Steffie Woolhandler

Steffie Woolhandler and David U. Himmelstein are both physicians. They serve as Distinguished Professors of Public Health at Hunter College of the City University of New York and Lecturers in Medicine at Harvard Medical School. They founded Physicians for a National Health Program. (November 2024)

The Only Way to Fix US Health Care

The evidence confirms what our patients regard as common sense: copays and deductibles cause people to skip needed care and hence suffer poorer health, and even mortal consequences.

We’ve Got You Covered: Rebooting American Health Care

by Liran Einav and Amy Finkelstein

November 7, 2024 issue

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