Single-payer gains momentum among AMA doctors

By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News | August 08, 2018 at 10:43 AM

The battle lines are shifting as younger doctors flip their views, a change that will likely assume greater significance as the next generation of physicians takes on leadership roles.

Doctor with piggy bank

opportunity for change decades-long opposition pay would decrease Related: Can a single-payer health system work in the U.S.? 70 House Democrats suggests LinkedIn Merritt Hawkins NEJM Catalyst Kaiser Health News is a nonprofit news service covering health issues. It is an editorially independent program of the Kaiser Family Foundation, which is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente.

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