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Ukraine Crisis February 24, 2022 Summary: The world is roiling, with a Russian invasion of Ukraine. This appears to be the largest post-Cold War crisis in Europe, with huge risks. This is indeed a health issue, and a justice issue. Vladimir Pozner: How the United States Created Vladimir Putin2018 talk at Yale.YouTubeOctober 2, 2018 [no excerpt – video] Pozner, a […]

Paul Farmer, Medical Visionary February 22, 2022 Summary: Paul Farmer, an inspirational leader in global health, passed away, too young at 62. His powerful vision for social justice in health should guide us to single payer in the US and to use the resulting huge savings to improve health around the world. Paul Farmer, Pioneer of Global Health, Dies at 62New York […]

Single Payer 20/20 Vision: Advantages & Obstacles February 19, 2022 Summary: Today we summarize what single payer offers, and the challenges to achieving it, using the arbitrary framework of 20-item lists. (With President’s Day on Monday, perhaps Lincoln’s “Four score …” sent a subliminal message.) The incredible advantages justify continued struggle to overcome the daunting obstacles. Comment by: Jim Kahn Advantages 1. Everyone has high […]

Hospital Price Skirmishes vs. Solidarity-Driven Transformation February 16, 2022 Summary: In Connecticut, a large hospital system is being sued to stop anti-competitive practices that raise prices for insurers, employers, and patients. Good, as far as it goes. But it’s just minor tweaking of a profoundly dysfunctional market-based system. Where’s the needed transformation? Patients are coming after hospital monopoliesAXIOSFeb 16, 2022By Bob Herman A group […]

Single Payer is Free Love February 14, 2022 Comment by: Jim Kahn Let me explain today’s title. It’s not what some of you Boomers who remember the 1960s and 1970s might think. Providing access to health care with no financial barriers is love — of fellow human beings. Single payer saves money by eliminating profits and administrative waste. Thus, it’s free, even with […]

Advocacy is an Essential Skill in Health Justice February 11, 2022 Summary: Advocacy is a skill set usually overlooked in public health training. A new blog makes the compelling case that advocacy courses should be mandatory, if we want to achieve health equity and justice. Public Health Advocacy Must be TaughtHealth Affairs ForefrontBy Alexandra Carter, Lori Dorfman, Tony Iton, and Harry SnyderFebruary 7, 2022 The COVID-19 […]

Lessons from the Demise of AB 1400 February 8, 2022 Summary: The recent non-vote defeat of California’s single payer bill, AB 1400, generated much scrutiny, soul-searching, and opining. We offer a survey. Prescriptions range widely: better explain single payer to political actors and business, accept a lesser version of “universal” care, throw in the towel on progressivism, double down on progressivism. Multi-pronged efforts seeking a […]

“Please… Single Payer, before I Die.” February 6, 2022 Summary: We desperately desire single payer in our lifetimes, with its moral clarity, equity, efficiency, and improved health. Yet some of us are older, and achieving that goal is uncertain. We should take solace that our advocacy today offers our lives meaning and a measure of immortality by enabling a single payer future. Statement of […]

Rising Underinsurance in Children February 4, 2022 Summary: National child health survey data reveal that underinsurance (lack of continuous and adequate insurance) rose from 31% in 2016 to 34% in 2019 — a jump of 2.4 million children. Underinsurance is associated with having private insurance and health complexity. Our failing private insurance system keeps getting worse. Underinsurance Among Children in the United […]

COVID Health Care Worker Stress and Response February 2, 2022 Summary: Broad evidence documents an exodus of health care workers from various clinical settings due to COVID-related work stresses and frustration with employers’ responses. The question: could health care workers use this moment to demand more? Why Health-Care Workers are Quitting in DrovesThe AtlanticNovember 16, 2021By Ed Yong “Some health-care workers have lost their jobs […]

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