Medscape Medical News Alicia Ault December 18, 2018 As many of the newly elected and newly empowered Democrats in Congress are vowing to push for what they are calling “Medicare for all,” a majority of US healthcare professionals recently surveyed said they … Continued
From Faith in Healthcare (https://faithinhealthcare.org/pfam): Note: A version of this article, also written by our editor, is published online by our friends at Sojourners. To see that version of the article, click here. The core argument in favor of universal … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/11/30/easy-pay-something-costs-less-new-study-shows-medicare-all-would-save-us-51-trillion Published on Friday, November 30, 2018 by Common Dreams “Medicare for All promises a system that is fairer, more efficient, and vastly less expensive than America’s bloated, monopolized, over-priced and under-performing private health insurance system.” By Jake … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/10/24/shouldering-more-15-trillion-debt-majority-young-americans-back-free-college-tuition Published on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 by Common Dreams “If you put an initiative on the ballot to forgive (or have the government pay off) this debt, it would make showing up and winning on Election Day … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/views/2018/09/11/medicare-all-and-myth-40-physician-pay-cut A single payer system works by cutting administrative waste, not doctors’ income Published on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 by Common Dreams By Dr. Carol Paris Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) hold signs during an event on … Continued
Thanks to the massive public mobilization against Trumpcare, the Republican scheme to strip health care coverage from more than 20 million Americans has collapsed. While some in Congress are fighting to take away healthcare for some, we need to push … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/09/13/everyone-covered-no-one-goes-broke-sanders-introduces-medicare-all-bill Published on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 by Common Dreams Rallying behind Sanders’ bill, groups say “we will never stop fighting” for Medicare for All By Jake Johnson, staff writer Supporters of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) hold … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/09/14/dems-not-backing-medicare-all-get-twice-much-industry-cash-co-sponsors Published on Thursday, September 14, 2017 by Common Dreams New analysis shows that while Sanders himself gets zero from health insurance industry, co-sponsors of his bill receive half as much as those who remain on the sideline … Continued
Posted at http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/keystone-state-legislator-ramps-up-single-payer-health-care-struggle/ July 31, 2017 12:24 PM CDT BY BEN SEARS David Drexler / Flickr (CC) PHILADELPHIA – State Rep. Pamela DeLissio, D-Montgomery/Phila., does not mince words: “A system driven by insurance companies will never meet the needs of citizens. It … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/05/31/new-analysis-shows-medicare-all-can-cover-everyone-while-cutting-costs Published on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 by Common Dreams New financial analysis shows California’s SB 562 would cut state spending on healthcare by almost 20 percent as new poll shows 7 in 10 voters support universal coverage … Continued