Recommended Readings: Understanding the Healthcare Debate

Check out these recommend readings for our event, Understanding the Healthcare Debate, gathered by Adam Gismondi, Civic Media Researcher for Civic Series.

In the spirit of a call from Ethan Zuckerman (now the Director of the Institute for Digital Public Infrastructure at University of Massachusetts Amherst) for more “wide news” — news that reflects society’s diversity of opinions — we’ve been sending out some recommended readings for each of our events that cut across the spectrum. This month (for our first ever) virtual Civic Series event, our topic is “Understanding the Healthcare Debate” Below, we have a few suggested starting points, selected to offer a variety of angles on this month’s topic.

Please note that these are by no means meant to be thorough, but rather, the readings are merely meant as a place to begin our conversation, as well as a way of showcasing some of the conversations already happening.

Views from the Political Left:

• The Basics of ‘Medicare for All,’ and What to Know about Bernie Sanders’ Health Care Plan, NYT/The Upshot
• Stop Fearmongering About ‘Medicare for All.’ Most Families Would Pay Less for Better Care, USA Today Opinion

Views from the Political Right:

• Health Care Spending Is Out of Control, Reason Magazine
• A Health Plan for President Trump, National Review

Other Viewpoints:

• Should All Americans Have the Right (Be Entitled) to Health Care?, ProCon/Britannica
• Medicare-for-All Is Not Medicare, and Not Really for All. So What does It Actually Mean?, ProPublica

– Adam Gismondi, Civic Media Researcher for Civic Series