Single-payer health care

Thin crowd of anti-vaxxers protested on Times Square against vaccination mandates for many professions.

Why Don't Americans Believe in Science? Why Don't Americans Believe in Science?

When medicine doesn’t focus on prevention, anti-vaccination rhetoric flourishes. It’s time to address the system.

Nov 30, 2023 / Philip Eil

Ady Barkan speaks on Capitol Hill

How Medicare Advantage Could Kill Medicare How Medicare Advantage Could Kill Medicare

Once corporations privatize every inch of the public provision of health care, we may never get Medicare back.

May 17, 2023 / Ady Barkan

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The Blind Spot in Medicare for All The Blind Spot in Medicare for All

If we adopt a single-payer structure without remaking the bureaucracy, we will perpetuate the perversity at the core of our medical system.

May 12, 2022 / Eric Reinhart

Women hold signs outside of Hahnemann University Hospital protesting its proposed closure.

Medicare for All Is Not Enough Medicare for All Is Not Enough

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

Mar 31, 2022 / David U. Himmelstein, Steffie Woolhandler, Adam Gaffney, Don McCanne, and John Geyman

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The Plan to Save Californians $117 Billion a Year by Switching to Single-Payer The Plan to Save Californians $117 Billion a Year by Switching to Single-Payer

Why is universal health care seen as prohibitively expensive when the status quo costs far more?

Feb 25, 2022 / Michael Lighty

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Covid-19 Is a Wake-Up Call for American Health Care Covid-19 Is a Wake-Up Call for American Health Care

The pandemic showed how broken the system has always been. President Biden needs to make fixing it a top priority.

Jul 5, 2021 / Wendell Potter and Joe Sanberg

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The Essential Pandemic Relief Bill Is Medicare for All The Essential Pandemic Relief Bill Is Medicare for All

Covid-19 further revealed that a for-profit health care system doesn’t work. A coalition of House Democrats has reintroduced the bill that secures health care as a human right.

Mar 18, 2021 / John Nichols

When Medicare Helped Kill Jim Crow

When Medicare Helped Kill Jim Crow When Medicare Helped Kill Jim Crow

By making health care broadly available, the government helps ensure our freedom.

Jan 19, 2021 / Mike Konczal

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Letters From the July 13/20, 2020, Issue Letters From the July 13/20, 2020, Issue

A gamble worth taking… Protect old Joe?… A terrible precedent…

Jun 30, 2020 / Our Readers

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When Losing Your Job Means Losing Your Psychiatric Medication When Losing Your Job Means Losing Your Psychiatric Medication

The Covid-19 slump is creating a mental health crisis in America.

May 28, 2020 / Ella Fassler

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