Physicians for a National Health Program

@PNHP

Single payer, national health insurance advocacy organization with more than 20,000 physician members.

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    26 Dec 2017

    We are America's doctors, and we want our patients to have guaranteed coverage, comprehensive benefits, and no financial barriers to care. In other words, we want improved . Join our fight for today!

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  2. Feb 28

    "The evidence abounds: A system would guarantee comprehensive coverage to everyone in America *and* save money." via

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  3. Feb 28

    Medical student : "South Carolina, and America, needs . Everything else is more expensive, wasteful, and will continue to take away our health care choices." via

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  4. Feb 25

    Okay, we'll answer the final question as well. The biggest misconception about ? That it's impossible to achieve. Quite the opposite, is inevitable. It's going to happen. Our motto? Everybody in! Nobody out!

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  5. Feb 25

    Mayor suggests eliminating private insurance is "radical" by pointing to "private" plans in Denmark and other countries with national health systems. But these plans are *nothing like* corporate health insurance in the U.S.

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  6. Feb 25

    If we want any American sickened by to seek medical care (and of course we do), then we have to make sure *every* American has access to medical care with ZERO financial barriers.

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  7. Feb 25

    Looking for more information on rural health? Stay tuned, because that's our Kitchen Table topic for the month of March. Rural health materials coming soon to .

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  8. Feb 25

    "How would you ensure health care is available in rural areas?" would fund hospitals with predictable annual budgets, which would stem the closing of rural hospitals. Corporations are neglecting rural America. would serve ALL communities.

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  9. Feb 25

    Would save money? OF COURSE it would, per the experience of every other industrialized country. And per this review of cost estimates.

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  10. Feb 25

    As the candidates discuss racial justice, we need to acknowledge the especially awful inequities in health. Coverage for *all* is a necessary first step.

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  11. Feb 25

    Here come the warnings about a "government takeover of large parts of the economy." But means public *financing* and private *delivery* of health care. And it WORKS.

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  12. Feb 25

    "87 million Americans have no health insurance, or are underinsured" says . And most everybody else is in an extremely precarious position thanks to rising premiums, high deductibles, and corporate control of health care.

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  13. Feb 25

    And we're LIVE! Follow along at as the Democratic candidates for president debate in South Carolina.

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  14. Feb 25

    Join us TONIGHT at 8pm Eastern as we live-tweet the Democratic Presidential Primary Debate from Charleston, S.C. In poll after poll, voters have been crystal clear about their support for . Are the candidates listening? Streaming video at .

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  15. Feb 25

    Public coverage is *effective* at reducing, or even closing, some of the intolerable racial disparities that exist in U.S. health care. If Medicaid expansion is having this sort of impact, imagine what improved could do.

    After expanding Medicaid, Louisiana’s black–white insurance coverage disparity dropped rapidly in comparison to Georgia which didn’t expand the program.
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  16. Feb 25

    Drs. David Keely and George Bohmfalk: "Everyone cares about having their choice of doctors and hospitals. No one really cares who writes their health insurance policy." would *finally* give us choices that matter. via

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  17. Feb 24

    Dr. Laurel Mark: " would help unions to not have to be constantly negotiating, with their backs up against the wall, about maintaining health care benefits." via

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  18. Feb 24

    PNHP board member Dr. Nahiris M. Bahamón: We need because “what we have [now] is not a real health care system.” via

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  19. Feb 24

    We will need to work hard to reverse this damage; a necessary first step will be extending health coverage to *everybody* living in the U.S., regardless of immigration status.

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  20. Feb 24

    This rule was put in place despite the many contributions immigrants make to U.S. health care, which simply adds insult to injury. For a collection of studies documenting these contributions, visit .

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  21. Feb 24

    The recently finalized "pubic charge" rule is having its predicted, dangerous effect: discouraging immigrants from seeking medical care, even through public programs that they are eligible for.

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