Economics Medicare for All Might Require Student Debt Relief to Work High doctor pay keeps American health-care costs high. Without debt relief, it will be hard to get doctors on board for lower pay. Alexander Sammon
News in Brief Mainstream Medicare-for-All Proposals Just Got a Lot More Inclusive Mainstream M4A proposals just got a lot more inclusive. David M. Perry
Ideas Why Expanding Health-Care Access Must Include Immigrants Public health means keeping everyone healthy—as a moral matter, and a practical one. David M. Perry
Economics Could Medicaid for All Work as a Path to Universal Coverage? A new study suggests that states already have broad legal authority to expand Medicaid access. David M. Perry
News in Brief Criminal Justice, Climate Change, and Medicare for All: A Reading List on Some of Cory Booker’s Key Issues The New Jersey senator officially entered the 2020 presidential race on Friday, February 1st, joining a growing field of Democratic contenders. Kelley Czajka
Economics How the Private Health-Care Industry Is Working to Kill Medicare for All Americans across the political spectrum are longing for change in health care but are worried about what changes might mean. David M. Perry
Social Justice Can a New Generation of Med Students Help Push Medicare for All? Inside the growing activist energy among current and recent med students. Natalie Shure
Social Justice Why Austin’s Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Is a Victory for Reproductive Rights The legislation stands to benefit Texan women who have to jump through multiple bureaucratic hoops to obtain abortions. Caitlin Cruz
News in Brief Medicare for All Would Be Difficult to Implement. It Would Also Be Difficult to Dismantle. For anyone sincerely concerned about the potential havoc Republicans could unleash on the Affordable Care Act, it's worth noting that its brittle framework helps facilitate such partisan manipulation in the first place. Natalie Shure