Medicare For All Explained

This is episode 110, “We don’t Need Health Insurance Companies.”

Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks discusses why we don’t need health insurance companies.

This is episode 109, “Some Really Good Reasons Why We Need Medicare For All.”

Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks explicates some good reasons why we need Medicare for All and comments on some of the disinformation regarding Medicare for All.

These following articles are referenced or used as sources in this podcast:

22 studies agree: ‘Medicare for All’ saves moneyMedicare For All Would Improve Hospital Financing

National Improved Medicare for All (NIMA):

Universal healthcare as pandemic preparedness: The lives and costs that could have been saved during the COVID-19 pandemic

What the data says about gun deaths in the U.S.

This is episode 108, “A Prologue to the Future.” 

Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks explains why the University of Delaware freezing hiring, pausing projects and curbing travel is a prologue to the future in the United States if we keep the current healthcare system.

These are the two articles referenced in this podcast:

Hiring frozen. Projects paused. Travel curbed. UD reacts to spiking state health care cost

This is episode 107, “A Traditional Medicare Benefit.” 

Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks explains why Medicare makes it easier to move to a different state.

This is episode 106, “Medicare for All Audio Bullet Points.” 

Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks uses audio bullet points to explain why we need Medicare for All.

This is episode 105, “People’s Action and Healthcare for All.” My guest Aija Nemer-Aanerud is the Healthcare for All Campaign Director at People's Action. 

Do not miss this episode as Aija describes People’s Action’s goals, how Healthcare for All fits into their overall purpose, and also describes what People’s Action is currently emphasizing in healthcare. 

If you would like to learn more or volunteer for the Care Over Cost campaign here is the link: https://careovercost.org/.

If you would like to learn more about People’s Action, here is the link: https://peoplesaction.org/.

This is episode 104, "The U.S. Has the Worst Healthcare System Among Wealthy Nations."

Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks discusses some of the reports that show the U.S. has the worst healthcare system among wealthy nations.

This is episode 103, “Why Medicare for All Is Better Than Direct Contracting.” 

Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks explains why Medicare for All is better than direct contracting.

This is episode 102, “Why Medicare for All Will Provide More Freedom.” 

Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks explains why Medicare for All provides more freedom than private health insurance plans.

This is episode 101, “Drowning, Guns, Healthcare and What People Say.”

Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks explains why the response to drownings, gun violence, and healthcare is to let people die and why we need to change that.

Here is the article that I referenced from the New York Times: "Drowning Is No. 1 Killer of Young Children. U.S. Efforts to Fix It Are Lagging."

• "Drowning Facts"

Here is the study from the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions for my statistics on gun violence: "U.S. Gun Violence in 2021: An Accounting of a Public Health Crisis"