Medicare for All, Abdul ElSayed
Medicare for All, Abdul ElSayed
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Medicare for All
A Citizen's Guide

Author: Abdul El-Sayed, Micah Johnson, Bernie Sanders, Pramila Jayapal

Narrator: Christopher Grove

Unabridged: 8 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/09/2021


Synopsis

A citizen's guide to America's most debated policy-in-waiting.

There are few issues as consequential in the lives of Americans as health care—and few issues more politically vexing. Every single American will interact with the health care system at some point in their lives, and most people will find that interaction less than satisfactory. And yet for every dollar spent in our economy, nineteen cents go to health care. What are we paying for, exactly?

Health care policy is notoriously complex, but what Americans want is quite simple: good health care that's easy to use and doesn't break the bank. Polls show that as many as 70 percent of Americans want the government to provide universal health coverage to all Americans.

What's less clear is how to get there.

Medicare for All is the leading proposal to achieve to universal health coverage in America. But what is it exactly? How would it work? More importantly, is it practical or practicable?

This book goes beyond partisan talking points to offer a serious examination of how Medicare for All would transform the way we give, receive, and pay for healthcare in America.

About Abdul El-Sayed

Abdul El-Sayed, MD, DPhil, is physician, epidemiologist, and healthcare reform activist, and former health director for the city of Detroit. He ran for Governor of Michigan in 2018 on a single-payer platform and advised on the 2020 Democratic platform as a Healthcare Unity Task Force appointee. He is the host of the podcast America Dissected on Crooked Media.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tooka

I have gone through two graduate public health programs and have worked for both a large insurance provider group and an association that represents dental providers. NEVER have I seen a text that so masterfully explains the public health crisis of underinsurance and the opportunity to reform our he......more

Goodreads review by Sadie

Really insightful and comprehensive… really enjoyed the discussion of the monopolization of the pharmaceutical industry and also liked the discussion of the sociopolitical barriers to healthcare......more

Goodreads review by Michael

Short and to the point, this citizen's guide to Medicare for All is the perfect book to buy and read, then lend or give away to others. While I have spent a considerable amount of time reading articles and one other book about this topic previously, the authors manage to cram in enough different ang......more

Goodreads review by Sidney

This book is a necessary read for any activist who is trying to push M4A. The information I got from this book has helped me so much in classes.......more