Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Support Grows For Single-Payer Medicare-For-All Plan Instead of Massive Cuts to Healthcare

https://democracynow.org - Health experts say, given the shortcomings of both the Affordable Care Act and Republican proposals, now is the time to move forward with a simple Medicare-for-all system, known as single payer. In 2015, even Donald Trump appeared to come out in favor of a form of single-payer health insurance. About 20,000 U.S. physicians now support single-payer healthcare, and National Nurses United, the biggest nursing union in the country, is also pushing for the program that would guarantee universal coverage. We speak with Dr. Steffie Woolhandler, a key advocate for Medicare for all.
Interview:
https://youtu.be/EBIXZV2hH9k

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