A long-standing battle highlights a profession’s political transformation.
It’s time the U.S. had a health care system that operates as a public good, free from the demands of profit-making.
Why do we fail in protecting our own people’s health and well-being while we squander more than a trillion dollars each year – with the assent of both Republicans and Democrats – on maintaining a failed and futile military empire across the world?
A single payer system drives down the cost of health care…single payer is the way to go.”
-Gavin Newsom, campaigning for California Governor, 2017
“You can’t jump over a chasm in two steps”.
-Dr. Quentin Young
We could easily fund health care for all by ending military boondoggles and fruitless wars. Here’s how.
The insinuation that Medicare for All would somehow leave people currently insured under a private company behind elevates a popular right-wing talking point used to dissuade Americans against single-payer health care.
On July 30, Medicare turns 53. For over half a century, it has provided healthcare as a right to all Americans over 65 and many disabled Americans. It has saved countless lives and kept millions out of poverty.
Bernie Sanders' single-payer plan sparks fears of primary election challenges.
The numbers don’t lie. The costs of our for-profit healthcare system are an anchor around the neck of America’s working families. It is simply unsustainable. Medicare for All would give us the healthcare that we need through an equitable public financing system that will ensure that everyone pays their fair share. It will provide an economic stimulus for businesses and workers alike.
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