Medicare for All Is Not Enough

Communities, not corporations, should own our most vital health care assets.

David U. Himmelstein, Steffie Woolhandler, Adam Gaffney, Don McCanne and John Geyman

The ‘Public Option’ on Health Care Is a Poison Pill

Some Democratic candidates are pushing it as a free-choice version of Medicare for All. That’s good rhetoric but bad policy.

David U. Himmelstein and Steffie Woolhandler

Single Payer Is Actually a Huge Bargain

It would save both dollars and lives compared to our current system.

Steffie Woolhandler, David U. Himmelstein and Adam Gaffney

Can Medicare for All Succeed?

Some readers took issue with Joshua Holland’s recent article on the challenges of achieving universal health coverage through Medicare expansion.

Steffie Woolhandler, David U. Himmelstein, Ida Hellander and Joshua Holland

Exchange: ACA vs. Single-Payer—Bury the Hatchet?

Oliver Hall, Steffie Woolhandler, David U. Himmelstein and Wendell Potter

Healthcare Lifeboats

The Massachusetts healthcare reform model may rest on impeccable political logic, but it’s economic and medical nonsense

Steffie Woolhandler and David U. Himmelstein

Health Policy Placebos

Clinton and Obama haven’t come up with real solutions yet, but a mass movement could push them toward the right solution.

Steffie Woolhandler and David U. Himmelstein