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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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Point / Counterpoint: The State-Based Universal Health Care Act

WebIn 2018, states that did not expand Medicaid passed up $43 billion in federal funds. With the reintroduction of Congressman Ro Khanna’s State-based Universal Health Care Act of …

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Universal Healthcare Could Have Prevented More Than 300,000 …

WebAnd that’s how we estimated more than 338,000 extra deaths because we don’t have universal insurance. And the added COVID costs that we could have avoided …

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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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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 drive …

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In 2021, 72% of UnitedHealth’s $222.9 billion health plan

WebThat’s because you and America’s other taxpayers increasingly are fueling United’s profits. In its press release last week, United bragged about the growing number …

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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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Unraveling the Crisis in American Healthcare

WebAccording to this study, there is a 40% increased risk of death in uninsured American adults. [1] We spent $2.8 trillion in 2012 on healthcare. This is $750 billion or 27% more than the …

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Medicare Advantage Overbills Taxpayers by $140 Billion a …

WebBy Jake Johnson Common Dreams, October 4, 2023. A report published Wednesday estimates that privately run, government-funded Medicare Advantage plans …

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Insurers Are Gaming Medicare — To The Tune Of $140 Billion

WebPrivate health insurers are systematically taking advantage of Medicare while denying care to seniors, a new report shows. By Matthew Cunningham-Cook and Lucy …

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Why are Americans less satisfied with our health care system

WebUnderstanding What Makes Americans Dissatisfied With Their Health Care System: An International ComparisonBy Joachim O. Hero, Robert J. Blendon, Alan M. Zaslavsky and …

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2023 Annual Meeting Materials

WebPNHP’s 2023 Annual Meeting in Atlanta drew physicians, students, and health justice activists from across the country for a weekend of learning, organizing, and direct action. …

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CBO on Single Payer Benefits to the Economy

WebSummary: The Congressional Budget Office just released a powerful report, highlighting multiple ways in which single payer would strengthen the economy. That’s …

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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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"Moral Hazard:" The Myth of the Need for Rationing

WebOne of the most pervasive myths in debates over health care reform is that of "moral hazard": the idea that when access to health care is unrestricted, patients "overutilize" …

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Getting the Facts Right: Why Hillarycare Failed

WebBy Vicente Navarro Professor of Health and Public Policy The Johns Hopkins University 10/24/07 In his article "The Hillarycare Mythology" (The American Prospect, October …

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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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