House Democrats Schedule Hearing on HR1384 (#MedicareForAll) for This Tuesday, April 30

By Lambert Strether for Naked Capitalism Kudos to the Democrat-controlled House Rules Committee for scheduling a hearing on HR1384, the “Medicare for All Act of 2019.” (Here is the announcement; here are the witnesses). However, readers who suspect my rapture will be modified will not be disappointed. In this post, I won’t go into health […]

Corporate Media Are Here to Warn You: Medicare for All Is a Very Bad Idea

By Alan MacLeod for FAIR The race for the Democratic presidential nomination is heating up, and healthcare is a key issue up for debate. A number of high-profile candidates, including Kamala Harris, Tulsi Gabbard and Elizabeth Warren, have endorsed a Medicare for All solution to America’s healthcare problem. However, the idea is most closely associated […]

Private Health Insurance Stocks ‘In Free Fall’ as Medicare for All Gains Momentum

“Insurance industry stocks dropping as the Medicare for All movement heats up—we’ve got some serious people power on our hands!” said National Nurses United By Jake Johnson for Common Dreams With comprehensive Medicare for All legislation now introduced in both chambers of Congress and bolstered by surging grassroots support, health insurance stocks are “crumbling” as […]

How Medicare for All could impact employers

By Caitlin Owens for Axios Medicare for All could end up costing employers less than the current employer-sponsored health insurance system does, depending on how it’s structured. Yes, but: That certainly doesn’t mean employers are on board, partially because other concerns — like access to health care and the competitive advantage that generous benefits can create […]

US Workers Are Paying High Taxes. But Without Any of the Benefits.

The United States is commonly thought of as a low-tax country. But workers effectively pay some of the highest taxes in the developed world — without getting a decent welfare state in return. By Matt Bruenig for Jacobin Magazine Comparing labor tax rates across countries is a tricky endeavor. Some countries rely mostly on income […]

Medicare For All Is The Care Every Family Needs

I could tell stories for hours about patients I know whose health has worsened because they can’t afford to see physicians like me, fill their prescriptions, or get essential tests By Laura Kaplan-Weisman for Common Dreams My name is Dr. Laura Kaplan-Weisman, and I am a family physician from Maryland. I provide primary care to […]

Fox News town hall audience cheers Bernie Sanders’ Medicare for All pitch

People seem open to abandoning their private health insurance. By Amanda Michelle Gomez for Think Progress Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, pitched his vision for the future of health care countrywide at a Fox News town hall Monday night and was met with cheers from the audience. After Sanders […]

All-Payer Systems Maintain Healthcare Profiteering; Single payer is the way to go

By Margaret Flowers, MD and Eric Naumburg, MD, co-chairs of the Maryland chapter of Physicians for a National Health Program and members HOPE steering committee. As support and pressure grow for a National Improved Medicare for All (NIMA) healthcare system in the United States, another proposal under the category of “we have to compromise for […]