Centrist Democrat: Maybe we should look at single payer
By Rachel Roubein for The Hill. Photo by Greg Nash. Sen Jon. Tester (D-Mont.) on Wednesday said Congress should perhaps take a “solid look” at
Physicians see positives in single-payer insurance plan
By Jeannie Naujeck for the Tennessee Ledger. Above photo from DoctorsCouncil.org. One big stakeholder in the debate over single-payer health coverage is physicians. Opponents of
Medicare for all is the only health care proposal that meets Trump’s standards
By Dr. Carol Paris for USA Today. The Senate’s chaotic attempts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act prove that Republicans who campaigned for years against the ACA
Physicians to Sanders: We cannot support barriers to health care
August 23, 2017 Dear Senator Sanders: We are writing to express our concern about elements of your draft single payer legislation, especially the inclusion of
To Sen. Sanders: We cannot begin from a position of compromise
By Margaret Flowers for Health Over Profit for Everyone.. At the start of the August congressional recess, Senator Bernie Sanders announced that he will introduce a senate
Single-Payer Fight Fuels Primary Challengers Against Establishment Democrats
By Michael Corcoran for TruthOut. Image by Lauren Walker of TruthOut. It has been just over a year since the Democratic Platform Drafting Committee held
No Chance In Hell Of Bipartisan Healthcare Policy
By Larry Stavinoha for Paste Magazine. Photo by Getty. So why aren’t Democrats fighting? Bipartisanship. This was and is the buzzword among US politicians in
The Side Effects Of Practicing in the Medical Industrial Complex
By Russell Mokhiber of Corporate Crime Reporter. An interview with Michael Milligan. A recent Mayo Clinic study found that more than half of physicians in
Debate: Transitioning to a Single Payer Healthcare System
Sonali Kolhatkar with Michael Lighty and Joshua Holland on Rising Up with Sonali. NOTE: With the wave of articles by ‘progressives’ coming out against National
It’s Happening Again: Divide and Conquer to Weaken Movement for Improved Medicare for All
By Margaret Flowers for Health Over Profit. The tactic of dividing movements to weaken them has been used throughout history. It was used skillfully to
America’s Health Care System Kills People
But it doesn’t have to be this way. By Gabby Bess for Vice. In Australia, vital services like cancer treatments are free; in the US,
Can We Subsidize Our Way to Universal Coverage?
A bi-partisan goal for healthcare reform is that all people have coverage. The question under debate is how to accomplish that: is it through insurance