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New medical bankruptcy study: Two-thirds of filers cite illness and medical bills as contributors to financial ruin

Posted February 7, 2019

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

Posted January 16, 2019

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

Posted January 8, 2019

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

Posted November 7, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 7, 2018
Contact: Clare Fauke, Physicians for a National Health Program, 312-782-6006, clare@pnhp.org

WHAT: ā€œTearing Down Barriers To Careā€ rally for Medicare-for-All

Immigrants paid $24.7 billion more into private insurance than was spent on their care: Harvard researchers

Posted October 1, 2018

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

Posted August 8, 2018

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

Posted May 17, 2018

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

Posted April 25, 2018

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

Lack of health insurance and U.S. mortality

CBS News

Posted April 18, 2018

This article includes video

PNHP co-founders Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H., and David Himmelstein, M.D., have published a landmark review of studies in theĀ Annals of Internal MedicineĀ 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 theĀ Annals of…read more

Doctors welcome Rep. Keith Ellison as new lead sponsor of Medicare for all bill

Posted March 7, 2018

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

Posted February 1, 2018

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

Posted January 22, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, January 22, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. EST

Contact: Clare Fauke,Ā clare@pnhp.org, 312-782-6006

Families' out-of-pocket medical expenses decreased in the first two years after the

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