Study: Media Blackout on Single-Payer Healthcare

Proponents of popular policy shut out of debate

Single-payer--a model in which healthcare delivery would remain largely private, but would be paid for by a single federal health insurance fund (much like Medicare provides for seniors, and comparable to Canada's current system)--polls well with the public, who preferred it two-to-one over a privatized system in a recent survey (New York Times/CBS, 1/11-15/09). But a media consumer in the week leading up to the summit was more likely to read about ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Patricia Blochowiak - Mar 8, 2009 - 7:36 AM PDT
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Edited by: Patricia Blochowiak - Mar 8, 2009 - 7:36 AM PDT
Kaizar Campwala
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by Kaizar Campwala - Mar. 8, 2009

This is an important piece that takes a critical looks at how the media is taking about health care reform. Because FAIR is a partisan organization, however, this report doesn't give a broad picture of how reform is being covered, and instead only looks at how a single-payer system is discussed.

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Patricia Blochowiak
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by Patricia Blochowiak - Mar. 8, 2009

FAIR's analysis of the media coverage of health care reform targets the media's lack of coverage of "Medicare for All" (single payer). Extensive references confirm their point of view, which is relevant for all of us who have ever been, or will ever be, in need of health care.

The American Academy of Family Physicians, among others, would also like to see more coverage of the concept of a 'medical home."

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