Dr. Christine Eady MannVerified account

This article from one of the premier medical journals in America is stunning for a variety of reasons. I encourage you to read the whole thing. Two points stand out to me: “Because as the Covid-19 pandemic so expeditiously illustrated, all policy is health policy.” 1/4https://twitter.com/mbeharrymd/status/1271838721730625539 …

This is something I’ve talked about at length. As a physician, my training perfectly positions me to address myriad policy issues *beyond* our broken healthcare system. 2/4

“Universal single-payer health care holds the promise of removing insurance as a barrier to equitable care.” 3/4

That this publication is advocating for Universal Healthcare using a Single Payer system is a seismic shift within medicine. That has been my position *for more than a decade.*. That is how you know I will fight for this when I’m elected: because I’ve *shown* you my work. 4/4

Hi! Yes, the VA has a lot of problems. But it’s actually a “single provider” system rather than a “single payer” system. The difference being that under single provider, all facilities are owned and operated by the government, and all providers and support staff are employees of

the government, rather than in a single payer system where facilities are independently owned and operated, and providers and staff are employees of the individual businesses rather than employees of the government. I was a CHAMPUS provider for many years. I owned