HealthCare Notes

2/10/18

Bypassing Major Networks, 1.6 Million Tune In for Sanders 'Medicare for All' Town Hall

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/01/24/bypassing-major-networks-16-million-tune-sanders-medicare-all-town-hall
"Sen. Bernie Sanders's (I-Vt.) town hall on Medicare for All drew more than one million online viewers in addition to the hundreds of attendees who packed an auditorium at the U.S. Capitol to capacity. Speaking with multiple panels featuring single-payer healthcare advocates and experts—including Dr. Don Berwick, who oversaw Medicare and Medicaid under President Barack Obama—Sanders moderated a nearly two-hour discussion about the failures of the current U.S. healthcare system and how its costs and outcomes compare to those in countries with universal healthcare."