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Physicians for a National Health Program

WEBAbout PNHP. The answer to our health care crisis is clear. We propose a publicly financed, non-profit single-payer national health program that would fully cover medical care for all …

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I'm A Doctor. Here's Why We Need Universal Healthcare

WEBLast October, the American Public Health Association issued a policy statement declaring that healthcare is a human right and calling for the adoption of a …

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Universal healthcare could save America trillions: what’s

WEBSo even if a Medicare-for-all system only allows us to keep overall healthcare spending where it is today (as a proportion of the US economy), a quick back …

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Universal Healthcare Less Costly Than Previously …

WEBHealth Affairs study finds that previous projections of costs under single-payer Medicare for All ignore evidence that the finite supply of beds, nurses, and physicians …

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Americans agree that it is the government's responsibility …

WEBThose who agree it is the federal government’s responsibility to provide quality healthcare for all Americans: 87% – Democrat. 80% – Independent/Other. 59% – …

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Health Care is a Basic Human Right — Almost Everywhere …

WEBThe bishops’ conference believes health care reform should be truly universal and it should be genuinely affordable” (italics in original). Indeed, the teaching …

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COVID-19 and Medicare for All

WEBOur fractured and inefficient collection of private and public health programs leaves millions of Americans out in the cold. A well-designed national health program would cover every …

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What is a 'public option'

WEBFree choice would satisfy others who resent being forced from their current private insurance to a universal public plan. The existence of a public option would …

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The who and how of improving the U.S. health care system

WEBThe United States could achieve the best-performing health care system in the world by undertaking coordinated efforts that address each of these challenges. …

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Atul Gawande: Is health care a right

WEBAtul Gawande’s long article is interesting because conservatives he interviewed used different framing to express the concept that people should have …

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A Brief History: Universal Health Care Efforts in the US

WEBDespite its broad mandate, the committee decided to concentrate on health insurance, drafting a model bill in 1915. In a nutshell, the bill limited coverage to the working class …

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Health Care Systems

WEBAn excerpt from correspondent T.R. Reid's book on international health care, titled "The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care." There …

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James G. Kahn, MD, MPH

WEBDr. Kahn is an expert in policy modeling in health care, cost-effectiveness analysis, and evidence-based medicine. He has received over $10 million in NIH and other funding for …

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Hospitals are dropping Medicare Advantage left and right

WEBBy Jakob Emerson Becker’s Hospital Review, September 27, 2023. Medicare Advantage provides health coverage to more than half of the nation’s seniors, …

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Lack of Insurance to Blame for Almost 45,000 Deaths: Study

WEBAs many as 44,789 Americans of working age die each year because they lack health insurance, more than the number who die annually from kidney disease. The study …

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Projected costs of single payer in the United States

WEBOur search yielded economic analyses of the cost of 22 single-payer plans over the past 30 years. Exclusions were due to inadequate technical data or assuming a …

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Rural Tennessee Is Losing More Hospitals Than Anywhere in the

WEBMountain People’s Health Councils, in Scott County, is a model of community-based services. It’s community owned, operating six clinics, including a new …

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Join or renew your membership in PNHP!

WEBIf you prefer to join via check, please mail your membership dues (payable to PNHP) to 29 E. Madison St., Ste. 1412, Chicago, IL 60602. PNHP is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit …

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What we can learn from health insurance coverage in the …

WEBThe ASEC collects health insurance information on the prior calendar year, as well as current coverage at the time of the interview. Key Findings. Nearly 24% of construction …

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What did we learn from the Oregon HIE

WEBThe Oregon Health Insurance Experiment: Evidence from the First Year. NBER Working Paper No. 17190. In 2008, a group of uninsured low-income adults in Oregon was …

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