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Physicians for a National Health Program
@PNHP
Single payer, national health insurance advocacy organization with more than 25,000 physician members. #MedicareForAll #SinglePayer
Dec 9, 2022 • 14 tweets • 11 min read
BREAKING: @RepJayapal and @SenWarren highlight the troubling history of organizations that are poised to play an even bigger role in Medicare come January.

#StopREACH #StopDCEs Given the history of @Centene, why have they been invited to administer Medicare benefits through the REACH program?
May 3, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
The sustained attack on abortion rights in the U.S. is nothing short of a public health emergency. 🧵 Image Criminalizing abortion would prove deadly under any circumstances, but especially in a nation with sky-high (and worsening) maternal mortality, an unaddressed mental heath crisis, and daunting financial barriers to even basic health services.

More info at pnhp.org/MaternalMortal…
Feb 9, 2021 • 15 tweets • 8 min read
We hear this question over, and over, and over again. Often from people who know better, but who want to sow doubt about our ability to finance #SinglePayer #MedicareForAll. So let's get into it.

Full toolkit here: pnhp.org/PayingForIt

Thread below👇 For starters, the U.S. spends more on health care than any other nation in the world, by far. A whopping $3.8 TRILLION in 2019, which is projected to go up to $6.2 TRILLION by 2028. bit.ly/2LDO74O via @Health_Affairs
Jan 18, 2021 • 9 tweets • 5 min read
Having identified the outrageous injustices in U.S. health care, Dr. King called on us to use “direct action and creative nonviolence to raise the conscience of the nation.”

Here are some things you can do TODAY to advance the cause of racial justice in health care. #MLKDay2021 Register for “Unequal Treatment: The Death of Dr. Susan Moore,” which will be held next Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern. Featuring @DrMaryTBassett, Dr. @CamaraJones, and Dr. Mary Charlson. Hosted by @PNHPNYMetro.

Visit bit.ly/Jan2021ForumPN… to RSVP.
Apr 7, 2020 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
New @AnnalsofIM study from PNHP co-founders Drs. @swoolhandler and David Himmelstein estimates 7.3M Americans will lose health coverage by June 30, because of the #COVID19 pandemic. bit.ly/2Xe6QHz 1.5M American workers have already lost coverage, just in the last two weeks, and the looming #COVID19 recession will likely cause another 5.7M to lose their employer-sponsored health benefits.
Apr 6, 2020 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
PNHP has developed an eight-point plan of steps needed to fight #COVID19. #SinglePayer #MedicareForAll is just the beginning. Full list available at pnhp.org/COVID19Response. Image Image
Feb 4, 2020 • 10 tweets • 5 min read
PNHP has developed another toolkit for #SinglePayer supporters to use as part of our Kitchen Table Campaign. Throughout the month of February, we'll be talking about racial health inequities, and the importance of covering everybody through #MedicareForAll. This one-page handout provides an overview of racial health inequities. bit.ly/37XOXiN
Jan 20, 2020 • 5 tweets • 4 min read
BREAKING: The American College of Physicians has released a position paper endorsing #SinglePayer #MedicareForAll as a viable fix for our nation’s "inefficient, unaffordable, unsustainable, and inaccessible" health care financing system. bit.ly/2tCMmLZ via @AnnalsofIM PNHP co-founders Drs. @swoolhandler & David Himmelstein applauded this position in an accompanying editorial (and argued against the "public choice" model that ACP also endorsed). bit.ly/2TGSJZq via @AnnalsofIM
Oct 3, 2019 • 10 tweets • 7 min read
The Trump Administration says it wants to "protect" Medicare by expanding Medicare Advantage, a program that allows corporate health insurers to bilk taxpayers for billions. How does this plan compare to improved #MedicareForAll? wapo.st/30FWjTl via @washingtonpost Medicare Advantage: Plans "cherry pick" relatively healthy, low-cost patients to pad their bottom lines.

#MedicareForAll: Each and every American would be covered regardless of pre-existing conditions.

Source: bit.ly/2VjwuuM via @KFF
Jul 11, 2019 • 10 tweets • 6 min read
Health industry CEOs took home a whopping $2.6 BILLION in compensation last year. That's $2.6B that could have, and should have, been spent on patient care. Private health insurers are especially egregious since their profits come from *denying* health care. Pharmaceutical price gouging bankrupts patients and makes lifesaving medications unaffordable for many. But CEOs and investors sure are happy about those relentless price hikes.
May 2, 2019 • 10 tweets • 5 min read
Dr. Don McCanne encourages #SinglePayer activists to consider the questions posed by @USCBO in yesterday's report. These issues will be the subject of intense debate as Congress moves forward with #MedicareForAll legislation. bit.ly/2XWW5Xd Q: How would the government administer a #SinglePayer health plan?

A: Our current Medicare program is the best model. Although it needs to disentangle itself from private health insurers, eliminate "value-based" payment schemes, and institute global budgets for hospitals.
Apr 30, 2019 • 47 tweets • 29 min read
And we're live! Today's @RulesDemocrats hearing on @RepJayapal's #MedicareForAll Act has been a long time coming. Follow the hearings on @cspan and stay with PNHP for further #SinglePayer insights on this historic day. cs.pn/2V29qQS Committee chair @RepMcGovern opens the proceedings by thanking @RepJayapal for her commitment and dedication to #MedicareForAll. To learn more about H.R. 1384, the *only* #SinglePayer bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, visit pnhp.org/HouseBill.
Apr 9, 2019 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
Good news: @amprog acknowledges that "the United States is spending about twice as much as needed on the administration of health care." ampr.gs/2uSyoml PNHP's estimate for administrative excess is $504B annually (source here: bit.ly/2OYHZ4d via @AnnalsofIM). CAP's estimate is much lower -- $248B annually -- but it is still in the "hundreds of billions of dollars" range.
Mar 26, 2019 • 26 tweets • 15 min read
Watch LIVE as PNHP president Dr. @awgaffney joins John E. McDonough and @AnyaRWallack for a #SinglePayer discussion, moderated by @goldbergcarey. via @commonhealth Anya Rader Wallack identifies as a supporter of #SinglePayer. She says challenges exist around politics (powerful industries are opposed) and taxes (where once hidden costs are made explicit), but has hope and is encouraged by the growing enthusiasm around #MedicareForAll.
Mar 26, 2019 • 25 tweets • 3 min read
#SinglePayer skeptics believe #MedicareForAll would be "too disruptive." But it's our *current system* that is uniquely unstable. Here is an incomplete list of the ways Americans can lose health coverage today: If you lose your job, you can lose your health insurance.
Mar 5, 2019 • 18 tweets • 11 min read
We found something wrong with every single paragraph of this @nytdavidbrooks column on #MedicareForAll: nyti.ms/2Ukeqfq. It wasn't that hard, honestly. The British and Canadian health systems are quite different! Both are #SinglePayer and deliver better health outcomes at a fraction of the cost of U.S. health care, but @NHSEngland is closer to @VeteransHealth whereas Canadian Medicare is closer to our own Medicare program.
Mar 5, 2019 • 21 tweets • 11 min read
Watch LIVE as PNHP president Dr. @awgaffney talks #SinglePayer #MedicareForAll on @cspanwj. Video here: c-span.org/video/?458365-… Dr. @awgaffney stresses that the program PNHP supports is *improved* #MedicareForAll. Quality coverage would be guaranteed with no out-of-pocket spending for patients.
Sep 12, 2018 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
There seems to be some confusion about #MedicareForAll. And while we're not sure the questions posed by @politico are being asked in good faith, we're going to answer them anyway. Q: What does it even mean?

A: Improved #MedicareForAll describes a publicly funded #SinglePayer national health program that provides comprehensive coverage to all Americans.
Aug 21, 2018 • 18 tweets • 7 min read
It seems that #SinglePayer opponents are gaining traction with the argument that improved #MedicareForAll would require painful sacrifices from doctors. This is false. In fact, the opposite is true. Let's nip this in the bud, shall we? For starters, PNHP represents over 20,000 American doctors. Our members are passionate about practicing medicine, but they are not interested in taking a substantial pay cut. Under a well-designed #SinglePayer program, they won't have to.