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medicare for all

Let Medicare For All End Cruelty of Using Health Care Coverage as a Bargaining Chip

September 26, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

If we already had Medicare for All, the United Auto Workers could be using their collective power to fight for higher wages and better benefits. Instead, GM gets to use the health of its employees as a bargaining chip.

Why Some CEOs Are Figuring Out That ‘Medicare For All’ Is Good For Business

June 10, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Richard Master, CEO of MCS Industries in Easton, Pa., stands in a showroom of the company's picture frames and wall decor. He says one of the biggest impediments to keeping labor costs in line has been the increasing expense of health coverage in the United States. (Phil Galewitz/KHN)

As health costs continue to grow, straining employer budgets and slowing wage growth, CEOs and others in the business community are beginning to take the Medicare for All option more seriously.

Medicare for All: No Country for “Can’t”

February 4, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

medicare for all

Medicare for all could be the most efficient, cheapest, and provider-friendly—but not perfect—part of what could be a health system that promotes health, saves lives, and creates a sense of social solidarity.

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