Health Insurers Sue Government for Billions
By Guy Boulton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. NOTE: It is clear to me that health insurers will never be satisfied with the amount of money they
Top Issue in the Elections is Health Care
By Margaret Flowers, Health Over Profit for Everyone (HOPE). As it was in the 2008 election, health care is at the top of voter’s list
Why Universal Health Care from Birth Is a Bedrock Right for Any Civilized Society
It’s better late than never to enact this progressive goal begun in FDR’s presidency. By Nancy Altman for Independent Media Institute It is well past
Single-Payer or Bust
By providing a single tier of coverage to all, with automatic enrollment, comprehensive benefits, and no cost-sharing, single-payer provides a distinct, egalitarian vision of universality.
Pelosi: ‘Medicare for All’ should be ‘evaluated’ if Dems win House
NOTE: It is a good sign that Nancy Pelosi’s rhetoric is changing. It shows that the political winds are blowing toward single payer. Pelosi is
Congresswoman Jayapal Introduces Bill that would Dismantle Medicare State by State
Note: Congresswoman Jayapal introduced a bill that would allow states to have their federal Medicare dollars for a state health care plan. It also has
Is this the year the AMA finally joins the single-payer movement?
By Jonathan Michels, Robertha Barnes, and Sydney Russell Leed for STAT News Fifty years ago this month, at the 1968 meeting of the American Medical
Crowd rallies for Medicare for all in Hendersonville
By Rebecca Walter for Blue Ridge Now NOTE: This rally was organized by Kyra Moore, who participated in the April Single Payer Action Camp. Here’s
Lee Mercer: Trump Must Make Conservative Case for Single Payer Healthcare
By Lee Mercer for Newsmax What do President Donald Trump, Germany’s Chancellor Bismarck, and the Kuomintang government of 1995 Taiwan all have in common? They
Rural Whites Shielded From Medicaid Work Requirement Rules
By Ilana Novick for Truthdig In April, President Trump signed an executive order allowing some Medicaid recipients to be exempted from requirements that they find
Our health care system is killing us
By Jennifer Perkins, MD for Juneau Empire How much longer are we going to tolerate incremental approaches to fix a broken health care system
Providence Medical Group CEO: We’re 5-10 years out on single payer system
By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review Payer mix changes, like a shift toward more patients in government programs, coupled with rising healthcare costs, mean