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Episode 32: If There’s an Argument for Medicare for All That Ought to Convince Everyone, It’s This Epidemic

April 12, 2020 by Joe Sparks

Episode 32: If There’s an Argument for Medicare for All That Ought to Convince Everyone, It’s This Epidemic is now available on Podbean, Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher and Tune In.

My guest, David Himmelstein, MD, is a Distinguished Professor of public health and health policy in the CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College.

Dr. Himmelstein is a co-founder of Physicians for a National Health Program. He has authored or coauthored more than 100 journal articles and three books, and is a top expert on the waste and abuse of our current health care system.

Do not miss this episode as Dr. Himmelstein describes the United States’ devastating response to the coronavirus pandemic and how a single-payer Medicare for All system would help.

 

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