…one-size-fits-all, single-payer system” supported by many Democratic candidates. He said the plan offered by Democrats would destroy health benefits for seniors who had paid into this program for their entire…
COVID-19 and Health Financing: Perils and Possibilities
…requires a high-performing, and readily accessible, health system.2 Yet 30 million Americans, 9% of the population, had no health coverage before the epidemic,16 while 44 million more were underinsured —…
Masks, Gowns, and Medicare For All
Thoughts and prayers are nice, but healthcare workers need Medicare for All
If patients want to support healthcare workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic, they should join us in calling for a universal, single-payer healthcare system. By Jonathan Michels Piedmont…
Op-ed by Drs. David Himmelstein and Steffie Woolhandler on the Kerry Health Plan
Cure a Sick Healthcare System
…healthcare costs. In contrast, a single payer national health insurance (NHI) program could simultaneously cover all of the uninsured, upgrade coverage for most other Americans and save money. Under NHI,…
Medical bankruptcy is an American scandal — no debate
Medical bankruptcy is an American scandal — and that’s not debatable
…nor deductibles, copayments or coinsurance as a condition for accessing health care. A Single Payer Medicare for All system would ensure health care for everyone without exposing them to financial…
Current Affairs: Why a ‘public option’ isn’t enough
Why a "Public Option" Isn't Enough
…Americans remain without health insurance and millions more have inadequate coverage. Offering to let Americans “buy-in” to Medicare keeps Americans paying premiums, and as long as Americans must personally pay…
Concerns Mount Over Looming Surge in Bankruptcy as COVID Medical Debt Soars
…by mounting medical bills associated with treatment, especially among the most financially vulnerable parts of the population. As many as 12.5 million Americans could already be saddled with COVID-related medical…
COVID-19 and Health Financing: Perils and Possibilities
…requires a high-performing, and readily accessible, health system.2 Yet 30 million Americans, 9% of the population, had no health coverage before the epidemic,16 while 44 million more were underinsured —…
“Well, we’re all going to die!”
…physicians, and everyday Americans support switching to Single Payer Medicare for All, a government-funded health insurance system that would pay 100% of the cost of all medically necessary care for…
Medicine’s undeniable role in U.S. racism
…All could help. I’m your host, Brenda Gazzar. How has American medicine played a role in propagating racism? How does racism put Black people and Native Americans at a higher…
When will we transform our deadly insurance system?
…overall life expectancy, while life expectancy for White Americans in poor areas was lower. But since then even rich White Americans have lost ground relative to Europeans. Life expectancy for…
Building the Democratic Party By Helping the Middle Class
George Packer reviews recent books which propose that for the Democrats to achieve stable power, they must provide economic assistance to the struggling middle class, not fight cultural battles. Single payer’s economic stability can foster progressive cultural norms.
…closing the gap with Democrats on which party is perceived to care more about poor Americans, middle-class Americans, and “people like me.” … Now, encouraged perhaps by the excesses and…
