Author Frequently asked questions. 541 items Poll Shows Rising Health Cost Insecurity April 9, 2025 New national polling finds a drop in adults’ ability to access and pay for quality health care. Worst off are low earners and racial/ethnic minorities. Half of US adults – more than 125 million people – are “cost desperate” or “cost insecure” regarding health care. Trump Abdicates US Leadership in Global Health March 21, 2025 Trump again, as in his first term, withdrew the US from the World Health Organization. This action not only thumbs our nose (or flips our middle finger) at the world, it’s also short-sighted – ignoring selfish interests in pandemic control and other public health needs. US Punishes Cuba for Providing Foreign Medical Assistance March 15, 2025 In the Trump administration’s latest attack on health aid for poor nations, Marco Rubio is punishing Cubans who participate in that nation’s highly beneficial medical assistance program. The US abandonment of health aid is reprehensible, and we must work to reverse it. Trump Voters Seek Robust Government Role in Health Care March 9, 2025 New polling finds that most Trump voters favor government health insurance and regulation to lower prices and financial vulnerability. Our next task is to educate Trump supporters on the advantages of single payer (public) health insurance. Modern Medicare vs. Single Payer February 21, 2025 Sadly, Medicare has been twisted into a morass of complex choices and financial vulnerability. Coverage in other nations and with single payer is simple and effective. Let’s take that path! USAID Attacked February 3, 2025 Elon Musk and his team have been set loose by President Trump to illegally shut down the most powerful US government global humanitarian effort. The financial savings are piddling, the harm massive, the need for powerful response urgent. Trump Cripples US Foreign Health Aid February 1, 2025 The incoming administration’s abrupt suspension of foreign assistance means that life-saving health services are blocked. This is unprecedented and cruel. We must protest publicly, far and wide. Private Equity Harms Patients & Providers January 19, 2025 Profit-driven provider ownership compounds the harm from profit-driven insurance. We must pursue a 3-step action plan: educate the public; persuade legislators; and implement universal public insurance with community-orientated providers. Americans Angry about Flawed Health Insurance January 7, 2025 The progressive physician voice is essential in health reform. A long-time leader of Physicians for a National Health Program comments on how the US public’s reaction to the murder of an insurance executive highlights the terrible human cost of insurance shortfalls, and calls for a public, national health program. Shareholder Dreams or Health Justice? December 31, 2024 Corporate stock buybacks on top of hundreds of billions in profits favored by shareholders, versus government-run universal health insurance as favored by two in three adults. It’s time to be “politely stern” in favor of health care coverage for all. Posts pagination 1 2 3 … 55 Older
