Medicare For All Explained

This is episode 70, “How a Conservative Came to Support Single-payer Healthcare.”

My guest, Joseph Q Jarvis, MD, MSPH, received his medical and public health training at the University of Utah School of Medicine. His career includes time as a family doctor at a community health center, the state health officer for Nevada, a public health physician for state and federal agencies, a physician consultant with a national practice, and a specialist in occupational lung disease at a tertiary care center.  Dr. Jarvis has seen American health care across the entire spectrum of care.

Thirty years ago Dr. Jarvis came to the realization that American health care fails to deliver quality care at a reasonable price, and that Americans are suffering from society wide health insecurity.  Since then he has done everything he could think of to help all Americans realize how our health system is failing us and what we can do about it.  He shares his conclusions with anyone who will listen, or read his book “The Purple World: Healing the Harm in American Health Care.”  

Do not miss this episode as Dr. Jarvis explains how and why he came to support Medicare for All.

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Dr. Jarvis’s website can be found here.

His book, “The Purple World: Healing the Harm in American Health Care,” can be purchased here. 

A review of his book can be found here. 

This is episode 69, “Highlights, Volume 3.”

In this episode, I wish to honor Martin Luther King Jr. by highlighting important clips from Medicare for All Explained about racism in the U.S. healthcare system and how Medicare for All can reduce the racism that exists in health care.

Do not miss this episode as I highlight how Medicare for All can reduce racism in the United States healthcare system. 

The podcasts referenced in this episode are:

Episode 28: Racial Inequities in Health Care

Episode 48: Covid and Racial Inequities

Episode 41: Racism, Health Care, and Medicare for All

This is episode 68, “How Tragedy Created a Single-Payer Advocate.”

My guest, Scott Desnoyers, became a supporter and advocate for single-payer health care after tragedy struck his family, and his story provides a powerful lesson on why we need Medicare for All. 

Do not miss this episode as Mr. Desnoyers explains how tragedy caused him to become an advocate for Medicare for All.

Note:

That study also said, "We also project that the Medicare for All Act would save more than 68 500 (68,000) lives every year, compared with the status quo. If the Affordable Care Act were to be repealed, we would expect an additional annual loss of more than 38 500 (38,500) lives. Compared with health-care access before the Affordable Care Act, the legislation proposed by Senator Sanders, would save 107 000 (107,000) lives annually." I think that is where the 100,000 figure came from. 

As for 26,000 dying from lack of insurance, I think that figure came from a Families-USA study from June 2012. Here is the link: https://familiesusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Dying-for-Coverage.pdf. That study said, "Across the nation, 26,100 people between the ages of 25 and 64 died prematurely due to a lack of health coverage in 2010.

This is episode 67, "Why We Need Universal Continuous Healthcare From Birth."

My guest, Judith Albert, MD, is a retired physician in Pittsburgh, PA. She received her medical degree from the University of Cincinnati, completed residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Pittsburgh and a fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology at the University of Pennsylvania.  She practiced in academic and private practice settings for over 30 years in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.

Dr. Albert joined Physicians for a National Health Program in 2016 and has been active in her local chapter.  She was elected to the national board of directors in August of 2021.  

Do not miss this episode as Dr. Albert explains why we need a universal continuous healthcare system in the United States. 

This is episode 66, “Our Insidious and Nefarious Healthcare System.”

My guest, Scott Goldberg, MD, is an assistant professor in General Internal Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and an attending primary care physician at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, where he sees patients and teaches residents in the Primary Care/Social Internal Medicine program. 

Dr. Goldberg has worked closely with Physicians for a National Health Program since starting medical school. He started a student chapter at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and became a student delegate to PNHP’s Board of Directors from 2013-2016. From 2016-2019, he was a member of PNHP's executive committee and Board of Directors. He was reelected to the Board in 2021. 

Do not miss this episode and Dr. Goldberg describes why he supports Medicare for All and our insidious and nefarious healthcare system. 

This is episode 65, "Our Healthcare Mess and Why We Need Medicare for All."

In this episode, I describe some of the current problems with the United States healthcare system, what is Medicare for All, and how Medicare for All can solve those problems.

This episode is a good primer on problems with the U.S. healthcare system and why we need Medicare for All. It should not be missed.

Also please note that there will be no podcast on October 15, 2021. Medicare for All Explained will resume on November 1, 2021.

This is episode 64, "Highlights, Volume 2."

In this episode, I take clips that highlight important points about Medicare for All. 

I highlight: 

• Why single-payer healthcare was a revelation for Stephanie Nakajima.

Do not miss this episode as I highlight these important points about Medicare for All. 

The podcasts referenced in this episode are:

• Episode 15: A Revelation

This is episode 63, “Entrepreneurs and Medicare For All."

My guest, Prof. Jerome Katz, is an internationally recognized expert on entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education. He currently is the Director of Saint Louis University’s highly ranked entrepreneurship program.

From a background in his family’s and his own business in Memphis, Prof. Katz went onto obtain degrees from Rhodes College, the University of Memphis, and Harvard, culminating in a PhD from Michigan. He has been quoted in more than 200 articles in the major magazines in business and entrepreneurship, as well as the major American newspapers, and has had a lifelong interest in developing peoples’ potential. 

Do not miss this episode as Prof. Katz examines how entrepreneurs and the small business community are reacting to Medicare for All. 

This is episode 62, “Women’s Health and Reproductive Justice.”

My guest, Dr. Ashley Duhon, is a current second year Ob/Gyn resident working in the Bronx borough of New York City. She received her medical training from the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. She is a current board member of the New York Metro Chapter of Physicians for a National Health Program. 

As a student, she served on the Students for a National Health Program National Board. She is an avid advocate for Medicare for All and is particularly dedicated to the inclusion of full-spectrum reproductive healthcare services in the fight towards a universal and equitable healthcare system for all.

Do not miss this episode as Dr. Duhon explains how reproductive justice relates to women’s health. 

Note: SisterSong is the organization that originally created and defined the term “Reproductive Justice.”

This is episode 61, “To Be or Not to Be Health Insurance, That Is the Tricare Question.”

My guest Miryam Weisberg is a mother of two and lives in the suburbs of Washington, DC. Disabled by a rare genetic disorder, her health relies on Tricare and the military medical system, to which she has access as an earned benefit of her husband's career as an active duty officer.  Previous to becoming disabled, Miryam had a career as a technical writer and now enjoys homeschooling her children and doing needlecrafts. 

Do not miss this episode as Mrs. Weisberg describes her struggles to get medical treatment for her genetic disorder, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, under Tricare.