Across America, people continue to speak out about the need for universal healthcare and Medicare for All.  Here is Part 4 of our series of opinions, letters to the editor, articles and actions. 

As this pandemic continues, more and more people are recognizing the reality: Americans need Medicare for All and a single-payer system. Here is Part 3 of our series of opinions and letters to the editor, including one from Durango, Colorado. 

Tsung-Mei Cheng details the single-payer system in Taiwan and why it works so well for everyone.  She shares how single payer got started and how it works, as well as the financing aspect of the Taiwanese healthcare system.  She also provides insights into their National Health Insurance. 

After going to Denver Health for severe COVID-19 symptoms, a patient was told he did not meet the official requirements therefore could not receive the COVID-19 test.  It was assumed he was positive, so he was sent home to self-quarantine.  Subsequently, he received a bill for $3278 for his visit to the ER.

Every day, more people around the country are expressing their strong opinions about the need for Medicare for All and a single-payer system. Here is Part 2 of our series of letters to the editor, including one from Colorado written by Andrew Romanoff, candidate for U. S Senate.

People all over the United States are submitting their opinions, commentaries and letters to the editor in support of single payer healthcare and Medicare for All.

The illusion that Americans have choice in their healthcare is prominently reported on, yet not completely accurate.  Healthcare as we know it is more of a commodity than anything else.  Americans are led to believe that our plans cover our needs, but in reality many people opt out of treatment or medicine due to high costs, not covered by their plans.

"The evidence abounds: A 'Medicare for All' single-payer system would guarantee comprehensive coverage to everyone in America and save money." In January a research team published their evaluation of formal economic studies of 22 national and state single-payer proposals over the past 30 years. The largest savings - 75% administrative cost savings ($600 billion annually) - is attributed to simplified single-payer billing. 

The Italian healthcare system, Servizio Sanitario Nazionale (SSN), has gone through many changes since the 1990's, including privatization and spending cuts, due to what the author of this article calls the "Americanization" of universal healthcare. She makes the claim that when the pandemic hit, the Italian government had to intervene to handle the emergency, but universal healthcare was not to blame for the arising problems.

In this podcast, Joe Sparks interviews Dr. Donald Berwick, President Emeritus and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) to discuss the advantages of a single payer healthcare system and why he believes it to be the only viable option for providing healthcare for everyone.