New York Mayor Proposes Sweeping New Health Care Plan

Ilana Novick Jan 8, 2019 Bill de Blasio wants to provide medical care to low-income and undocumented New Yorkers who now rely primarily on hospital emergency rooms. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Trump Trashes Democrats’ ‘Medicare for All’ Plan in Op-Ed

ZEKE MILLER / The Associated Press Oct 10, 2018 The president is stepping up his attack on Democrats over their health care proposal, claiming it "would end Medicare as we know it." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Here’s How ‘Medicare for All’ Would Save Trillions of Dollars

Margaret Flowers / Health Over Profit for Everyone Aug 1, 2018 A Koch brothers-funded study that produced scare headlines about the cost of a single-payer system is flawed in serious ways. What we cannot afford is the system we have now. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Medicare for All’ Would Save a ‘Whopping $2 Trillion’ Over 10 Years

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Jul 30, 2018 It's time for the United States to do what so many other countries do: provide citizens with affordable health care. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

House Democrats Launch ‘Medicare for All’ Caucus

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Jul 19, 2018 Sixty-two representatives join forces to demand health care for every American "from the day they're born." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Health Care Bait-and-Switch

Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Mar 9, 2018 The Center for American Progress, Hillary Clinton’s favorite think tank, is working to make sure single-payer health care never happens. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Path to National Improved Medicare for All

Margaret Flowers / Health Over Profit Feb 7, 2018 State efforts hinder national efforts. To create single payer at a state level requires changing federal law. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

1.1 Million Watch Sanders’ ‘Medicare for All’ Town Hall (Video)

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jan 24, 2018 Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders reaches a wide audience during his talk about universal health care, which was broadcast online. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

One Nation, in Sickness and in Health

Michael Winship / Moyers & Co. Oct 21, 2017 Time and again, "repeal and replace" has proved to be a farce. Let's focus on the hard work of true reform and get health care for all. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Socialism for Health Care No Longer Scares Americans

Staff and Larry Gross / Truthdig Oct 1, 2017 As the debate over replacing the Affordable Care Act continues, one thing has become clear: the idea of single-payer health care is winning. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders’ ‘Medicare for All’ Plan Is the Right Thing

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Sep 15, 2017 The philosophical debate about whether government should play a major role in medical care is over. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Real Political Obstacle Facing Single-Payer

Staff / Truthdig Jul 23, 2017 Universal health care is hitting a snag, but there may be a way around it; Democrats should give up on centrism if they want to win elections; as photo forgeries improve, are people getting better at spotting them? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )