…a choice of spending that surplus on (A) providing health insurance to the 40 million or so hard-working Americans now without it or (B) providing tax relief to the nation’s…
Soaring medical bills account for half of all U.S. bankruptcies
…giving them comprehensive coverage. I think many Americans are fooled, and they have that private insurance policy, and they think they’re covered. But for so many Americans, private insurance policy…
John Nichols on replacing the mandate with Medicare for All
…entirely constitutional — reform is an expansion of Medicare to cover all Americans. While Medicare is exceptionally popular, polling shows that the individual mandate is not — according to recent…
Timothy Jost reviews what four years have brought us
…active people with good jobs and decent incomes realize what happened and what they could have had, the demand for single payer Medicare for all will move the process much…
If we really want fair and less expensive health care, it’s single payer
…are even worse for the 29 million uninsured Americans. The millions of Americans hit with catastrophic medical bills aren’t just falling through the cracks. They’re being punished by design: The…
For Single-Payer Plan, Winds May Be Shifting
Amid the deconstruction of "Obamacare," public opinion and physician leaders seem to be moving toward a national health plan. But if it ever does materialize, it will be a long time in coming, experts say.
…people say they support a single-payer system, such as Medicare or Medicaid expanded to all Americans. That’s a 12 percent increase from 2014. Weisbart is one of those leaders. He…
Pew poll confirms support of government responsibility in health care
…what might replace it, a growing share of Americans believe that the federal government has a responsibility to make sure all Americans have health care coverage, according to a new…
Can more Republicans support single payer?
…two options: Obamacare and a gradual shift toward a single-payer system. The early signs suggest they will choose single payer. That would be the height of political irony, of course….
With Epic GOP Failure, Dems Urged to Go Bold with Medicare-for-All
…a counter-offer,” Cooper writes, “one that’s more compelling than the creaky status quo. They need a single-payer, Medicare-for-All plan.” Similarly, RoseAnn DeMoro, executive director of National Nurses United (NNU), told…
Does the Democratic Party really believe that health care is a right?
…H.R. 676—Medicare for All would create a universal and much more comprehensive single-payer system. Like the Canadian single-payer system and our current Medicare, it would drastically reduce (by hundreds of…
Don’t repeal and replace the ACA, rethink it
…Kaiser poll found that 58 percent of Americans support a single-payer plan. Bernie Sanders’ vocal support for single-payer is one reason he beat his opponent, Hillary Clinton, in the Democratic…
Medicare for all key to stopping unjust inequalities
…illness hits. Many Americans go without coverage. Many Americans go bankrupt from medical costs. Many Americans die from not being able to access care. It’s time to change this unjust…
