Posts All of our commentary in one spot. You can also browse by topics or search. 423 posts in this category Hobbling Health & Human Services March 29, 2025 The federal health department, DHHS, just announced major cuts and organizational consolidation, claiming improved efficiency and effectiveness. We see dangerously shifting priorities and a refusal to engage with the real causes of our ailing health system. 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. Looming Medicaid Cuts & Pushback February 28, 2025 The House of Representatives budget resolution suggests massive upcoming cuts to Medicaid, likely via reduced eligibility. Voters of both parties are surprised and worried, expressing disapproval. So are potent media voices. The public values government-funded health care; imagine how popular single payer would be! 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. Ambitious Reforms of Current System: A Path to Single Payer? January 24, 2025 Prominent health policy experts propose an ambitious set of reforms to improve coverage and affordability, streamline payment, bolster primary care, and reduce the corrosive influence of profits. But without fundamental reform, can these changes succeed? Can they lead us to single payer? 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. Posts pagination 1 2 3 … 43 Older
