Clare Fauke, PNHP communications specialist, clare@pnhp.org or 312-782-6006
Dr. Susan Rogers, PNHP President, s.rogers@pnhp.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Physicians for a National
Universal Healthcare Less Costly Than Previously Projected: Harvard/UCSF Study
For Immediate Release: January 5, 2021
CONTACT:
Adam Gaffney, M.D., M.P.H., Harvard Medical School and Cambridge Health Alliance, agaffney@cha.harvard.edu
Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H., City University of New York
Emergency Press Conference On Human Rights Day to Address the Worsening COVID-19 Crisis and to Demand Medicare for All
RALEIGH, NC — On Thursday, December 10, a grassroots coalition of frontline workers, including physicians and city workers, along with human rights advocates from around
Vermont Medical Society endorses single-payer health care reform
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nov. 23, 2020
Contact: Clare Fauke, PNHP Communications Specialist, clare@pnhp.org
The Vermont Medical Society (VMS) overwhelmingly endorsed a resolution supporting a single-payer national health program,
More than 2 million Americans Lost Health Coverage during Trump’s First Three Years in Office, Leading to Thousands of Premature Deaths: New Harvard Analysis
A new analysis of federal surveys on health insurance coverage concludes that the number of uninsured Americans increased by about 2.3 million between 2016 and 2019.
Americans home sick from work with Coronavirus symptoms disproportionately low-income, people of color, uninsured, and unable to afford food: Harvard study
For Immediate Release: Sept. 10, 2020
CONTACT:
Adam Gaffney, M.D., M.P.H., Harvard Medical School and Cambridge Health Alliance, agaffney@cha.harvard.edu
Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H., City University of New York
Another physicians group endorses Medicare for All
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 12, 2020
Contact: Oliver Fein, M.D., Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, ofein@med.cornell.edu
Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H., PNHP co-founder, steffie_woolhandler@hms.harvard.edu
Clare Fauke, PNHP
As COVID-19 Spread in April, Work Absence due to Illness was Highest on Record: New JAMA-IM Study
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
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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
Doctors prescribe Medicare-for-All: Single payer reform endorsed by America’s largest medical specialty society and recommended in open letter from thousands of physicians
Contact: Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H., steffie_woolhandler@hms.harvard.edu
Adam Gaffney, M.D., M.P.H., agaffney@cha.harvard.edu
Clare Fauke, Physicians for a National Health Program, clare@pnhp.org
Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP)
Patients with Veterans’ health coverage less likely than other insured Americans to skip medications because of cost: Harvard Study
Contact:
Dr. Adam Gaffney, instructor in medicine, Harvard Medical School; President, Physicians for a National Health Program; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Cambridge Health
Health care paperwork cost U.S. $812 billion in 2017, four times more per capita than in Canada
A study published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine finds that health care bureaucracy cost Americans $812 billion in 2017. This represented more than
Universal coverage expansions in wealthy nations finds Medicare for All likely less expensive than previous estimates: Harvard researchers
Contact:
Clare Fauke, Communications specialist, Physicians for a National Health Program, clare@pnhp.org, 312-782-6006
Dr. Adam Gaffney, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; President, Physicians for a National Health Program;
PNHP welcomes Sen. Warren’s Medicare for All financing proposal
Yesterday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren released a detailed plan for financing a single-payer Medicare for All health care system. In terms of overall system costs, Sen.
Doctors rally for Medicare for All, demand Rep. Dwight Evans co-sponsor single-payer legislation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, November 1, 2019
Contact: Clare Fauke, PNHP communication specialist, 312-802-2302 (mobile), clare@pnhp.org
PHILADELPHIA — Wearing their scrubs and white coats, more than 100 doctors,
Doctors to rally for Medicare for All, demand Congressman Dwight Evans endorse single-payer legislation
WHAT: March and rally for Medicare for All
WHO: More than 100 doctors from Physicians for a National Health Program; Public Citizen; Philadelphia City Council Member
Single-payer Medicare for All likely less costly than previously estimated: Harvard study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 17, 2019
Contact: Adam Gaffney, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; President, Physicians for a National Health Program; Division of Pulmonary and
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and high deductible health plans forgo needed care because of cost, struggle to pay medical bills, and face worse health outcomes: Harvard study
October 10, 2019
Contact: Clare Fauke, Physicians for a National Health Program, 312-782-6006 or clare@pnhp.org
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and private high-deductible health plans
Statement on U.S. Census Bureau Health Insurance Report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, September 10, 2019Contact: Clare Fauke, Physicians for a National Health Program, clare@pnhp.org
Statement from Dr. Adam Gaffney, president of Physicians for a National
Medicare for All unlikely to cause surge in hospital use: Harvard study
As political leaders debate the merits of a future Medicare for All system in the U.S., some analysts predict that implementing universal coverage could cause
Trump Administration’s proposed public charge immigration rules likely to harm millions of children: JAMA Pediatrics study
Contact:
Leah Zallman, M.D., M.P.H.: (917) 520-8918, lzallman@icommunityhealth.org
Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.: (617) 312-2766, swoolhan@hunter.cuny.edu
A proposal by the Trump administration to deny legal permanent residency status to
Despite the Affordable Care Act, millions of Americans with cardiovascular diseases and cardiovascular risk factors still can’t get needed care
Contact: Danny McCormick, M.D., M.P.H., Harvard Medical School, 617-548-7213 or danny_mccormick@hms.harvard.edu
Clare Fauke, Physicians for a National Health Program, 312-782-6006 or clare@pnhp.org
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the
Doctors to tell American Medical Association: Support Medicare for All or “get out of the way”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, June 7, 2019
Contact: Clare Fauke, Physicians for a National Health Program, clare@pnhp.org
WHAT: Demonstration for Medicare for All: “Tell the AMA to
Dangerous diabetes complications soar in the U.S., but not Canada, as teenagers become young adults: New study
Contact: Clare Fauke, clare@pnhp.org, 312-782-6006
Hospitalizations for a feared complication of diabetes, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), rise sharply as adolescents transition to adulthood in the U.S, but
Doctors’ group welcomes Sen. Sanders’ Medicare-for-All bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, April 10, 2019
Contact: Clare Fauke, communications specialist, 312-782-6006, clare@pnhp.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), a nonprofit research and
Longtime health care researchers discover historical roots of Medicare for All, public option, and so-called “free market” approaches
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 1, 2019
Contact: Clare Fauke, PNHP communications specialist, clare@pnhp.org, 312-782-6006
As political leaders debate the future of the U.S. health care system, a
Physicians group endorses the Medicare for All Act of 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 27, 2019
Contact: Clare Fauke, communications specialist, clare@pnhp.org or 312-782-6006
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), a nonprofit research
New medical bankruptcy study: Two-thirds of filers cite illness and medical bills as contributors to financial ruin
Researchers found no evidence that the ACA reduced the proportion of bankruptcies driven by medical problems; insurance offered little protection to middle-class Americans.
Researchers found no evidence that the ACA reduced the proportion of bankruptcies driven by medical problems; insurance offered little protection to middle-class Americans.
Democratic governors have bold ideas to transform health care: Harvard researchers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 16, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. EST
Contacts: Micah Johnson, Harvard Medical School, micah_johnson@hms.harvard.edu; Sanjay Kishore, Harvard Medical School, sanjay_kishore@hms.harvard.edu; Clare Fauke, PNHP
Single-payer advocacy group elects Dr. Adam Gaffney as 2019 president
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 8, 2019
Contact: Clare Fauke, PNHP communications specialist, clare@pnhp.org
Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), a nonprofit research and educational organization, welcomes
Doctors to rally for Medicare for All and immigrant health care
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 7, 2018
Contact: Clare Fauke, Physicians for a National Health Program, 312-782-6006, clare@pnhp.org
WHAT: “Tearing Down Barriers To Care” rally for Medicare-for-All
Immigrants paid $24.7 billion more into private insurance than was spent on their care: Harvard researchers
Study published today in Health Affairs finds that immigrants boost the profits of private insurers, heavily subsidize the benefits of U.S.-born enrolleesFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October
Immigrants use little health care, may help subsidize care of non-immigrants: Harvard/Tufts researchers
New study finds that immigrants pay more money into both private and public health insurance programs than they take outFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 8, 2018Contacts:
Doctors in U.S. and Canada launch sweeping pharmaceutical reform proposal
Plan published today in the British Medical Journal outlines seven steps to slash costs, improve access, and increase safety of prescription medications in both nationsFOR
Top Medical Schools Get Poor Marks for Racial Justice
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, April 25, 2018
Contact: White Coats for Black Lives National Working Group
national@whitecoats4blacklives.org
White Coats for Black Lives, a national medical student and physician organization,
Lack of health insurance and U.S. mortality
CBS News
This article includes videoPNHP co-founders Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H., and David Himmelstein, M.D., have published a landmark review of studies in the Annals of Internal Medicine that points to a
PNHP co-founders Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H., and David Himmelstein, M.D., have published a landmark review of studies in the Annals of…read more
Doctors welcome Rep. Keith Ellison as new lead sponsor of Medicare for all bill
Unlike incremental reforms, single-payer plan is the only way to achieve both universal coverage and cost controlFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, March 7, 2018 Contact: Clare
An open letter to the CEOs of Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase
February 1, 2018Dear Mr. Bezos, Mr. Buffett, and Mr. Dimon:As a physicians and health justice advocates, we agree with you that health care is among
Families’ out-of-pocket medical costs fell after the Affordable Care Act, but not their premiums: Harvard researchers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, January 22, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. EST
Contact: Clare Fauke, clare@pnhp.org, 312-782-6006
Families' out-of-pocket medical expenses decreased in the first two years after the
Health care financing system deepens poverty and income inequality: New study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 18, 2018
Contact: Clare Fauke, 312-782-6006, clare@pnhp.org
Researchers from Harvard University and Hunter College find that paying for health care pushed millions below the
Doctors in Atlanta demand health equity and Medicare for All
Physicians rally at Atlanta hospital for universal single-payer health planFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, November 1, 2017Contact: Clare Fauke, Physicians for a National Health Program, 312-782-6006, clare@pnhp.orgWHAT:
American Doctors Join Sen. Bernie Sanders for Canadian Health Care Tour
Physicians want to learn how Canada provides universal coverage while spending half of what the U.S. does on health careFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, October 26, 2017Contact:
Health researchers: Graham-Cassidy bill would increase deaths by 41,600 annually
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, September 22, 2017
Contact: Clare Fauke, communications specialist, 312-782-6006, clare@pnhp.org
Physicians and public health researchers Drs. Steffie Woolhandler and David Himmelstein estimate that implementation of
Doctors’ group welcomes Sen. Sanders’ Medicare-for-all bill
Single-payer legislation a major step forward to solving national health crisisFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, September 13, 2017Contact: Clare Fauke, communications specialist, 312-782-6006, clare@pnhp.org
Medicare ACOs Won’t Tell How They Pay Doctors: American Journal of Public Health Study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, July 12, 2017
Contact: Clare Fauke, PNHP communications specialist, 312-782-6006, clare@pnhp.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ninety-one percent of the accountable care organizations (ACOs) that provide care
Lack of Health Insurance is Deadly: Annals of Internal Medicine
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, June 26, 2017
Contact: Clare Fauke, PNHP communications specialist, 312-782-6006, clare@pnhp.org
Being uninsured substantially raises the risk of dying, according to a comprehensive review of studies published
New survey shows a majority of Chicago-area doctors support Medicare for all
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, June 20, 2017
For a copy of the report please contact: Clare Fauke, communications specialist, Physicians for a National Health Program, clare@pnhp.org or 312-782-6006
A new
African-American and Latino patients get less neurologic care: Nationwide study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, May 18, 2017
Contact: Altaf Saadi, M.D., asaadi@partners.org or 714-943-8040
Clare Fauke, communications specialist, Physicians for a National Health program, clare@pnhp.org or 312-782-6006
African-American and Hispanic patients make far
Harvard Medical School researchers find limited access to pediatric mental health care in five major U.S. cities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, May 10, 2017
Contact: Clare Fauke, communications specialist, PNHP, 312-782-6006 or clare@pnhp.org
J.Wesley Boyd, M.D., Cambridge Health Alliance, 617-833-1840 or jwboyd@cha.harvard.edu
A new study published in the International
Doctors’ group: House leaders are out of touch with majority of Americans demanding Medicare for all
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, May 4, 2017 Contact: Clare Fauke, PNHP communications specialist, 312-782-6006, clare@pnhp.orgPhysicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), a nonprofit research and education
Medicare for all bill reaches a record-breaking 104 co-sponsors in Congress
Majority of House Democrats now support single-payer health planFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, April 26, 2017Contact: Clare Fauke, PNHP communications specialist, 312-782-6006, clare@pnhp.org
America: equity and equality in health
Leading British medical journal The Lancet has published a series of papers exploring persistent and growing health inequality in the United States. The series was
Leading British medical journal The Lancet has published a series of papers exploring persistent and growing health inequality in the…read more
Leading British medical journal spotlights ‘inequality and health’ in U.S.
New studies in The Lancet examine effects of racial segregation, mass incarceration, economic inequality and a lack of universal health care as factors in declining
April 8 National Day of Action for Health Care planned for first day of congressional recess
Energized by the defeat of the American Health Care Act, constituents will rally in 49 cities to demand Improved Medicare for AllFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, April
After Speaker Ryan pulls GOP ‘slash and burn’ health bill, doctors group urges passage of a single-payer health plan
Failure of AHCA ‘presents a unique opportunity to move beyond the Affordable Care Act,’ says group’s leaderFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, March 24, 2017Contact: Clare Fauke, communications
ACA’s repeal would cause tens of thousands of deaths, while single payer would save 20,000 more lives than ACA: AJPH editorial
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, March 22, 2017
Contact: Clare Fauke, PNHP communications specialist, 312-782-6006, clare@pnhp.org
Repealing the Affordable Care Act without replacing it, as some conservative hardliners are
Doctors group: House GOP health plan is a re-branded and far meaner version of the ACA
The ‘American Health Care Act’ perpetuates the basic structure of the Affordable Care Act, including the subsidization of the private health insurance industry, while cutting
Single-payer reform is ‘the only way to fulfill the president’s pledge’ on health care: Annals of Internal Medicine commentary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, February 21, 2017
Contact: Mark Almberg, PNHP communications director, 312-782-6006, mark@pnhp.org
Proposals floated by Republican leaders won’t achieve President Trump’s campaign promises of more coverage,
Price’s confirmation is body blow to nation’s health: physician leader
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, February 10, 2017Contact: Mark Almberg, communications director, Physicians for a National Health Program, mark@pnhp.org, (312) 782-6006Dr. Carol Paris of Nashville, Tenn., is
Hospitals in New York City segregated by race and insurance status: new study
New study finds substantial segregation in New York’s hospital system, but less in Boston’s
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Friday, February 3, 2017
Contact: Mark Almberg, PNHP communications director,
Doctors hail reintroduction of Medicare-for-all bill
Saying status quo is ‘unacceptable’ and GOP plans even worse, physicians group says it’s time to move forward to single-payer planFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, January 25,
The Affordable Care Act helped chronically ill Americans, but many still can’t get the care they need
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, January 23, 2017, at 5 p.m. EST
Contact: Mark Almberg, PNHP communications director, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.org
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Affordable Care Act (ACA) provided
Doctors who support ‘Medicare for All’ among those opposing Price as HHS secretary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, January 18, 2017Contact: Mark Almberg, communications director, Physicians for a National Health Program, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.org
Doctors group calls on Trump to rescind nominations of Price, Verma to key health care posts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, December 2, 2016Contact: Mark Almberg, PNHP communications director, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.orgDr. Robert Zarr, president of Physicians for a National Health Program, made
Doctors to protest high drug prices outside PhRMA headquarters Nov. 18
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, November 16, 2016CONTACT: Mark Almberg, mark@pnhp.org, 312-782-6006
Medical students to hold national day of action for ‘improved Medicare for All’ on Halloween
Citing medicine’s enormous potential to fight against disease and death, medical students say Americans continue to be ‘haunted’ and harmed by health care profiteers; ‘Let’s
Stronger Rx than Obamacare needed to cover everyone and control costs: physician leader
Citing Census Bureau report that 29 million people were uninsured last year, and noting that rising deductibles and other out-of-pocket expenses are deterring millions of
Minority youth rarely get help for mental health problems: nationwide study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Aug. 12, 2016
Contact: Mark Almberg, PNHP communications director, 312-782-6006, mark@pnhp.org
Black children and young adults are about half as likely as their white counterparts
Wealthier Americans now receive much more health care than middle class or poor, reversing a 50-year trend: Harvard study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, July 6, 2016
Contact: Mark Almberg, PNHP, mark@pnhp.org, (312) 782-6006
Inequality in the use of health care has increased dramatically in recent years, with wealthier
Doctors call for single-payer health reform, cite need to move beyond the Affordable Care Act
American Journal of Public Health publishes physicians’ call for sweeping single-payer reform with detailed proposal signed by over 2,200 doctors nationwideUnveiling of proposal coincides with
Neoliberal Health Model Comes Home to Roost in the United States—If We Let It
Obamacare repeats an approach to expanding private health insurance that has not worked in other countries, new study findsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, May 1, 2016Contact: Howard
Oaths Taken: Graduating Medical Students Pledge Support for Single-Payer Health Care
For a current, nationwide list of students who have signed the Match Day Pledge, click here. If you would like to speak with a student
‘Cadillac tax’ on health benefits will hit middle class hardest: study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, March 11, 2016
Contact: Mark Almberg, PNHP communications director, 312-782-6006, mark@pnhp.org
Although both liberal and conservative economists have denounced the longstanding exemption of employment-based health
Statement in memory of Dr. Quentin Young, 1923 – 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, March 8, 2016Contact: Mark Almberg, PNHP communications director, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.orgThe following statement was released today by Dr. Robert Zarr, president of
Doctors group welcomes national debate on ‘Medicare for All’
Nonpartisan physicians group calls single-payer reform ‘the only effective remedy’ for nation’s continuing health care woes and urges focus on facts, not rhetoricFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE,
Government funds nearly two-thirds of U.S. health care costs: American Journal of Public Health study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, January 21, 2016
Contact: Mark Almberg, PNHP communications director, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.org
Tax-funded expenditures accounted for 64.3 percent of U.S. health spending – about $1.9
Despite health law’s bow to prevention, U.S. public health funding is declining: American Journal of Public Health study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Nov. 12, 2015
Contact: Mark Almberg, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.org
Although the language of the Affordable Care Act places considerable emphasis on disease prevention – for
Medicaid coverage improves access to health care and chronic disease control: American Journal of Public Health study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Nov. 12, 2015
Contact: Mark Almberg, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.org
Low-income Americans with Medicaid insurance have more awareness and better treatment of chronic diseases, such as
Medical students to hold National Day of Action for ‘Medicare for All’ on Oct. 1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 28, 2015 Contact: Mark Almberg, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.org See student contacts at 30 medical schools at end of this message
More Americans gain health coverage, but many can’t afford to use it: doctors group
Census Bureau says number of uninsured has dropped to 33 million in wake of Affordable Care Act, but is silent on problems of rising deductibles,
Medicare’s pay-for-performance incentives unfairly penalizing safety-net hospitals: Annals of Internal Medicine editorial
Using unproven, ‘value-based’ penalties and bonuses, and ignoring socioeconomic disparities between patient populations, Medicare is diverting money from hospitals serving largely minority
Hospitals game Medicare readmission rules, avoiding fines but penalizing patients: Health Affairs Blog study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 27, 2015
Contact:
Mark Almberg, PNHP communications director, 312-782-6006, mark@pnhp.org
Hospitals’ growing practice of re-labeling Medicare patient readmissions as “observation stays,” or treating returning Medicare patients
‘End the devastating austerity drive against Greece’: U.S. doctors group
Troika-imposed policies causing widespread suffering and death, physicians sayFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 12, 2015 Contact:Physicians for a National Health Program, (312) 782-6006, info@pnhp.org The following statement
Celebrate Medicare’s anniversary by improving and expanding it to all
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 30, 2015 Contact: Mark Almberg, PNHP communications director, mark@pnhp.org
Health insurance coverage in U.S. varies widely by county, pointing to need for further reform: study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 20, 2015
Contact:
Mark Almberg, PNHP communications director, 312-782-6006, mark@pnhp.org
A new study conducted by a team of researchers at the University of New Mexico suggests
‘Subsidies upheld, but health needs still unmet’: doctors group
Although the Supreme Court has upheld the premium subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, the law remains incapable of remedying the U.S. health crisis, physician
Unauthorized immigrants prolong the life of Medicare Trust Fund: JGIM study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, June 23, 2015
Contact: Mark Almberg, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.org
Unauthorized immigrants pay billions more into Medicare’s Hospital Insurance Trust Fund each year than they withdraw
ACA adding billions to health care bureaucratic waste: study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 27, 2015
Contact:
Mark Almberg, PNHP communications director, mark@pnhp.org
The Affordable Care Act will add more than a quarter of a trillion dollars to the already
‘Health care equity key to Ebola fight’: doctors, nurses petition Obama
Health Affairs Blog article highlights petition to President Obama from more than 1,400 health professionals who say Ebola epidemic is linked to global inequality –
Health law hasn’t cut insurers’ rate of overhead spending: study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 12, 2015
Contact:
Mark Almberg, PNHP communications director, 312-782-6006, mark@pnhp.org
Despite claims by the Obama administration that the Affordable Care Act will reduce health insurance companies’ spending
Health law’s complexity invites attack, even as it fails to cure ailment: doctors group
King v. Burwell shows how Affordable Care Act’s corporate-inspired, convoluted structure makes it an easy target for opponents Latest legal challenge threatens to
$375 billion wasted on billing and health insurance-related paperwork annually: study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, January 12, 2015
Contact: Mark Almberg, PNHP communications director, 312-782-6006, mark@pnhp.org
Medical billing paperwork and insurance-related red tape cost the U.S. economy approximately $471 billion
Single payer in Vermont and the U.S.: Now IS the time
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Dec. 17, 2014Contact: Mark Almberg, PNHP communications director, 312-782-6006, mark@pnhp.orgThe following statement was released today by Dr. Andrew D. Coates, president of
Medical students to hold nationwide ‘die-ins’ and protests Wednesday because #BlackLivesMatter
Students at more than 70 medical schools – in New York, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Boston, Cleveland, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and elsewhere
AMA med students back state laws to achieve universal care
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, November 11, 2014 Contact: Mark Almberg, communications director PNHP, mark@pnhp.org DALLAS – The Medical Student Section of the American Medical Association
Administrative work consumes one-sixth of U.S. physicians’ time and erodes their morale, researchers say
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, October 23, 2014
Contact: Mark Almberg, communications director PNHP, mark@pnhp.org, (312) 782-6006
The average U.S. doctor spends 16.6 percent of his or her working hours on non-patient-related
Psychiatrist appointments hard to get, even for insured: Psychiatric Services study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct. 15, 2014
Contact:
Mark Almberg, communications director PNHP, mark@pnhp.org, (312) 782-6006
Obtaining access to private outpatient psychiatric care in the Boston, Chicago and Houston metropolitan areas
Bureaucracy consumes one-quarter of US hospitals’ budgets, twice as much as in other nations: Health Affairs study
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Sept. 8, 2014
Contact:
Mark Almberg, mark@pnhp.org, (312) 782-6006
A study of hospital administrative costs in eight nations published today in the September issue of Health Affairs finds that hospital bureaucracy
For-profit home care agencies cost Medicare billions extra, yet provide worse care: Health Affairs study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Aug. 4, 2014
Contact: Mark Almberg, PNHP communications director, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.org
For-profit home health agencies are far costlier for Medicare than nonprofit agencies, according
More than 7,100 deaths likely from states’ rejection of Medicaid expansion: Health Affairs Blog
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, January 30, 2014
Contact: Mark Almberg, communications director, PNHP, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.org
The decision by 25 states to reject the expansion of Medicaid coverage under the
Oncologists call for single payer in leading cancer journal
Article in leading cancer journal calls on oncologists to support single-payer national health insurance FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, January 17, 2014Contact: Mark Almberg, communications director, Physicians
‘Accountable care’ model revives HMO strategy, boding ill for patients, physicians: JGIM article
Latest physician payment reforms point to ‘global amnesia’ in the bandwagon-like embrace of ‘fee-for-NON-service’ model of failed HMOsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, January 7, 2014Contact: Mark Almberg,
Medicare’s 1966 glitch-free rollout a sharp contrast with Obamacare: Health Affairs blog
CUNY researchers say new health law’s ‘contortions to appease private insurers’ have resulted in costly complexity, with enrollment price tag alone exceeding Medicare’s by nearly
Minority physicians care for a majority of underserved patients in the U.S.
Minority physicians also play a large role in the care of patients with poorer health, according to a new study in JAMA Internal MedicineFOR IMMEDIATE
Petty appointed executive director of PNHP
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7, 2013 Contact: Mark Almberg, communications director, mark@pnhp.org Physicians for a National Health Program announced today that Matthew Petty has been appointed
'Stronger medicine than Obamacare needed to end uninsured crisis': health expert
Citing latest Census count of 48 million uninsured, researcher says Affordable Care Act will cut that figure by only half, leaving tens of millions vulnerable
‘Medicare for All’ would cover everyone, save billions in first year: new study
Economist says Canadian-style, single-payer health plan would reap huge savings from reduced paperwork and from negotiated drug prices, enough to pay
30 million to remain uninsured under Obamacare: new state-by-state estimates at Health Affairs blog
Harvard and CUNY researchers say 4.9 million Texans and 3.7 million Californians will still be uninsured in 2016FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 6, 2013
Immigrants heavily subsidize Medicare’s Trust Fund: Health Affairs study
Harvard Medical School and Hunter College School of Public Health researchers find immigrants generated surplus contributions of $115.2 billion in 2002-2009, $13.8 billion
Private insurers' Medicare Advantage plans cost Medicare an extra $34.1 billion in 2012
Instead of being more efficient, private insurers have cost Medicare almost $300 billion more over the life of the programFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, May 10, 2013Contact:
Insured but unable to afford health care
Affordable Care Act will leave tens of millions underinsured, facing choice between ‘life or debt,’ say Journal of General Internal Medicine editorialistsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 25,
1 million hours of psychiatrist time wasted yearly on phone approvals for hospitalization
Harvard researchers find lengthy waits for severely ill psychiatric patientsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 23, 2013A study published today in Annals of Emergency Medicine reports lengthy waits
Study reveals austerity’s harmful impact on health in Greece
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 18, 2013 Contact: Mark Almberg, PNHP, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.org Findings are ‘much worse than we imagined,’ researcher says In one
Obama administration intervenes to give $71.5 billion to overpaid, for-profit Medicare Advantage plans
Physicians group decries ‘backroom Medicare giveaway’FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, April 9, 2013 Contact: Mark Almberg, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.org
Setting the record straight on Medicare’s overhead costs
Traditional Medicare’s administrative costs were only 1% in 2010, but if you roll in the private insurers’ Medicare plans, that figure
Doctors group hails reintroduction of Medicare-for-all bill
Single-payer health program would cover all 50 million uninsured, upgrade everyone’s benefits and save $400 billion annually on bureaucracy, physicians sayFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Feb. 14,
Canada’s health costs for seniors rising slowly, points way to Medicare solvency: Archives of Internal Medicine article
Researchers find the U.S. could have saved more than $2.15 trillion on Medicare since 1980 had it employed cost-saving measures similar to Canada'sEMBARGOED until Oct.
Financial incentives may sap motivation, undermine quality: Health Affairs article
Recent findings in behavioral economics may help explain how pay-for-performance schemes in health care can ‘crowd-out’ intrinsic motivation and worsen performanceFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:October 12, 2012Contact:Steffie
Despite slight drop in uninsured, last year’s figure points to 48,000 preventable deaths: health expert
Persistence of large numbers of uninsured and related deaths shows urgency of enacting an improved-Medicare-for-all system, physician says FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 12, 2012 Contact:
Performance pay for physicians may backfire: BMJ editorial
Pay-for-performance schemes may do more harm than good by changing the mindset required for good doctoring, experts sayEMBARGOED untilAug. 14, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. Eastern
‘Health law upheld, but health needs still unmet’: national doctors group
Although the Supreme Court has upheld the Affordable Care Act, the law will not remedy the U.S. health
Physicians challenge WellPoint on disclosure of political spending
‘Healthcare dollars should be
Health law, constitutional or no, fails to remedy ailment: doctors group
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 26, 2012Contact:Garrett Adams, M.D., president PNHPAndrew Coates, M.D., president-elect PNHPOliver Fein, M.D.David Himmelstein, M.D.Steffie Woolhandler, M.D.Mark Almberg, PNHP communications director, (312) 782-6006,
More than 2,400 doctors, nurses and health advocates denounce Institute of Medicine’s health coverage recommendations
IOM panel ‘riddled with conflicts of interest’ in violation of agency’s own guidelines, signers of protest letter charge FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 1, 2011
Mass. health reform’s impact augurs poorly for federal health law: new report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOct. 25, 2011Contact:Benjamin Day, executive director, Mass-Care: The Massachusetts Campaign for Single-Payer Health Care, cell: (617) 777-3422, director@masscare.orgPat Downs Berger, M.D., co-chair, Mass-Care,
Uninsured patients in Massachusetts still predominantly the working poor, despite state’s health reform
Many still find insurance unaffordable and employer-sponsored insurance unavailable, Harvard Medical School researchers sayFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESept. 19, 2011Contacts:Danny McCormick, M.D., M.P.H.Rachel Nardin, M.D.Mark Almberg, PNHP,
Number of uninsured climbs to highest figure since passage of Medicare, Medicaid
50 million uninsured shows urgency of enacting single-payer Medicare for all: national doctors groupFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESept. 13, 2011Contact:Garrett Adams, M.D., M.P.H.Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.Mark Almberg,
Most medical schools offer students poor coverage for mental health and substance abuse treatment, imperiling student and patient care: Harvard study
Nearly 4 of 5 student health insurance plans require co-pays or coinsurance, obstacles to getting needed care, and most impose visit and dollar
Even privately insured have hard time getting psychiatric care in Mass.: Harvard study
Difficulty in access to outpatient psychiatric care has national implications, researchers sayFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 21, 2011Contact: Mark Almberg, communications director, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.org
Single-payer doctors available to speak on budget talks, Medicare and Medicaid
Media advisory
‘Medicare for All’ supporters to protest outside health insurers’ convention Thursday
Health advocates to protest insurance companies’ high premiums, denial of care, and meddling in doctor-patient relationshipHealth advocates to protest insurance companies’ high premiums, denial of
Vermont health law spurs fresh interest in single-payer reform: doctors group
As governor signs a 'universal health care' bill, a national physicians group says the Vermont developments show that many Americans want to go beyond the
Rise of for-profit hospice industry raises troubling questions, new study says
Ethical and quality concerns grow as end-of-life hospice care, once the province of charitable organizations, is increasingly dominated by investor-owned chains that cherry-pick patients and
Doctors group greets single-payer health bill in Senate
Physicians for a National Health Program says Sen. Bernie Sanders’ American Health Security Act would go far beyond federal health law, slash bureaucracy
Vermont health bill mislabeled 'single payer': doctors group
This article includes videoPhysicians for a National Health Program says draft legislation gives wide berth to private insurers, falls far short of single-payer reformFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 7,
Med students to rally at Vermont Statehouse for single-payer health system Saturday
Sen. Sanders, Gov. Shumlin to join health-professional students who say Vermont can lead the nation in fundamental health reformFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 24, 2011Contact:Ali Thebert, Physicians
More than 200 doctors contemplate moving to Vermont if it adopts single-payer health system
‘Doctors want to practice medicine, not push paper,’ says Dr. Peggy CareyFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 22, 2011 Contact: Peggy Carey, M.D., Vermont
Med students to rally at Vermont Statehouse for single-payer health system on Saturday, March 26
One year after passage of federal health law, health professional students will urge Vermont lawmakers to go further by swiftly creating a state single-payer system
Massachusetts reform hasn't stopped medical bankruptcies: Harvard study
Skimpy health insurance policies are likely culprit in continuing problem; findings indicate national reform law won’t stop bankruptciesEMBARGOED untilMarch 8, 2011, 12:01 a.m., Eastern
'Wisconsin battle crucial for health and democracy': doctors group
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 1, 2011Contact:Garrett Adams, M.D., president, Physicians for a National Health ProgramMark Almberg, communications director, PNHP, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.orgThe following statement was released
Doctors’ group hails reintroduction of Medicare-for-all bill
Single-payer health program would cover all 51 million uninsured, upgrade everyone’s benefits and save $400 billion annually on bureaucracy,
Vermont single-payer proposals a 'major step in right direction': doctors group
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 21, 2011 Contact: Deborah Richter, M.D. Ali Thebert, Vermont Physicians for a National Health Program,
‘Don’t repeal health law – go beyond it to single-payer Medicare for all’: doctors’ group
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJan. 7, 2011 Contact:Garrett Adams, M.D., president, PNHPMargaret Flowers, M.D., congressional fellow, PNHPDavid Himmelstein, M.D., co-founder, PNHPQuentin Young, M.D., national coordinator, PNHP, (312) 782-6006Mark
Deficit panel's Rx is wrong medicine: doctors group
Requiring Medicare beneficiaries to pay more for their care will fail to control skyrocketing health costs but instead lead to worse health outcomes
Medicare-for-all doctor to speak at Chicago’s ‘Rally to Restore Sanity’
This article includes videoPhysician says relying on Wall Street health insurance companies to finance medical care is ‘insane’FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOct. 29, 2010Media advisoryContact:Rob Stone, M.D.Ali Thebert, PNHP, (312)
Massachusetts doctors snub state’s health reform as model for country, pick single-payer system instead
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOct. 22, 2010 Contact:Rachel Nardin, M.D., chair of neurology, Cambridge Hospital; president, Massachusetts Physicians for a National Health ProgramPatricia Downs Berger, M.D., retired internist;
Doctors at Oct. 2 march: 'We need single payer'
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 1, 2010 Media Advisory Contact: Oliver Fein, M.D. Margaret Flowers, M.D. Andrew Coates, M.D. Mark Almberg, PNHP, (312)
'Don't undermine Medicare,' panel to tell lawmakers Sept. 23
Economists and health professionals to testify at congressional briefing Thursday to sound alarm on Deficit Commission proposals to weaken or gut Medicare programFOR IMMEDIATE
‘Don’t undermine Medicare,’ panel to tell lawmakers Sept. 23
Economists and health professionals to testify at congressional briefing Thursday to sound alarm on Deficit Commission proposals to weaken or gut Medicare programFOR IMMEDIATE
Number of uninsured skyrockets 4.3 million to record 50.7 million in 2009
Big leap points to urgency of enacting single-payer Medicare for all: national doctors' groupFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESept. 16, 2010 Contact:Quentin Young, M.D.Olveen Carrasquillo, M.D.Margaret Flowers, M.D.Mark Almberg,
Blacks with muscular dystrophy die 10-12 years younger than whites: new study
Widening mortality gap likely caused by inequities in care, insurance coverageEMBARGOED untilMonday, Sept. 13, 2010, at 4 p.m. Eastern timeContact:Nicte I. Mejia, M.D.Rachel Nardin, M.D.Mark
Doctors hard to find for patients in Massachusetts' first for-profit health plan: NEJM article
Researchers note troubling implications for Obama's new health lawEMBARGOED until:Wednesday, Aug. 4, at 5 p.m. Eastern time Contact:Cassie Frank, M.D.Malgorzata Dawiskiba, M.D.Ruth Hertzman-Miller, M.D., M.P.H.Mark
League of Women Voters calls for 'Medicare for all'
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 16, 2010 Contact:Karen Green Stone and Rob Stone, M.D., grostone@gmail.comQuentin Young, M.D., (312) 782-6006, info@pnhp.orgMark Almberg, PNHP, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.orgNoting the
Health, life insurers hold $1.88 billion in fast-food stocks: AJPH article
Harvard researchers say insurers put profits over healthEMBARGOED until:April 15, 2010, 5 p.m. Eastern time Contact:Arun Mohan, M.D., M.B.A.J. Wesley Boyd, M.D., Ph.D.Steffie Woolhandler,
Uninsured get poor care for migraine: Harvard study
U.S. health system causes headaches in more ways than one, researchers sayEMBARGOED until Monday, April 12, 2010Contacts:Rachel Nardin, M.D.Andrew P. Wilper, M.D., M.P.HSteffie Woolhandler,
Pro-single-payer doctors: Health bill leaves 23 million uninsured
A false promise of reformFor Immediate Release March 22, 2010Contact:Oliver Fein, M.D.Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.David Himmelstein, M.D.Margaret Flowers, M.D.Mark Almberg, PNHP, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.orgThe following
Doctors group: Obama plan leaves millions uninsured, boosts private insurers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 24, 2010Contact:Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.Margaret Flowers, M.D.Quentin Young, M.D., (312) 782-6006Mark Almberg, PNHP, (312) 782-6006President Obama's health care proposal, preserving
Grassroots Activists Hold ‘Sidewalk Health Summit,’ Call for Medicare for All
From the National Single Payer AllianceFor Immediate ReleaseContact: Katie RobbinsDonna SmithDr. Margaret Flowers
Medicare-or-All supporters in Denver to rally outside Obama events Thursday
MEDIA ADVISORYFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFeb. 18, 2010Contacts:Elinor Christiansen, M.D., Health Care for All ColoradoMargaret Flowers, M.D., Physicians for a National Health ProgramMark Almberg, PNHP, (312) 782-6006,
Medicare-for-all doctors arrested outside Obama-GOP meeting
'There is a better health plan, Mr. President'
'There is a better health plan, Mr. President'
Medicare-for-All doctors available for comment on State of the Union speechFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Jan. 28, 2010Contact:Margaret Flowers, M.D.Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.David Himmelstein, M.D.Oliver Fein, M.D.Mark Almberg,
‘There is a better health plan, Mr. President’
Medicare-for-All doctors available for comment on State of the Union speechFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Jan. 28, 2010Contact:Margaret Flowers, M.D.Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.David Himmelstein, M.D.Oliver Fein, M.D.Mark Almberg,
Obama should seize moment to push for Medicare for All, doctors group says
Dr. Quentin Young comments on Massachusetts election, next steps for health reformFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 22, 2010
As probation ends for 'Baucus 8,' group vows to press for single-payer health reform
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJan. 8, 2010Contact:Margaret Flowers, M.D., mdpnhp@gmail.comCarol Paris, M.D.Mark Almberg, PNHP, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.org
Pro-single-payer physicians call for defeat of Senate health bill
Legislation ‘would bring more harm than good,’ group saysFor Immediate ReleaseDec. 22, 2009Contact:David Himmelstein, M.D.Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.Oliver Fein, M.D.Mark Almberg, PNHP, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.orgA
‘Medicare buy-in’ is really a subsidy to private insurers: Harvard professor
See also "An Unworkable Mess," (New York Times, Room for Debate Blog, Dec. 11, 2009) by Drs. Steffie Woolhandler and David Himmelstein.
Sanders offers Medicare-for-All amendment in Senate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDec. 3, 2009Contact:Quentin Young, M.D., (312) 782-6006Margaret Flowers, M.D., PNHP Congressional FellowMark Almberg, PNHP, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.orgChallenging head-on the powerful private insurance and
Single-payer health advocate tells Congress: 'Start from scratch'
Statement of Dr. Margaret Flowers on the House and Senate health bills'The pending legislation is a turkey,' physician says, adding lawmakers need to 'start from
Projections of savings from health IT are baseless, Harvard researchers say
National survey of U.S. hospitals shows information technology has yielded neither administrative efficiencies nor cost savingsEMBARGOED untilNov. 20, 2009, 12:01 a.m. ESTContact:David Himmelstein, M.D.Steffie Woolhandler,
Massachusetts physicians say reform in their state is no model for the nation
Nearly 200 sign ad urging single-payer health care reformFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 17, 2009Contact:Rachel Nardin, M.D.Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.Mark Almberg, Physicians for a National
Over 2,200 veterans died in 2008 due to lack of health insurance
Harvard researchers say 1.46 million working-age vets lacked health coverage last year, increasing their death rate
Immediate Release
Nov. 10, 2009
Contacts:
Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.
David Himmelstein, M.D.
Mark Almberg,
150 activists arrested coast-to-coast for Medicare for All
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nov. 5, 2009
Contact:
Margaret Flowers, M.D., Washington, D.C., (410) 591-0892, mdpnhp@gmail.com
Matt Hendrickson, M.D., Santa Monica, Calif., (310) 383-4343
Eric Naumburg, M.D., Columbia, Md., (443) 562-6562
James
Illness often undiscovered and undertreated among the uninsured
Harvard study indicates gaps in care for diabetes, cholesterol, hypertension
EMBARGOED until
Oct. 20, 2009, 12:01 a.m. EDT
Contacts:
Andrew P. Wilper, M.D.
Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.
David Himmelstein, M.D.
Mark Almberg,
Senate Finance bill is no solution to health care crisis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct. 13, 2009
Contact:
Quentin Young, M.D., (312) 782-6006
Mark Almberg, (312) 782-6006, cell: (312) 622-0996
Dr. Quentin Young, national coordinator of Physicians for a National Health
Pro-single-payer doctors seek place at Monday meeting with Obama
Pro-single-payer doctors seek place at Monday meeting with Obama
Physicians supporting 'Improved Medicare for All' decry exclusionary list of doctors invited to White House, seek full
Single-payer advocate joins doctors' meeting at White House
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct. 5, 2009
Contacts:
Paul Hochfeld, M.D.
Andrew Coates, M.D.
Margaret Flowers, M.D.
Mark Almberg, Physicians for a National Health Program, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.org
David Lerner or Karmen Ross,
Harvard study finds nearly 45,000 excess deaths annually linked to lack of health coverage
Lack of health insurance now more lethal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 17, 2009
Contacts:
Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.
David Himmelstein, M.D.
Andrew P. Wilper, M.D., M.P.H.
Mark Almberg, Physicians for a National
Uninsured figures show mandate-based health reforms don't work
New uninsured figures show Massachusetts, touted as model for national reform, is failing to cover the uninsured
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 10, 2009
Contact:
Quentin Young, M.D., (312) 782-6006
David
Pro-single-payer doctors available to comment on Obama speech
Physicians for a National Health Program urges president to take fresh look at single-payer Medicare for All
As President Obama prepares to address Congress tonight, calling
New Harvard study reveals that taxing job-based health benefits would hit working families hardest
Income and insurance data show that insured, working-poor families would be taxed 140 times more than Wall Street execs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 20, 2009
Contacts:
David
Nonprofit nursing homes provide better care, major study finds
For-profit homes faulted for lower staffing, higher rate of bedsores
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aug. 19, 2009
Contact:
Gordon Guyatt, M.D., (905) 525-9140
P.J. Devereaux, M.D., (905) 525-9140
Mark Almberg,
New poll shows Canadians overwhelmingly support public health care
Group says advocates of private system are out of touch with most Canadians
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aug. 12, 2009
Contact:
Michael McBane, national coordinator, Canadian Health Coalition, (613) 277-6295,
Single-payer doctors and RNs volunteer at Remote Area Medical in L.A.
Providers call on lawmakers to do the right thing on health reform
For Immediate Release
Aug. 11, 2009
Two single-payer proponent organizations, the California Physicians Alliance (CaPA) and
House vote on single payer will be historic first, doctors group says
Physicians call on lawmakers to 'do the right thing' on health reformFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug.
Obama's health care reform policy is the wrong prescription, say president's former physician and public health groups
President and Congress urged to support legislation for single-payer health reform
For Immediate Release:
July 30, 2009
Contact:
Rick Claypool, Public Citizen, (202) 588-7742
Katie Robbins, Healthcare-NOW! (330) 618-6379
Mark
Advocates Call on Governor Paterson to Highlight Savings from Single Payer Health Care for All — Projected to Save $20 Billion annually by 2019
Groups Want State Lawmakers to Hold Hearings on Long-Delayed Universal Health Care StudyJuly 28, 2009 For More Info: Mark Dunlea, 518-434-7371 xt 1# Dr.
Media advisory: Doctor to tell House Judiciary panel about rising tide of medical bankruptcy
Dr. Steffie Woolhandler, founder of Physicians for a National Health Program and co-author of Harvard bankruptcy study, to call for single-payer health care program
Media Advisory
Contact:
Mark
Doctors' group backs single-payer amendment to House health care bill
16,000 physicians urge passage of substitute 'Medicare for all' motion
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 16, 2009
Contact:
Quentin Young, M.D., (312) 782-6006, info@pnhp.org
Mark Almberg, (312) 782-6006, cell: (312) 622-0996,
Physicians to tell House panels: single payer is only true health reform
Doctors say Democrats' plan offers micro-coverage for macro-costs
Media Advisory
June 23, 2009
Contacts:
Quentin Young, M.D., (312) 782-6006
Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H., steffie_woolhandler@hms.harvard.edu
Mark Almberg, PNHP, (312) 782-6006, cell: (312)
Single-payer advocate speaks to Blue Dogs on health reform
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 19, 2009
Contacts:
Robert Stone, M.D., cell: (812) 369-6414, (812) 333-8085, grostone@gmail.com
Mark Almberg, (312) 782-6006, cell: (312) 622-0996, mark@pnhp.org
Dr. Robert Stone, a leader of
Illness, medical bills linked to nearly two-thirds of bankruptcies: Harvard study
Harvard study finds 50 percent increase from 2001
Most of those bankrupted by illness were middle class and had insurance
EMBARGOED until:
June 4, 2009, 12:01
Health, life insurers hold billions in tobacco stocks: NEJM article
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New Report Casts Exclusion of Single Payer Option as a Question of Democracy and Human Rights
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Contact:
Cathy Albisa on 212-253-1710 x 303 or cathy@nesri.org
Victoria Grant on 212-253-1710 x 308 or victoria@nesri.org
The National Economic & Social
Doctors, nurses to demonstrate for single-payer health system outside Senate Finance Committee hearing
Physicians join with nurses in 'Florence Nightingale protest' in support of Medicare for All
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 11, 2009
Contacts:
Margaret Flowers, M.D.
Carol Paris, M.D.
Clark Newhall, M.D.
Mark Almberg,
Doctors protest exclusion of single-payer at Senate Finance Committee
This article includes videoFor Immediate Release
May 5, 2009
Contact:
Russell Mokhiber, Single Payer Action, (202) 468-8868, russellmokhiber@gmail.com
Katie Robbins, Healthcare-NOW! (330) 618-6379, healthcarenow08@gmail.com
Margaret Flowers, M.D., Physicians for a National
Cost control, universal care impossible without single-payer health system: Harvard physician
Policy expert challenges effectiveness of lesser reforms at House panel
EMBARGOED UNTIL:
April 23, 2009, 11 a.m. EDT
Contact:
David Himmelstein, M.D.
Mark Almberg, PNHP, (312) 782-6006, cell: (312) 622-0996,
Media Advisory: Single-payer supporters to rally at April 6 health forum in Los Angeles
Physicians, nurses and health reform advocates to urge enactment of an improved 'Medicare for All,' decry outsized influence of corporate medicine in health reform debate
FOR
Media Advisory: Single-payer supporters to rally at March 31 health forum in Greensboro
Physicians, nurses and health reform advocates to urge enactment of an improved 'Medicare for All,' decry outsized influence of corporate medicine at regional meeting
FOR IMMEDIATE
Press Release: Single-payer health reform bill introduced in Senate
Would save $400 billion on bureaucracy, enough to cover all 46 million uninsured Americans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 26, 2009
Contacts:
Quentin Young, M.D., (312) 782-6006
Mark Almberg,
Single-payer supporters to rally at March 23 health forum in Des Moines, Iowa
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 19, 2009
Contacts:
Ronald Lind, M.D.
Jess Fiedorowicz, M.D.,
Lisa Nilles, M.D.
Mark Almberg, PNHP, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.org
MEDIA ADVISORY
Physicians, nurses and health reform advocates to
Protest set for New England Obama health care forum on March 17
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 12, 2009
Contact:
Deborah Richter, M.D., at drdebvt@sover.net or call (802) 371-7754 (cell), (802) 224-9037 (home), (802) 741-7004 (pager)
One of five regional forums on
Urgent message to single payer supporters Join us for Obama regional governor's health care summit in Vermont to Insist on Single Payer
Dear Friend:
Vermont Governor Jim Douglas and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick have been asked by President Obama to host a regional New England health care summit
PR: Single-payer health reform supporters to rally at March 12 White House-sponsored forum in Dearborn, Mich.
Physicians and 'Medicare for All' reform advocates decry outsized role of corporate interests at regional meeting on health reform
MEDIA ADVISORY
March 10, 2009
Contacts:
Johnathon Ross, M.D., PNHP
Bob
Single-payer advocates win seats at White House health summit, remarks by Dr. Oliver Fein
Dr. Oliver Fein releases prepared remarks
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 5, 2009
Contact:
Oliver Fein, M.D.
Don McCanne, M.D.
Steffie Woolhandler, M.D.
David Himmelstein, M.D.
Mark Almberg, PNHP, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.org
Two leading
Doctors urge greater caution, skepticism in prescribing drugs
EMBARGOED UNTIL:
Feb. 25, 2009
CONTACTS:
Gordon D. Schiff, M.D.
Mark Almberg, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.org
Physicians should be more conservative in their drug prescribing practices and more skeptical about the
Massachusetts is no model for national health care reform
Physicians, public interest group urge Sen. Kennedy to introduce single-payer legislation
For Immediate Release
Feb. 20, 2009
Contacts:
Rachel Nardin, M.D.
Steffie Woolhandler, M.D.
Mark Almberg, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.org
New health care alliance pushes 'Medicare for All' reform
Leadership Conference for Guaranteed Health Care says high-quality health care is a right of all people
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jan. 28, 2009
Contact:
Mark Almberg, (312) 782-6006, cell: (312)
U.S. prisoners sicker than believed and have poor access to care
Harvard study also points to high social costs of undertreating mental illness
Embargoed until:
Jan. 15, 2009, 4:00 PM EST
Contacts:
Andrew P. Wilper, MD, MPH
Steffie Woolhandler, MD, MPH
Mark
PNHP letter to Secretary-designate Tom Daschle, Health and Human Services
December 8, 2008
Mr. Tom Daschle
Secretary-designate, Health and Human Services
Transition Health Policy Team
Washington, DC
Dear Mr. Daschle,
Physicians for a National Health Program respectfully requests an opportunity for
PNHP letter to Sen. Baucus, Senate Finance Committee
November 18, 2008
The Honorable Max Baucus
Chairman, Finance Committee
U.S. Senate
Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Chairman Baucus,
The uninsured often donate organs, but rarely receive them
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nov. 17, 2008
Contacts:
Andrew A. Herring
David U. Himmelstein, M.D.
Steffie Woolhandler, M.D.
Mark Almberg, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.org
People who lack health insurance are about 20
Doctors, citing mandate for change, call on Obama, Congress to 'do the right thing' on health reform
15,000 physicians urge enactment of single-payer system
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nov. 5, 2008
Contact:
Quentin Young, M.D., (312) 782-6006, info@pnhp.org
Don McCanne, M.D., don@mccanne.org
David Himmelstein, M.D.
Mark Almberg, (312) 782-6006, cell:
Doctors, citing mandate for change, call on Obama, Congress to ‘do the right thing’ on health reform
15,000 physicians urge enactment of single-payer system
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nov. 5, 2008
Contact:
Quentin Young, M.D., (312) 782-6006, info@pnhp.org
Don McCanne, M.D., don@mccanne.org
David Himmelstein, M.D.
Mark Almberg, (312) 782-6006,
Beware 'siren song' of privatizers, U.S. doctor tells Canadians
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Oct. 7, 2008
Contact:
Mark Almberg, Physicians for a National Health Program, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.org
Canada's publicly funded health insurance program known as medicare "is one
Doctors to candidates: enact single-payer health reform
Embargoed until:
Oct. 6, 2008
5:30 p.m. EDT
Contacts:
Steffie Woolhandler, M.D.
Oliver Fein, M.D.
Mark Almberg, PNHP, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.org
Over 5,000 U.S. physicians have signed an open letter calling on
Small book on 'single payer' packs surprising wallop
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 16, 2008
Contact:
Mark Almberg, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.org
10 Excellent Reasons for National Health Care
Edited by Mary E. O'Brien, M.D., and Martha Livingston, Ph.D.
Foreward by
Hundreds Gather in Albany to Launch Statewide Single Payer Health Care Coalition
New State Coalition Urges Lawmakers to Adopt a Single Payer Universal Health Care System
Single Payer New York Media Release
For Release: September 13, 2008
Slight drop in uninsured masks deepening problem, doctors say
For Immediate Release
Aug. 26, 2008
Contact:
Don McCanne, M.D., don@mccanne.org
Data released this morning by the Census Bureau showing a slight drop in the number of Americans who
Copy Massachusetts' health reform? Not so fast, researchers say
For full text of the study: https://pnhp.org/states_flatline/
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aug. 11, 2008
Contacts:
David Himmelstein, M.D., (312) 782-6006
Benjamin Day, (617) 777-3422, director@masscare.org
Mark Almberg, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.org
City of Austin backs 'single-payer' health plan
For Immediate Release:
August 7, 2008
Contacts:
Bill Holloway, Health Care for All Texas (HCFAT), (512) 744-7487, bill.holloway@gmail.com
Ana Malinow, M.D., Physicians for a National Health Program and HCFAT,
Millions of chronically ill, lacking insurance, can't get needed care
Copies of the study are available at http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/abstract/149/3/170
Embargoed until:
August 4, 2008
5:01 p.m. EST
Contacts:
Andrew P. Wilper, M.D., (503) 260-4948, wilp9522@u.washington.edu
Mark Almberg, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.org
Pro-single-payer Doctors' Group Announces New Blog
For immediate release:
July 9, 2008
Contact:
Quentin Young, M.D., (312) 782-6006, info@pnhp.org
www.pnhp.org/blog
Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) today launched a new blog that looks at the
Statement of Dr. Quentin Young on "Health Care for America Now"
For Immediate Release:
July 8, 2008
Contact:
Quentin Young, M.D., (312) 782-6006, info@pnhp.org
In a statement coinciding with today's announcement of a new coalition called Health Care for America
U.S. Conference of Mayors Backs Single-Payer National Health Insurance
For immediate release
June 23, 2008
Contacts:
David Prensky, D.D.S., (561) 242-3424
Quentin Young, M.D., (312) 782-6006, info@pnhp.org
Alison Landes, (561) 488-0095, aslandes@aol.com
The U.S. Conference of Mayors, meeting in Miami,
Doctors to Join National Protests Against Private Health Insurers
For immediate release:
June 18, 2008
Contacts:
John Geyman, M.D., (360) 378-6264
Don McCanne, M.D., (949) 493-3714
Garrett Adams, M.D., (502) 895-8847
Doctors and medical students will join with nurses, patients,
Democrats in Colorado, New Hampshire back single-payer health plan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 28, 2008
CONTACTS:
Rocky White, M.D., (719) 587-3346, whiteroc@slvrmc.org
Marcosa Santiago, M.D., (603) 786-2700, cosy@diacad.com
Quentin Young, M.D., (312) 782-6006, info@pnhp.org
State Democratic Party conventions
Labor, Faith, Seniors, Consumer Groups Rally at New York State Capitol in Support of Single Payer Universal Health Care
News Release: Single Payer rally at the state Capitol
Studies Show Single Payer would cut health care costs will giving consumers choice of doctors and hospitals
Capital
Most doctors support national health insurance, new study shows
EMBARGOED UNTIL:
March 31, 2008
5:00 PM EST
CONTACTS:
Aaron E. Carroll, MD
Ronald T. Ackermann, MD
Todd Main, PNHP, (312) 782-6006
Support for National Health Insurance Among U.S. Physicians: 5 Years
Clinton vs. Obama on Health Care — Interviews Available
STEFFIE WOOLHANDLER, M.D.,
QUENTIN YOUNG, M.D., via Todd Main, (312) 782-6006, (708) 738-7365, todd@pnhp.org, https://pnhp.org
California's health reform failed because mandates are fundamentally flawed as a model for reform
For Immediate Release:
January 31, 2008
Contact:
Dr. Quentin Young 312.782.6006
Drs. David Himmelstein and Steffie Woolhandler 312.782.6006
Todd Main 312.782.6006
While Governor Schwarzenegger's health reform plan crashed and
Harvard Study Finds Dangerous Increase in Emergency Department Waits Nationwide
Even the Severely Ill are Waiting Longer
Embargoed Until:
January 15, 2008
12:01 AM EST
Contacts:
Andrew P. Wilper, MD, 312-782-6006
Steffie Woolhandler, MD, MPH, 312-782-6006
David Himmelstein, MD, 312-782-6006
Waits To See
Doctors Give Massachusetts Health Reform a Failing Grade – Poor Early Outcomes Raise Red Flags, Only Private Insurers Profit
For Immediate Release
Contacts:
Dr. Rachel Nardin, 617.667.4382
Dr. David Himmelstein, 617.665.1032
Todd Main, 312.782.6006
Over 250 Massachusetts doctors have signed an open letter to the country warning that the
Most Free Drug Samples go to the Wealthy and Insured
Contact:
Sarah L. Cutrona, MD, MPH
Steffie Woolhandler, MD, MPH
David U. Himmelstein, MD
Harvard Study Says Samples are a Not a Safety Net Despite Drug Company Claims to
Nation's Largest Medical Specialty Group Endorses Single Payer Health Reform
Says U.S. should learn from other nations' health systems
For Immediate Release:
December 11, 2007
Contacts:
Quentin Young, MD, MACP 312-782-6006
John Geyman, MD 360-378-6264
Don McCanne, MD
Markets Have Failed in U.S. Health Care
Embargoed Until:
Thursday, November 29
7:00 PM EST
Contacts:
Steffie Woolhandler, MD, MPH (617) 665-1032 or (617) 312-2766
David Himmelstein, MD (617) 497-1268 or (617) 312-0970
Ida Hellander,
1.8 Million Veterans Lack Health Coverage
Embargoed Until:
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
4:00 p.m. Eastern
Contacts:
Steffie Woolhandler, MD, MPH
Jeffrey Scavron, MD
Ida Hellander, MD (312) 782-6006
Harvard Study Finds Sharp Increase Since 2000
Nearly 6
PNHP Experts who can speak on individual mandates for health insurance and the Clinton health plan
Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) has physicians available for comment on Sen. Hillary Clinton's and other Democratic presidential candidates' health care proposals.
Middle-Class Americans Join Ranks of Uninsured in 2006 as Private Coverage Shrinks
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 28, 2007
Contacts:
Steffie Woolhandler, M.D. (617) 312-2766
Quentin Young, MD (312) 782-6006
Don McCanne, M.D. (949) 493-3714
Number of Uninsured Swells 2.2 Million to 47 Million
15,000
Study: Little Evidence that "Disease Management" Programs Control Health Costs
Presidential Candidates Peddling Unproven Reform
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Contacts:
John Geyman, MD (360) 378-6264
Deb Richter, MD
Michael Moore's "Sicko" to Premiere in Sacramento on June 12 with California Nurses Association and Physicians for a National Health Program
For immediate release:
June 1, 2007
Contacts:
Quentin Young, MD: (312) 782-6006
Nicholas Skala: (312) 782-6006
Moore will testify at legislative briefing and rally with single payer activists
Quality of Healthcare at Least as Good in Canada as in U.S.
Comprehensive Analysis Finds Slightly Lower Death Rates in Canada
(Despite Far Lower Health Spending)
EMBARGOED UNTIL:
April 18 2007 -- 8:30 A.M. EST
Contacts:
Steffie Woolhandler, M.D. 617-497-1268, 617-312-2766
David Himmelstein,
High Deductible Plans Penalize Women, Middle-Aged Adults, Sick Children
For Immediate Release
April 02, 2007
Contacts:
Steffie Woolhandler, M.D. 617-497-1268, 617-312-2766
David Himmelstein, M.D. 617-665-1032, 617-312-0970
Nick Skala 312-782-6006
Study shows U.S. residents are less healthy, less able to access health care than Canadians
EMBARGOED UNTIL: May 30, 2006 - 4:00 PM EST
Contacts: Steffie Woolhandler, M.D. 617-497-1268, 671-312-2766
David Himmelstein, M.D. 617-665-1032, 617-312-0970
Nick Skala 312-782-6006
U.S. residents are less healthy, less
Massachusetts Health Reform Bill: A False Promise of Universal Coverage
For Immediate Release: April 5, 2006
Contacts:
Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., 617-497-1268
David Himmelstein, M.D., 617-665-1032
Nick Skala, 312-782-6006
Statement by Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H. and David U. Himmelstein, M.D.
Budget blind to disaster in health care
York Dispatch
Editorial
February 9, 2006
President Bush's 2007 budget, with its target of reducing Medicare spending by $36 billion over the next five years, could be the
PNHP Board Member on How to Fix the Medicare Drug Benefit
New York Times of Sunday, January 15.
To the Editor:
"States Intervene After Drug Plan Hits Early Snags" (front page, Jan. 8) reports that Medicare recipients are
1 in 5 Health Care Dollars Used for Insurance Paperwork
1 in 5 Health Care Dollars Used for Insurance Paperwork
Study Suggests that National Heath Insurance Could Save Enough to Provide Coverage for All
PRESS RELEASE
EMBARGOED UNTIL:
Projected Savings from Electronic Medical Records Called Illusory
Harvard critics reject Rand Corporation claims that underlie Gingrich and Clinton policies
PRESS RELEASE
EMBARGOED UNTIL 1:00 AM EDT
September 14, 2005
Contacts:
Steffie Woolhandler, M.D. & David U.
Physician Group Decries 859,000 Rise in Uninsured
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 30,2005
Contacts:
David Himmelstein, M.D. (617) 497-1268
Nicholas Skala (312) 782-6006
please click here to download
the uninsured numbers State by State
Physician Group Decries 859,000 Rise in
Immigrants' Health Care Costs are Low
PRESS RELEASE
EMBARGOED UNTIL 4:00 P.M. EDT
July 25, 2005
Contacts:
Sarita A. Mohanty, M.D. (323) 226-5579 (office)
Steffie Woolhandler, M.D. (617) 312-0970 (cell)
Olveen Carrasquillo, M.D. (917) 899-5403 (pager)
Nicholas Skala
Bankruptcy Study Highlights Need For National Health Insurance
EMBARGOED UNTIL 12:01 AM EDT
February 2, 2005
Contacts: John Geyman, M.D. (360) 378-6264
Claudia Fegan, M.D. (312) 689-1581
Nicholas Skala (312) 782-6006 nick@pnhp.org
Bankruptcy Study Highlights
1.7 Million Veterans Lacked Health Coverage In 2003
Contact:
Laura Finlayson, laura@rosica.com
or Tiffanie McKinnon, tiffanie@rosica.com,(201) 843-5600
Nick Skala, nick@pnhp.org, (312) 782-6006
Embargoed Until Tuesday, October 19, 2004 - 12:00 PM
1.7 MILLION VETERANS LACKED HEALTH COVERAGE IN
Number of Uninsured Americans Rises to 45 Million
For Immediate Release:
September 14, 2004
Contacts:
Dr. Jerry Earll
Phone:(202) 895-0122
Email: jearll@thewashingtonhome.org
Nick Skala
(312) 782-6006
1.6 Million More Americans Uninsured, Millions More �Underinsured�
Statement of Dr. Jerry Earll on the
For-Profit Hospitals are Costlier Than Non-Profits
EMBARGOED UNTIL:Monday, June 7, 5:00 p.m. 2004
Contacts: Dr. PJ Devereaux (cell) (289) 237-3748
Dr. Steffie Woolhandler (617) 665-1032
Dr. Quentin Young (312) 782-6006
For-Profit
Most Physicians Endorse Single-Payer National Health Insurance
EMBARGOED UNTIL 4:01 PM, EST
February 9, 2004
Contacts: Danny McCormick, M.D., M.P.H.
Tel (617) 665-1032
Beeper (617) 546-9422
Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.
Tel (617) 665-1032 or 497-1268
Beeper (617) 546-0577
Most Physicians Endorse
National Health Insurance Could Save $286 Billion on Health Care Paperwork
Press contacts:
Ida Hellander, M.D.; (312) 782-6006
David U. Himmelstein, M.D.; (617) 665-1032 (clinical office); (617) 497-1268 (research office)
Sidney M. Wolfe, M.D.; (202) 588-1000
Study Shows National Health
Majority of Americans Support National Health Insurance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 20, 2003
CONTACTS:
Quentin Young MD 773-493-8212
Alan Jackson MD 773-619-4102 cell
Don McCanne MD 949-493-3714
Steffie Woolhandler MD 617-665-1032
PHYSICIAN ADVOCATES OF
Physicians' Group Decries 2.4 Million Rise in Number of Americans Lacking Health Insurance
Doctors Describe Human Toll, Especially for Children and Minorities As Employers Drop Coverage and Incremental Reforms Fail
SEPTEMBER 30, 2003, CHICAGO, IL�The number of Americans without
Editorial in Science calls for Debate on Single Payer National Health Insurance
Editorial in Science calls for Debate on Single Payer National Health Insurance
September 25, 2003
“Physicians have a responsibility to help solve the problem of inequities in
Administrative Costs in Market-Driven U.S. Health Care System Far Higher Than in Canada's Single-Payer System
EMBARGOED UNTIL: 5 PM EDT, AUGUST 20, 2003
Contact: Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H � (518) 794-8109
David U. Himmelstein, M.D. � (cell) (617) 312-0970; (hospital office) (617)
Physicians' Proposal in JAMA(pdf)
Please click here to view the article published in JAMA
Doctors Call for National Health Insurance
EMBARGOED UNTIL: August 12, 2003, 3 p.m. Central
Contacts: Steffie Woolhandler MD 518-794-8109
Quentin Young MD 312-782-6006
Doctors Call for National Health Insurance Journal of the American Medical
Famed HMO Whistleblower and Patients' Rights Ethicist Threatened with Jail
h2. Famed HMO Whistleblower and Patients' Rights Ethicist Threatened with Jail For Protecting Humana Insurance Insider
Wisconsin Joins State-Led Single-Payer National Health Program Movement with Universal Health Care Bill
Contact: Art Taggart Coalition for Wisconsin Health phone: 608-833-8888 mobile: 608-217-9650 email: ataggart@facstaff.wisc.edu
Representative Mark Miller and Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin Team with The Coalition for Wisconsin
California Single-Payer Bill Introduced
For Immediate Release Contact: Beth Capell
California Physicians Alliance Supports SB921 (Kuehl)
Health Care for Every Californian
Today, James G. Kahn, M.D., M.P.H., author of one of the
Physicians Propose Solution to Rising Health Care Costs and Uninsured
Introduce National Health Insurance Bill (HR676) in Washington, D.C.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 3, 2003, 11:00 a.m.
CONTACTS:
Kimberly Soenen, PNHP
312.782.6006
kimberlysoenen@pnhp.org
Joel Segal, Office of Rep. John Conyers
202-225-5126
joel.segal@mail.house.gov
Patients more likely to die in private for-profit dialysis centers, major study finds
CONTACT:
Janet Maher (coordinator) cell: 416-770-1311
Dr. P.J. Devereaux pager number 905 521 5030 pager 2530
Dr. P.J. Devereaux office: 905-525-9140 ext. 22160
McMASTER UNIVERSITY, Faculty of Health
Number Without Health Insurance Climbs 2.5 million Over Previous Estimate
Census Bureau Press Release Disguises Shrinking Coverage
Listen to NPR's Morning Edition Report (requires Real Player).
Vermonters Rally for Health Care For All
Legislature “ignored” study showing that Vermont could save over $118 million annually while covering everyone under public-private system
-- Health care professionals and residents of Vermont
Government Funds 60% of U.S. Healthcare Costs
CONTACTS:
David Himmelstein, M.D.
Steffie Woolhandler, M.D.
(617) 497-1268
(617) 665-1032
(617) 546-0615 (Beeper)
Government Funds 60% of U.S. Healthcare Costs - Far Higher than Previously Believed
Harvard Study Shows Government Health
Deaths Rates are Higher at Investor-Owned Hospitals, According to Analysis of 35 million U.S. Hospitalizations
Contacts:
P.J. Devereaux, MD (905) 525-9140
Steffie Woolhandler, MD (617) 497-1268
Holger Schunemann, MD, PhD (716) 898-5792
Deaths Rates are Higher at Investor-Owned Hospitals, According to Analysis of 35
"Damaged Care" Premiere Features HMO Whistleblower
Contacts:
Linda Peeno MD (502) 548-7878
Steffie Woolhandler MD (617) 665-1032
Quentin Young MD (312) 782-6006
Screening on Capitol Hill to be followed by panel with Dr. Linda Peeno,
Former
“Damaged Care” Premiere Features HMO Whistleblower
Contacts:
Linda Peeno MD (502) 548-7878
Steffie Woolhandler MD (617) 665-1032
Quentin Young MD (312) 782-6006
Screening on Capitol Hill to be followed by panel with Dr. Linda
PNHP's Comments on the ACP-ASIM Proposal for Health Reform
In MS Word format.
Providing Health Insurance to All Could Save Billions on Health Costs
Contacts:
Don McCanne, MD (949) 493-3714
Carla Woodworth (510) 832-7134
Quentin Young, MD (312) 782-6006
Providing Health Insurance to All Could Save Billions on Health Costs
Lewin
1 in 8 Health Care Workers Lack Health Insurance
Contacts:
Brady Case (617) 308-7035
Quentin Young, MD (312) 782-6006
Don McCanne, MD (949) 493-3714
1 in 8 Health Care Workers Lack Health Insurance
Harvard Study Finds Coverage Falling Fast for Health Personnel
Humana Medical Reviewer Admits to Denying Heart Transplant
Contacts:
Linda Peeno MD (502) 895-9761
Joanne Landy (212) 666-4001
Don McCanne MD (949) 493-3714
Showtime contacts:
Michele Morris (310) 234-5222
Joan Ziff
Quality of Care Lower in For-Profit Nursing Homes than in Non-Profits
University of California/Harvard Study Finds Investor-owned Homes Skimp on Nursing, Frequently Cited for Deficient Care
A study published in today's American Journal of Public Health (Full
We Pay for National Health Insurance but Don't Get It
Government Funds 60% of U.S. Healthcare Costs - Far Higher than Previously Believed
Harvard Study Finds Government Health Spending in U.S. Higher than in Any Other
Proposal of the Physicians' Working for Single-Payer Health Insurance
Executive Summary
The United States spends more than twice as much on health care as the average of other developed nations, all of which boast universal
Sweeping Health Care Reform Proposed by Nation's Top Physicians
Former Editor of the New England Journal of Medicine is Leading Spokesperson for Effort
Single Payer Health Care Hearings Mobilize Progressive Members of Congress, Key Constituencies
Summary by Ellen Schaffer, Ph.D., MPH, with Ida Hellander, MD
As many of you know, the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Black Caucus, Hispanic Caucus, and the Congressional
PNHP Comments on AAFP Reform
Lanny Copeland, MD
Chair, Task Force on Universal Coverage
American Academy of Family Physicians
2512 Westgate Blvd, #6
Albany, GA 31707
American Academy of Family Physicians
Attn: Health Care Coverage
11400 Tomahawk
Despite Economic Boom, Number of Uninsured Drops Only 4 Percent
42.6 Million Americans Lack Health Coverage, Including 10 Million Children
Despite the longest economic boom in history, the number of Americans without health insurance dipped just
Medical Errors Higher at For-Profit than Not-for-Profit Hospitals, Harvard Study Finds
March, 2000
Journal of General Internal Medicine Editorial Cites Cuts in Nursing, Focus on Profits
According to a study and editorial released today, patients at for-profit
Claim That HMO's Save Money Is Little More Than "Folklore," Health Affairs Study Finds
March, 2000 Lull in health inflation in mid-1990's explained by other factors Washington, D.C. -- While millions of Americans have been shunted into HMO's
Less Than Half of Americans Have Health Insurance Paid for by Private Employers
September, 1999
New England Journal Study Finds Role of Private Employers Has Been Exaggerated: Government and Individuals Pay for Most Care
New England Journal of Medicine Editorial Says Evidence Against For-Profit Hospitals Now Conclusive
August, 1999
For-Profit Hospitals Deliver Inferior Care at Inflated Prices and Cost Medicare an Extra $5.2 Billion Annually
Quality of Care Lower in For-Profit HMOs than in Non-Profits
July, 1999
Harvard Study in Journal of American Medical Association Finds Investor-owned HMOs Worse on All Quality Measures
Majority (57%) of Academic Medicine Physicians Favor Single-Payer
March, 1999
Study in New England Journal of Medicine Finds Medical School Deans, Faculty, Residents and Students Favor Single-Payer 3 to 1 Over Managed Care
Managed care
U.S. Doctors to Seek Asylum in Canada
November, 1998
WHAT: Physicians march and rally to seek "health care asylum" at Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Sponsored by Physicians for a National Health Program
Number of Americans Without Health Insurance Jumps to 43.2 Million
September, 1998
Despite Booming Economy, Number Uninsured Rises 1.5 Million
Cambridge, MA -- The number of Americans without health insurance climbed to 43.2 million last year,
ER CARE IS NOT CAUSE OF HIGH HEALTHCARE COSTS, HARVARD STUDY SAYS
Medicare patients under 65, according to a study of 169 newspaper ads, ads on 129 TV stations, and 21 HMO marketing seminars in
For-Profit Hospitals Costlier and Less Efficient
October, 1997
Washington, D.C. A special article in the March 13th New England Journal of Medicine, "Costs of Care and of Administration at For-Profit and Other
ER Care Is Not Cause of High Health Care Costs, Harvard Study Says
October, 1996
A study by Harvard researchers and leaders of Physicians for a National Health Program published in this month's American Journal of Public Health punctures
Democrats Retreat on Health Care; Doctors Hold Down Fort
August, 1996
Chicago: Over the entire course of the Democratic National Convention, doctors, health care workers and activists maintained a round-the-clock vigil sponsored by Physicians for
Doctors Oppose the Democrats' Retreat on Health Care
August, 1996
On Sunday, August 25 at 7:00 P.M. the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. will join a group of doctors, nurses, labor leaders and citizens at
Statement of Dr. Susan Steigerwalt on the Merger of AETNA and U.S. Health Care
April, 1996
"The proposed merger of insurance giants Aetna Life and U.S. Healthcare will create an entity that controls access to health care for one in
U.S. Health System Has More Paper Pushers, Fewer Nurses, Study Says
January, 1996
Journal Article Shows U.S. Health Bureaucracy Skyrocketed by Close to 700% Over Past 25 Years
Proportion of Medical Workers Giving Care Has Fallen Dramatically
Statement of Dr. Quentin Young on the Republican Conference Report on Medicare
November, 1995
"The Republican proposals on Medicare and Medicaid reported out of Conference Committee late last week would abruptly destroy these vital programs which provide the
Physicians' Group Condems AMA Support for GOP Medicare Plan
October, 1995
STATEMENT OF DR. STEFFIE WOOLHANDLER ON THE HOUSE REPUBLICAN PROPOSAL ON MEDICARE
September, 1995
"The House Republican proposal on Medicare released today sets in motion a death spiral for Medicare. The proposal is a blueprint for funneling $84