This is episode 32, “If There's an Argument for Medicare for All That Ought to Convince Everyone, It's This Epidemic.”
My guest, David Himmelstein, MD, is a Distinguished Professor of public health and health policy in the CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College.
Dr. Himmelstein is a co-founder of Physicians for a National Health Program. He has authored or coauthored more than 100 journal articles and three books, and is a top expert on the waste and abuse of our current health care system.
Do not miss this episode as Dr. Himmelstein describes the United States’ devastating response to the coronavirus pandemic and how a single-payer Medicare for All system would help.
Episode 32 Transcript
Jeffrey Sachs Testimony from the House Oversight Committee Hearing on Medicare for All
Highlights from the House Oversight Committee Hearing on Medicare for All
Some Survey Results on Why Having Health Insurance Doesn’t Mean Squat
Well-Known and Lesser-Known Problems With Our Healthcare System
Medicare for All Changes That Will Make Your Life Better
How a Conservative Came to Support Single-payer Healthcare
Highlights, Volume 3
How Tragedy Created a Single-Payer Advocate
Why We Need Universal Continuous Healthcare From Birth
Our Insidious and Nefarious Healthcare System
Our Healthcare Mess and Why We Need Medicare for All
Highlights, Volume 2
Entrepreneurs and Medicare For All
Women’s Health and Reproductive Justice
To Be or Not to Be Health Insurance, That Is the Tricare Question
Highlights, Volume 1
Medicaid Expansion, Missouri, and the Will of the People
What You Need To Know About Medicare, Medigap, Medicare (Dis)Advantage, and How Medicare for All Benefits Seniors, Part 2
What You Need To Know About Medicare, Medigap, Medicare (Dis)Advantage, and How Medicare for All Benefits Seniors, Part 1
How Medicare For All Would Benefit People With Disabilities and the LGBTQIA Community
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