1.0PNHPhttps://pnhp.orgpnhpf3ahttps://pnhp.org/author/pnhpf3a/Seidman and Pollack: ACA versus Medicare for All - PNHPrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://pnhp.org/news/seidman-and-pollack-aca-versus-medicare-for-all/">Seidman and Pollack: ACA versus Medicare for All</a></blockquote>
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</script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://pnhp.org/news/seidman-and-pollack-aca-versus-medicare-for-all/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Seidman and Pollack: ACA versus Medicare for All” — PNHP" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>Point-CounterpointJournal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, August 2015The Affordable Care Act versus Medicare for AllBy Laurence SeidmanAbstractThis pair of Point-Counterpoint articles from the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law renew the debate over the Affordable Care Act versus Medicare for All. Laurence Seidman presents the solid case for the policy superiority of the single payer Medicare for All model while Harold Pollack also acknowledges the superior policies of single payer, yet rejects it based on our dysfunctional health care politics.