https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/03/01/medicare-all-will-drastically-lower-prescription-drug-prices-taking-pharmas-greed?fbclid=IwAR1EyDzuDQIBW1Riu9EWMOU-xW3z9OG3EM_ZpJFTsH9cCNdADcijMNzkUoY
"The Medicare for All Act includes a key provision, modeled after the Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act, which would lower drug prices for all Americans by allowing the government to negotiate lower drug prices with corporations. And if a corporation refused to lower the price and threatened patients’ access to the medication, generic competition would be allowed using a competitive license."
3/3/19
'One of the Best Cases For Single Payer I've Ever Seen': Watch Dr. Adam Gaffney Take on Skeptics at Fox
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/03/02/one-best-cases-single-payer-ive-ever-seen-watch-dr-adam-gaffney-take-skeptics-fox?fbclid=IwAR2k9GWZA53pjTCAynHEIzpTt9AAAk3Q8NEXzBqi100sR3M83ln1fe-7L9M
"Noting that every other highly developed nation has universal healthcare, Gaffney pointed out to the panel that "overall, the healthcare systems of these countries are quite high quality. Overall, they have higher life expectancies than we do; they have lower infant mortality... Overall, these nations achieve better results with less money"."
"Noting that every other highly developed nation has universal healthcare, Gaffney pointed out to the panel that "overall, the healthcare systems of these countries are quite high quality. Overall, they have higher life expectancies than we do; they have lower infant mortality... Overall, these nations achieve better results with less money"."
3/1/19
Who Else Might Like Medicare for All? Retired Coal Miners Who Just Had Their Health Benefits Ripped Away
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/02/18/who-else-might-medicare-all-retired-coal-miners-who-just-had-their-health-benefits?fbclid=IwAR064GTAEgctZYF9Je9jHU6N3alULRpOx0V2sK1ZvltWFhRxdWtznoY-UMQ
"On Friday, a ruling by a federal bankruptcy judge in Texas showed why retired coal miners led to believe their health benefits would be with them for life were wrong and at least one advocate for Medicare for All noted that this is just one more reason why a healthcare system that includes everyone and excludes nobody would be a lifeline for workers which capitalism has pulled the rug out from under."
"On Friday, a ruling by a federal bankruptcy judge in Texas showed why retired coal miners led to believe their health benefits would be with them for life were wrong and at least one advocate for Medicare for All noted that this is just one more reason why a healthcare system that includes everyone and excludes nobody would be a lifeline for workers which capitalism has pulled the rug out from under."
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