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.
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“Democrats likely won’t bother with the public option fight next year if Biden wins … Instead, … the party will work to tweak the Affordable Care Act.”
Democrats Seem All Too Willing to Surrender on Health Care Reform
Jacobin | Andrew Perez and David Sirota | August 17, 2020
“We must have a set of demands, and be willing to challenge, confront, disrupt, and mobilize.”
Small Steps Not Enough to Get to Universal Healthcare
MedPage Today | Joyce Frieden | August 17, 2020
“I want my party, the Democratic Party, to address this moral problem with clarity of moral purpose.”
Platform Fight Precedes Democratic Convention
People’s World | Mark Gruenberg | August 17, 2020
“…when you start negotiating by conceding your opponent’s points, you have nowhere to go but downhill.”
The Democratic Platform and Medicare for All: A Nod Is as Good as a Wink (To a Blind Horse)
Common Dreams | Mark Dudzic | August 18, 2020
Democratic preemptive capitulation and the Biden plan
Jacobin | Luke Savage | August 18, 2020
“The survey shows a persistent vulnerability among U.S. working-age adults in their ability to afford coverage and healthcare.”
Health Insurance Survey Finds Widespread Coverage Gaps, Financial Stress
Health Leaders | John Commins | August 19, 2020
“COVID-19 adds a new dimension of risk to the job, … and poses new threats to those seeking refuge in temporary shelter.”
Wildfires Rage in California as Fire Crews and Evacuees Grapple with COVID-19 Risks
NPR | Vanessa Romo | August 21, 2020
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