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Medicare for All: A Citizen's Guide

Medicare for All: A Citizen's Guide

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  • Create Date：2021-04-27 20:31:16
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Abdul El-Sayed
  • ISBN：B08WTG2JTR
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Reviews

Justin Hoehing ，

A nationwide health insurance program is more complicated and nuanced than the politicians want you to think。 This book helps lay out the key actors and problems within our system。

Jamie Wone ，

*Oxford Press sent this to me for free through a Goodreads promotion， but all thoughts are my own*My initial thoughts: I hate America。 But also， this was a very concise break-down of the Medicare for All plan。 I'm a 22-year-old American; I knew basically nothing about health insurance before I read this book。 I was attracted to it for that reason。 And because I have gone to the pharmacy and been told that I no longer have insurance with no warning， and also no inhaler which I need， for breathing *Oxford Press sent this to me for free through a Goodreads promotion， but all thoughts are my own*My initial thoughts: I hate America。 But also， this was a very concise break-down of the Medicare for All plan。 I'm a 22-year-old American; I knew basically nothing about health insurance before I read this book。 I was attracted to it for that reason。 And because I have gone to the pharmacy and been told that I no longer have insurance with no warning， and also no inhaler which I need， for breathing purposes。 Additionally， I have been on Medicaid my whole life and I never understood the dynamics at play due to that fact。 Like the fact that doctors are far more likely to deny you service if you use Medicaid！ That would have been good to know earlier。 So many people I know have stories like this， and far worse， and a laymen's guide such as this one could be a huge help in clearing up all the political confusion surrounding healthcare in the United States。 I feel fully equipped with the knowledge to fully support Medicare for All after reading this book。 And even if you are a strong opponent， it can never hurt to understand the arguments used by those who's views diametrically oppose your own。 。。。more

Allison Berkowitz ，

Health care for all people is very near and dear to my heart， so I really appreciated this book。 I'm not great at remembering details， so the numbers of projections and years in history probably won't stay with me， but I enjoyed getting to read any this issue's history and future in such depth。 Health care for all people is very near and dear to my heart， so I really appreciated this book。 I'm not great at remembering details， so the numbers of projections and years in history probably won't stay with me， but I enjoyed getting to read any this issue's history and future in such depth。 。。。more

Zach Brooks ，

So informative and clearly written。 A must read。

Steve Nolan ，

Fine！ Breezy， packs a good number of stats into a tiny package。 The more it was about the political organizing stuff the more I sorta glassed over， but still useful。

Zack ，

This book was extremely good。 I was looking forward to it for a long time。 A book on "Medicare-For-All" is a godsend。 Millions of Americans don't have health insurance， or lack good insurance， including myself。 I read this book and added it to my bookclub to raise awareness on the topic， and hope more people read it。 I am eager to see even more members of Congress who are on board with Medicare For All。 Let's make this a reality！ This book is a must-read！ I am tired of Americans running a go-fun This book was extremely good。 I was looking forward to it for a long time。 A book on "Medicare-For-All" is a godsend。 Millions of Americans don't have health insurance， or lack good insurance， including myself。 I read this book and added it to my bookclub to raise awareness on the topic， and hope more people read it。 I am eager to see even more members of Congress who are on board with Medicare For All。 Let's make this a reality！ This book is a must-read！ I am tired of Americans running a go-fund-me page just to pay for medical bills。 This is freaking ridiculous。 We need Medicare-For-All ASAP！ 。。。more

Nita ，

5 starsMost policy focused books are a struggle to get through but Dr。 El-Sayed and Dr。 Johnson do a wonderful job laying out the policy in a clear， concise manner while also making the stakes personal。 I would highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to know more about healthcare in America: the stakes， the arguments for and against Medicare for All， and why the fight to reform our healthcare system is so vital。

Nico Tavella ，

Drs。 El-Sayed and Johnson do a great job of simultaneously unpacking and advocating for Medicare for All in its current legislative existence。 This book first recounts America's fraught history with healthcare reform， before diving into the policy itself of providing healthcare as a right to all Americans。 Informative， inspiring， and inviting。 Drs。 El-Sayed and Johnson do a great job of simultaneously unpacking and advocating for Medicare for All in its current legislative existence。 This book first recounts America's fraught history with healthcare reform， before diving into the policy itself of providing healthcare as a right to all Americans。 Informative， inspiring， and inviting。 。。。more

Michael Stachowitz ，

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 angles of the policy and enough facts and sources to make it well worth the read。 Regardless of how much new information one learns here， the value in this exploration really lies in its simple yet power 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 angles of the policy and enough facts and sources to make it well worth the read。 Regardless of how much new information one learns here， the value in this exploration really lies in its simple yet powerful rhetoric， its basic dissection of our broken system that works for so few， and its ubiquitous underlying humanity。 This is a fight worth fighting。 。。。more

Rebecca ，

Incredibly clear and thoughtful discussion of a complex topic！ Great mix of personal stories， history， and policy。 Highly recommend to anyone interested in learning about America’s healthcare system and the potential for Medicare for All to make “health as a human right” a reality。

Tooka Zokaie ，

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 healthcare policies to improve the lives of populations in the United States。 Separated into three sections， Dr。 El Seyed and Dr。 Johnson explain the the key elements of health systems in the U。S。 and w 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 healthcare policies to improve the lives of populations in the United States。 Separated into three sections， Dr。 El Seyed and Dr。 Johnson explain the the key elements of health systems in the U。S。 and why are are not working for all Americans and the history of healthcare legislation， the fundamental concepts of Medicare for All policies， and finally the politics that are at play with moving forward healthcare reform。 I recommend this citizen's guide to everyone interested in learning more about our healthcare systems - but especially those that work in the healthcare sector。 。。。more