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.
Even with higher taxes, single payer healthcare will immediately begin to cut costs for the average American
Another Study Proves Medicare for All Will REDUCE Healthcare Costs & Save Money
Ring of Fire | Farron Cousins | January 26, 2020
Families benefiting most from single-payer healthcare would be in low to middle-income brackets
How a Single-Payer Healthcare System Could Save Money in a Year
Healthline | Brian Mastroianni | January 24, 2020
The people of other nations pity Americans for our healthcare
9 Things Americans Need to Learn from the Rest of the World’s Health Care Systems
Vox | Dylan Scott | January 29, 2020
Public Option a bad deal for Americans with disabilities
A Public Option Sustains Health Care Inequities. Medicare for All Tackles Them.
Truthout | Jack Delaney | January 30, 2020
Even insured people refrain from seeking treatment because of high costs
ACA Slashed Uninsured Rate, But Number Who Can’t Afford Care Still Rising
Healthcare Dive | Ron Shinkman | January 27, 2020
NPR poll shows health plans fail to cover prescribed medicines for more than a third of Americans
One-third of US Adults Say Their Healthcare Plan Doesn’t Cover Drugs They Need
Becker’s Hospital Review | Maria Anderson | January 27, 2020
Since 2016 the healthcare industry has spent $2 billion on lobbying, more than any other industry.
Insurance Lobby Talking Points Don’t Come with Warning Labels
FAIR | Joshua Cho | January 24, 2020
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