Figures and Tables
Acknowledgements
Preface: We Need Better
Introduction: The Failure of Free Market Healthcare
Chapter One: Why Markets Cannot Work in Healthcare
Chapter Two: Can We Afford Medicare for All?
Chapter Three: From Here to There is Politics
Chapter Four: Universal Healthcare is Better
Economics
Because it Acknowledges Human Rights
Notes
Gerald Friedman is Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts-Amhurst.
“As we enter a new era in the fight for universal healthcare in
America, Professor Friedman’s book distills the failures of our
current system – and the complexities of what should replace it –
into a compelling and easy-to-understand explainer for anyone
looking to understand Medicare for All. This is a must-read for
anyone who wants to go beyond the headlines to get a nuanced
account of the politics and policy behind Medicare for All.”
Jim McGovern, Congressman for the 2nd District of Massachusetts
"We need a clear, concise analysis of universal Medicare in
all its forms that cuts through the complexities, and that is what
Professor Friedman has given us. As he shows, sixty-five million of
us already enjoy its benefits in the U.S., an eloquent
demonstration of its superiority in cost and efficiency to the
private competition.”
Michael Dukakis, Former Governor of Massachusetts and Democratic
Party Presidential Nominee 1988
“Professor Friedman is one of the leading thinkers in the country
on the economics that underpin universal healthcare coverage. His
visionary work in The Case for Medicare for All is just what our
country needs right now. The inequities in our current healthcare
system are glaring and inexcusable, and I’m grateful to have
Professor Friedman’s important and timely research in order to
better understand how Massachusetts can transition from our current
health care system to a single payer system.”
Joanne M. Comerford, Massachussetts State Senator and former
Campaign Director at MoveOn “Economics Professor Gerald
Friedman has devoted his career to defending Medicare for All. In
this convincing book, he explains his reasoning and why America
would be transformed for the better.”
Walter Tsou, University of Pennsylvania
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