The week in healthcare reform
Our Weekly News Roundup brings you snippets of news and brief commentary on topics related to America’s failing healthcare system, with a special focus on Medicare for All and California.
For many Americans, “inequality will be the actual cause of death.”
The Pandemic Will Cleave America in Two
The Atlantic | Joe Pinsker | April 10, 2020
Some 35 million are running out of options.
Coronavirus Double Whammy: Unemployed and Uninsured
The Hill | Jessie Hellmann | April 9, 2020
Biden, this one’s for you.
It’s Time to Move Past Employer-Based Health Insurance
Vox | Ezra Klein | April 9, 2020
“Public Health for All?”
U.S. Approach to Public Health: Neglect, Panic, Repeat
New York Times | Jeneen Interlandi | April 9, 2020
Re-opening the exchanges is no help to people who can no longer afford premiums or out-of-pocket costs.
‘We Can’t Wait’: Congress Urged to Open Medicare to Every Uninsured Laid-Off Worker
Common Dreams | Julia Conley | April 7, 2020
What if we covered every illness? For everyone. Everywhere.
Trump Administration Adopts Mini-Universal Health Care for COVID-19
Mother Jones | Kevin Drum | April 4, 2020
CEO: “…do your job during this crisis and don’t expect more pay.”
Health Care CEO Who Makes Millions Says No to Hazard Pay for Coronavirus Workers
Mother Jones | David Corn | April 4, 2020
“CEO says ‘we were focused on maximizing our cash position.’”
Tenet Healthcare Furloughs Workers, Defers $250 Million in Social Security Taxes
The Dallas Morning News | Paul O’Donnell | April 2, 2020
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