‘Time for Medicare for All’: US Healthcare System Ranks Dead Last Among Rich Nations—Again

Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/04/time-medicare-all-us-healthcare-system-ranks-dead-last-among-rich-nations-again “There’s no question: our cruel, for-profit healthcare system is broken,” said Rep. Pramila Jayapal. JAKE JOHNSON August 4, 2021 The United States spends far more of its GDP on healthcare than other rich countries yet still has the … Continued

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

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

Economists in Support of a Medicare for All Health Care System

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