Physicians for a National Health Program
Encyclopedia
Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), is an advocacy organization of some 17,000 American physicians, medical students, and health professionals founded by Quentin Young
who support a single-payer
system of national health insurance
.
The group is best known for its influential proposals for national health insurance, which have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine
and the Journal of the American Medical Association
.
The group is also known for its members' substantial contributions to scientific research on the uninsured, health system economics and international health systems. Members such as Drs. David Himmelstein, Stephanie Woolhandler, Marcia Angell
and Arnold Relman have contributed articles to major peer-reviewed journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine (of which Angell and Relman are former editors-in-chief), the Journal of the American Medical Association and Health Affairs.
Quentin Young
Quentin Young is Chicago-based physician who is recognized for his efforts in advocating for single-payer health care in the United States...
who support a single-payer
Single-payer health care
Single-payer health care is medical care funded from a single insurance pool, run by the state. Under a single-payer system, universal health care for an entire population can be financed from a pool to which many parties employees, employers, and the state have contributed...
system of national health insurance
Universal health care
Universal health care is a term referring to organized health care systems built around the principle of universal coverage for all members of society, combining mechanisms for health financing and service provision.-History:...
.
The group is best known for its influential proposals for national health insurance, which have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine
New England Journal of Medicine
The New England Journal of Medicine is an English-language peer-reviewed medical journal published by the Massachusetts Medical Society. It describes itself as the oldest continuously published medical journal in the world.-History:...
and the Journal of the American Medical Association
Journal of the American Medical Association
The Journal of the American Medical Association is a weekly, peer-reviewed, medical journal, published by the American Medical Association. Beginning in July 2011, the editor in chief will be Howard C. Bauchner, vice chairman of pediatrics at Boston University’s School of Medicine, replacing ...
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The group is also known for its members' substantial contributions to scientific research on the uninsured, health system economics and international health systems. Members such as Drs. David Himmelstein, Stephanie Woolhandler, Marcia Angell
Marcia Angell
Marcia Angell, M.D. is an American physician, author, and the first woman to serve as editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine...
and Arnold Relman have contributed articles to major peer-reviewed journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine (of which Angell and Relman are former editors-in-chief), the Journal of the American Medical Association and Health Affairs.
See also
- Health care reformHealth care reformHealth care reform is a general rubric used for discussing major health policy creation or changes—for the most part, governmental policy that affects health care delivery in a given place...
- List of healthcare reform advocacy groups in the United States
- National Physicians AllianceNational Physicians AllianceThe National Physicians Alliance is a national, multi-specialty medical organization founded in 2005 by former leaders of the American Medical Student Association...
- Physicians' Council for Responsible ReformPhysicians' Council for Responsible ReformThe Physicians' Council for Responsible Reform is an advocacy group in the United States which opposes proposed legislation which would change health care funding....
- Single-payer health careSingle-payer health careSingle-payer health care is medical care funded from a single insurance pool, run by the state. Under a single-payer system, universal health care for an entire population can be financed from a pool to which many parties employees, employers, and the state have contributed...
- United States National Health Care Act
- Universal health careUniversal health careUniversal health care is a term referring to organized health care systems built around the principle of universal coverage for all members of society, combining mechanisms for health financing and service provision.-History:...
External links
- Physicians for a National Health Program official website
- Single-Payer National Health Insurance Resources
- Single-Payer National Health Insurance FAQ
- Interview with Stephanie Woolhandler and David Himmelstein on Humankind public radio
- Lessons from the National Single Payer Campaign, presentation by Dr. Margaret Flowers, Oregon Single Payer Conference, Portland, Oregon, Jan. 29, 2011.