Researchers Detail How Slashing Pentagon Budget Could Pay for Medicare for All While Creating Progressive Foreign Policy Americans Want
18 Oct 2019

Researchers Detail How Slashing Pentagon Budget Could Pay for Medicare for All While Creating Progressive Foreign Policy Americans Want

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Published on Thursday, October 17, 2019 by Common Dreams Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/10/17/researchers-detail-how-slashing-pentagon-budget-could-pay-medicare-all-while “Proposals to fund Medicare for All have focused on raising taxes. But what if we could imagine another way entirely?” By Julia Conley, staff writer A New York Times op-ed … Continued

Medicare/Medicare for All Support is Growing
23 Aug 2019

Medicare/Medicare for All Support is Growing

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From Faith in Healthcare (https://faithinhealthcare.org): Most Americans Happy to Switch from Private Plans to Medicare for All A Business Insider poll published earlier this month found that most Americans with employer-sponsored health coverage support switching over to Medicare for All, undermining the right-wing … Continued

Plug the Profiteering Hole: The Problem with Watered-Down Versions of Medicare for All
23 Aug 2019

Plug the Profiteering Hole: The Problem with Watered-Down Versions of Medicare for All

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From Faith in Healthcare (https://faithinhealthcare.org): At a time of unprecedented support for Medicare for All, half-measure proposals are being floated by members of Congress and Presidential candidates. The chief beneficiaries of these proposals are for-profit insurance and pharmaceutical corporations. Not … Continued

Front Lines of a Crisis: A Free Clinic and the U.S. Healthcare Struggle
25 Jul 2019

Front Lines of a Crisis: A Free Clinic and the U.S. Healthcare Struggle

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From Faith in Healthcare (https://faithinhealthcare.org): In this week’s article by our editor, also published in National Catholic Reporter, we bypass the abstractions of data and policy proposals to tell the story of the U.S. healthcare crisis from the perspective of … Continued

Medicare for All Means Real Choice: One Health Card, Good Anywhere You Go
10 Jul 2019

Medicare for All Means Real Choice: One Health Card, Good Anywhere You Go

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Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/07/03/medicare-all-means-real-choice-one-health-card-good-anywhere-you-go Published on Wednesday, July 03, 2019 by Common Dreams You can go to any doctor, any hospital or clinic or other provider you prefer. All networks are gone. So are all surprise medical bills. So are all … Continued

Economists in Support of a Medicare for All Health Care System
30 May 2019

Economists in Support of a Medicare for All Health Care System

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Posted at https://medicare4all.org/economists-in-support-of-a-medicare-for-all-health-care-system/ An Open Letter to the Congress and People of the United States May 21, 2019 As economists, we understand that a single-payer “Medicare for All” health insurance system for the U.S. can finance good-quality care for all … Continued

Landmark New Medicare-for-All Bill Introduced in the House-Add Your Name!
8 Mar 2019

Landmark New Medicare-for-All Bill Introduced in the House-Add Your Name!

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From the Campaign for America’s Future (http://www.ourfuture.org/): Calling for a “complete transformation of our healthcare system,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal officially introduced Medicare-for-All legislation yesterday that experts have described as the most “comprehensive, battle-ready single-payer plan to be released in Congress.” … Continued