I’m a doctor and I support Medicare for all. Change my mind!
I’m tired of my labor being exploited to make wealth for shareholders and CEOs, at the expense of my patients! Photos from the annual physicians for a national health program (PNHP) conference in DC.
Edit- call it M4All or single payer or a national health program, it’s time for universal coverage and prioritizing patients over profits.
To those suggesting doctors or I should work for free—
That’s a straw man’s argument— I have bills to pay just like everyone else, I chose a career that allows me to pay the bills AND help people. Only about 30c of each dollar spent goes towards direct patient care- I.e the doctors and nurses doing the actual work.
To others who “don’t want their tax dollars to go to other people’s care” or comparing it to “slavery”— check yourself. If you’re not already on a government plan (VA/medicaid/medicare) and you have health insurance— you are likely paying a premium and have a deductible, in-network/out of network , blah blah. Instead of your premium going to for profit insurance companies where 1/3 is only being spent for patient care— you will pay a significantly smaller fraction so that every person can have access to care. Also, they seem to be perfectly fine with the govt using tax funds to bomb people overseas or renovate the White House or imprison millions of people—- seems like actually using money for good is the problem. Also, maybe don’t vote for people who say they will cut social benefit programs 🤷🏾♀️
People clearly have strong feelings but the truth is that we are at a breaking point- the system is buckling. It will either collapse or we will have to pivot