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.
“…it is abundantly clear that lack of health care has had a direct impact on our physical and fiscal well-being,” the council wrote.
‘Huge Moment for the Movement’: New Orleans City Council Unanimously Backs Medicare for All
Common Dreams | Andrea Germanos | May 8, 2020
“The American healthcare financing system was not built to withstand the combined impact of a pandemic and a recession,” — Dr. Adam Gaffney, PNHP
Common Dreams | Julia Conley | May 10, 2020
“…politics more than economics is dividing Americans when it comes to what is the right trade-off our government should make between saving lives and hurting the economy,”
Americans View the Coronavirus Pandemic Through a Lens of Media Trust and Politics
Journalist’s Resource | Clark Merrefield | May 12, 2020
RESOURCE: Evidence-based rebuttals to arguments against universal health care.
Point Turning Point: the Case for Universal Health Care
US News | Lorie A. Sousa, Vicki Lindblade, and Charlotte Markey | May 13, 2020
Is the ability to negotiate healthcare benefits with employers a source of strength for unions, or an insidious trap?
Kick the Boss Out of the Doctor’s Office
In These Times | Shaun Richman | May 15, 2020
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