…voter. But while polls by major news organizations have shown a majority of Americans supporting single payer, MoveOn’s “random sample” indicated MoveOn’s member’s rejected single payer by nearly 3-1 in…
It's Simple: Medicare for All
…with a single sentence: Congress hereby extends Medicare to all Americans. Those of us over 65 have been enjoying this program for years. I go to the doctor or hospital…
Trump’s Policy Failures Have Exacted a Heavy Toll on Public Health
But things were on the decline long before he took office
…Americans died from COVID-19, and life expectancy fell by 1.13 years, the biggest decrease since World War II. Many of the deaths were avoidable; COVID-19 mortality in the U.S. was…
New federal rule expanding short-term, limited-duration pauper plans
Trump Administration works to give relief to Americans facing high premiums, fewer choices
…the Treasury (the Departments) issued a proposed rule today that is intended to increase competition, choice, and access to lower-cost healthcare options for Americans. The rule proposes to expand the…
The Affordable Care Act helped chronically ill Americans, but many still can’t get the care they need
5% of Americans with heart disease, cancer and other conditions gained coverage, but twice as many still lacked insurance after the ACA’s implementation: new Harvard study
…for a National Health Program: mark@pnhp.org, 312-782-6006. *** Physicians for a National Health Program (www.pnhp.org) is a nonprofit research and educational organization of more than 20,000 doctors who support single-payer…
Gallup – Health care remains a top financial burden for American families
…was signed into law. Still, Americans viewed it as an even bigger financial problem in 2007, when a range of 16% to 19% said it was most important. For Americans…
America’s healthcare system no match for pandemic
…doctors and their health plans. Here’s the problem: Before the pandemic, ten percent of Americans had no healthcare coverage, and an estimated 30-40% of Americans were said to have inadequate…
Medicare for All would have ensured the US had a better pandemic response
…— and certainly no other high-income country — has suffered the way the United States has. Americans make up less than 5% of the global population, but account for nearly…
Analysis: How For-Profit Health Care Worsened the Pandemic
Hundreds of Thousands of Deaths and Millions of Infections Would Likely Have Been Prevented Under Medicare for All
…the U.S. vulnerable and unprepared for the COVID-19 pandemic, and how a single-payer, government-run health care system in which all Americans were covered would have helped the U.S. response to…
Do Americans believe that health care is a right?
…Americans convinced that health care is a right shrank from a majority to a minority. This shift in public opinion is a major victory for the Republican Party. It is…
Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
…disparity in the nation’s health care system. Researchers found that compared with their white counterparts, Black Americans, Hispanic Americans and Asian Americans had significantly fewer visits to doctors of various…
The other pandemic is underinsurance
…in 2009. Millions of Americans lost their incomes and health coverage as a result of the pandemic, so the situation is likely worse now. Since the number of uninsured Americans…
