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.
“…the way healthcare is financed in the US is exacerbating the overall harm of the epidemic.”
Profit over people, cost over care: America’s broken healthcare exposed by virus
The Guardian | Amanda Holpuch | April 16, 2020
Saving money and saving lives — at the same time!
How Medicare for All Would Fix Both Public Health and the Economy
Labor Notes | Mark Dudzic | April 16, 2020
Corporate media continues dishonest attacks on Medicare for All
Pandemic Doesn’t Stop Corporate Media from Crusading Against Universal Healthcare
FAIR | Joshua Cho | April 15, 2020
Insurers demand bailout; UnitedHealth enjoys $3.4 billion in profits, Q1 2020
Common Dreams | Eoin Higgins | April 14, 2020
Coherent? Collaborative? We wish!
Why Is the Canadian Healthcare System Faring Better Than Its Counterpart in the US?
Open Democracy | Adam Almeida | April 14, 2020
Italy’s so-called “failures have very little to do with the public nature of the health care system, and very much to do with … a decade of austerity policies.”
No, Italy Is Not the Case Against Medicare for All
The Nation | Vale Disamistade | April 14, 2020
“… the United States’ healthcare system is so uniquely insane and unequal among developed nations.”
The Case for Single-Payer in a Pandemic
The New Republic | Libby Watson | April 14, 2020
“… for the first time in generations, an incredibly large swath of average Americans are… either without health coverage, or at extreme risk of becoming without coverage.”
Want Medicare for All? Here’s Your Baby Step
PolitiZoom | Joseph “Murfster35” Murphy | April 13, 2020
“… the ultimate lesson from this experience … will be in exposing … disparities.”
Health Care Expert: Post-Virus Future May Not Be Bright
Capital and Main | Alex Demyanenko | April 13, 2020
Prioritizing profits over total access to treatment is both an economic and moral failing.
Coronavirus is a Wake-up Call: Americans Need Medicare for All.
Talon Marks | Sean Davis | April 10, 2020
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