Congratulations @abdulelsayed.bsky.social A landmark victory in the battle for publicly-financed UHC in the USA
Rob Yates
@robyates123.bsky.social
Political health economist championing publicly financed universal health reforms to political leaders. Visiting Professor in Practice at the London School of Economics and Political Science
Absolutely! New York could and should implement universal publicly-financed healthcare indypendent.org/2026/07/new-...
New York Can Do Anything, Including Single-Payer Universal Healthcare
The main obstacle is a lack of political will and imagination.
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One of pre-requisites for UHC is paying your public health workers properly nation.africa/kenya/health...
Caught in the middle: Governors finger Duale in fresh feud over 7,000 UHC workers
Governors and the Ministry have been trading accusatory letters over who is responsible for absorbing the workers.
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The MAJORITY of Americans want to replay their hopeless private health insurance system with publicly financed UHC www.commondreams.org/news/private...
As Premiums Soar and Millions Lose Coverage, Over Half of Americans Say End Private Health Insurance | Common Dreams
Millions of Americans have lost health insurance under Trump's watch. Polling shows majority support for eliminating private insurers in favor of a national health plan.
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Why would anyone listen to the Americans on how to reach UHC? Like England advising countries on how to win World Cup semi-finals www.the-star.co.ke/news/2026-07...
Kenya, US deepen health partnership to advance Universal Health Coverage
CS Duale said partnership marks a shift from traditional donor funding to a government-led model focused on national priorities
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A betting account in the name of George Cottrell, the convicted fraudster who bankrolled Nigel Farage, received almost $9mn in cryptocurrency from unidentified sources while he was providing gifts to the Reform UK leader great work from @annasophiegross.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/b74c...
Betting account in George Cottrell’s name received $9mn in crypto from unidentified sources
Deposits in Polymarket wallet came as convicted fraudster was providing gifts to Farage
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Now is the time for US Democrats to go full throttle for publicly-financed UHC www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘Our system is in dire straits’: progressive Democrats hold Medicare for All hearing
Congressional Progressive caucus say ‘healthcare should not be a privilege’ as they champions single payer system
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Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum so popular because she has brought UHC to everyone. Smart politics www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
How did Mexico’s president become the world’s most popular leftwing leader?
The long read: Claudia Sheinbaum started as an activist. Now she is Mexico’s president. Has she stayed true to her ideals?
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Tanzania is ramping up taxes on tobacco and sugar to pay for UHC reforms. Smart politics. www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/new...
Tanzania to raise Sh7.5 billion from sugar and cigarette levies for universal healthcare
The government plans to raise Sh7.5 billion through new levies on sugar and cigarettes to help finance the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) programme, Parliament was told.
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Life Expectancy is plummeting in the US due in part to its woeful inequitable health system spacedaily.com/b-the-united...
The United States is projected to collapse near the absolute bottom of the developed world for life expectancy by 2030—falling behind even Croatia and Mexico—according to an ensemble of 21 probabilist...
In February 2017, a team of researchers from Imperial College London and the World Health Organization published one of the most rigorous life expectancy forecasts ever attempted. Rather than rely on ...
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Nigeria will NOT reach UHC through contributory health insurance leadership.ng/states-call-...
States Call For Compulsory Health Insurance Law In Nigeria
The maiden National Summit of State Social Health Insurance Agencies (SSHIAs) ended on Wednesday in Akure, Ondo State, with stakeholders adopting a
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Rapidly falling health coverage in the US will prove an electoral disaster for the Republicans - bring it on. www.socialistalternative.org/2026/05/31/m...
Millions Of Americans Are Being Priced Out Of Health Insurance
When the Democrats made a deal with the Republicans to re-open the government last November, after the longest government shutdown in US history, they co-signed the end of affordable health insurance ...
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Will New York win the race to publicly financed universal health care in the US? thehill.com/opinion/heal...
New York can lead the way to universal healthcare coverage nationwide
New York lawmakers have been trying to pass the New York Health Act since 1992. Public support is overwhelming. And while most lawmakers have taken a public stance in favor of the bill, in private,…
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Here's hoping the Republican's woeful performance on health access will precipitate their downfall www.vox.com/good-medicin...
Millions of Americans are losing their health insurance
The GOP’s Big, Beautiful Bill sought to roll back the Affordable Care Act. Now, the human costs are becoming clear.
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Another dismal example of a Nigerian hospital holding children hostage because they can't pay their medical bills guardian.ng/news/the-lio...
The Lions Club pays N1m hospital bills of ten kids in Ebonyi hospital
As part of their social responsibility, a non-governmental organization, the Lion ClubInternational, District 404A3 has paid ten million
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Poor families in Tanzania will NOT pay $60 per year for health insurance so this is a doomed strategy to reach universal coverage www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/new...
Tanzania finalising Sh150,000 universal health insurance package
The government has said it is finalising reforms to the Universal Health Insurance system, with the second phase of citizen registration introducing a Sh150,000 annual package for households of...
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How can Ogun State in Nigeria be claiming it is making progress towards UHC when its PHC workers are charging user fees for routine immunisations? punchng.com/inside-ogun-...
Inside Ogun PHCs where health workers demand N2,000 before child immunisation
Investigation reveals health workers in Ogun State are charging illegal child immunisation fees, extorting mothers for a service meant to be free.
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Another dismal failure of contributory health insurance in a developing country. Poor people can't afford health insurance! Tax financing is the only route to UHC
Kristof Decoster@kristofdecoster.bsky.social · 3mo agoVia the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/global-devel... @robyates123.bsky.social
Go @abdulelsayed.bsky.social running for senator on a publicly-financed UHC platform in Michigan bridgemi.com/michigan-gov...
Medicare for All divides Democrats in Michigan's US Senate race - Bridge Michigan
In Michigan’s hotly contested US Senate Democratic primary, the future of health care coverage has emerged as a key issue. Efforts to expand government-backed coverage face an uphill political climb.
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As a public health official in Wayne County, I led the program to set aside $7 million to erase nearly $700 million in medical debt for 300,000 families. It’s the biggest medical debt erasure in Michigan State history.
Mexico is another country to achieve FREE, publicly financed UHC before the US www.zmescience.com/science/news...
Mexico Is Officially Launching Universal Healthcare This Week
Mexico dismantles silos to build a unified, rights-based medical future.
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Bravo Ghana launching universal FREE primary health care this month www.youtube.com/watch?v=42ot...
Government to Roll Out Free Primary Healthcare Scheme Nationwide
YouTube video by ChannelOne TV
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Will the Democrats win the US midterms on a UHC platform? You know it makes sense edition.cnn.com/2026/04/12/p...
Analysis: This Bernie Sanders-backed idea is connecting Democrats winning midterm primaries | CNN Politics
Single payer is getting a second wind.
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Kenya's hospitals are becoming debtors prisons - scrapping patient fees would stop this immediately www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk3L...
Naivasha level 4 patients detained over bills as families blame SHA over incompitency
YouTube video by KTN News Kenya
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UHC should be the Democracts best weapon in winning the mid-terms and the White House in 2028 thehill.com/policy/healt...
Health care polling as top issue for first time since 2020: Gallup
Americans are more concerned about the availability and cost of health care than any other domestic issue, with it reclaiming the top spot for the first time since 2020, according to a new Gallup p…
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Health care polling as top issue for first time since 2020: Gallup
Americans are more concerned about the availability and cost of health care than any other domestic issue, with it reclaiming the top spot for the first time since 2020, according to a new Gallup p…
thehill.com
Bravo @barackobama.bsky.social - one of the world's great UHC heroes
Barack Obama@barackobama.bsky.social · 5mo agoThe day the Affordable Care Act passed was one of my proudest moments as president, because it meant that millions of Americans would have access to health care, some for the first time.