…the costs of Sanders’ single payer plan in a piece I find problematic, headlined “A Single-Payer Plan From Bernie Sanders Would Probably Still Be Expensive.” I should first concede, however,…
Why Single Payer Advocacy Matters Now More Than Ever
…is suggesting that this should be “Single-Payer Summer.” Swanson’s right. Only if Americans who favor real reform make this “Single-Payer Summer” will we have anything worth considering in the fall….
Why Single-Payer Health Care Could Work in California
…gateway toward single-payer. The overwhelming majority of proponents of state-level single-payer cite a unified national program as their endgame, and state-based overhauls may indeed by the most feasible route there….
UCLA study of California insurance a lesson for all
…sources into a publicly run single-payer health insurance system that would replace private health insurance as we know it. Single payer advocates will be interested in their comments on the…
Doctor’s Orders: Health Coverage for Everyone
…health care system itself is broken, and a single-payer program is the most efficient way to fix it. Under the single-payer system, doctors’ offices and hospitals remain private for-profit or…
Healthcare reform: Locum tenens perspective on single payer
…real issue if the single-payer legislation becomes law. He says that Medicare–the single largest insurer in the United States–only covers 60 to 70 percent of costs at the doctor’s office….
Doctor's Orders: Health Coverage for Everyone
…health care system itself is broken, and a single-payer program is the most efficient way to fix it. Under the single-payer system, doctors’ offices and hospitals remain private for-profit or…
Was the ACA ‘politically feasible’?
…“political yes buts” http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/08/28/medicare-for-all-why-we-should-say-yes-not-yes-but) never explained why multiple-payer “solutions” would be more feasible than single-payer. In the worldview of the “yes buts,” only single-payer proponents had to answer that question….
Was the ACA ‘politically feasible’?
…yes buts” http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/08/28/medicare-for-all-why-we-should-…) never explained why multiple-payer “solutions” would be more feasible than single-payer. In the worldview of the “yes buts,” only single-payer proponents had to answer that question. If,…
Vermont-NEA puts $80,000 into pro-single-payer advocacy group
…now it’s joining the push for single-payer in earnest. With financial support from its national umbrella, the Vermont-NEA has committed $80,000 over the next six months to staff a single-payer…
One Payer States conference calls keep movement alive
…is to promote single-payer bills in individual states, the group has also caught the attention of organizations still working toward a nationwide single-payer system. Donna Smith, an organizer for National…
CBO: Achieving near-universal coverage
Policies to Achieve Near-Universal Health Insurance Coverage
…full report at the link below.) Approach 4: A Single-Payer System Under a single-payer system, everyone in the defined population would receive health insurance coverage from the same public plan,…
