The most underrated argument for single-payer health care By Ryan Cooper. February 15, 2018. The Week. Excerpts only. Read complete article here. If there’s one constant in modern American life, it’s paperwork and bills — and it’s rarely worse than it is for health […]
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Upsurge Of Suburban Poor Discover Health Care’s Nowhere Land By Elaine Korry. Feb 9, 2018. Kaiser Health News. The promise of cheaper housing brought Shari Castaneda to Palmdale, Calif., in northern Los Angeles County, about nine years ago. The single mom with five kids had […]
California confronts the complexities of creating a single-payer healthcare system By MICHAEL HILTZIK. FEB 09, 2018. Los Angeles Times. Excerpts only. Read complete article here. California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon may have expected to torpedo the idea of a statewide single-payer healthcare system for the long term […]
CNN Exclusive: California launches investigation following stunning admission by Aetna medical director Story by Wayne Drash. Feb 11, 2018. CNN Excerpts only. Read complete article here. California’s insurance commissioner has launched an investigation into Aetna after learning a former medical director for the insurer admitted under […]
Campaign funding from Health Insurance and Pharma blocks hopes for Single-Payer enthusiasts by Josh Finkelstein. January 31, 2018. OpenSecrets.org. Excerpts only. Read complete article here. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont hosted a town hall recently to discuss the Medicare for All Act, during which he emphasized […]
Amazon’s health care experiment shows exactly why we need Medicare for All We have to remove profit from the health care equation, just like Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase intend to do. Richard Master. Feb. 7, 2018. USA Today. Excerpts only. Read complete article here. […]
Corporations Won’t Fix American Health Care. They Already Run It. Neil J. Young. February 10, 2018. Huffington Post. Excerpts only. Read complete article here. The recent news from Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway that the three companies plan to team up to create a […]
California Reaches a Healthcare Precipice: The Post-Incrementalist Case for the Leap to Medicare-for-All in the Golden State in 2018 Ron Birnbaum. February 6, 2018. Medium. Excerpts only. Read complete article here. “Everybody in, nobody out” This cry from the now ubiquitous healthcare activists encapsulates both […]