Students for a National Health Program at Ohio State

19/09/2018

Dr. Shah, a physician involved with Clinica Latina at OSU, recommended some articles to students who are interested in learning more about health care spending in the United States:

Health Care Spending in the United States and Other High-Income Countries
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2674671

It’s The Prices, Stupid: Why The United States Is So Different From Other Countries
https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.22.3.89

19/09/2018

Thank you to everyone who attended our Free Clinic Panel!

If you are interested in learning more about how Free Clinics help provide care to those in need or want to become more involved, feel free to reach out to the current steering committees. (You can message us if you need help finding contact information, the OSUCOM student org website is in the process of being updated.)

07/09/2018

Thanks to everyone who came to the Student Organization Fair and visited our table! Feel free to contact us if you would like to learn more about how to get involved with SNaHP and other organizations that advocate for single-payer national health insurance.

28/08/2018

This unique article explains health systems across the world in the form of a tournament to determine which one is the best. Which would you pick?

Assessing the systems in eight countries can inform the debate in the U.S. over universal coverage.

27/08/2018

Thank you to everyone who was able to come to our “Who gets left behind by healthcare in the US?” Physician Panel! Our executive board was so excited to meet fellow students who are passionate about providing affordable care to patients.

If you’re interested in learning more information visit the SNaHP and PNHP websites:
http://student.pnhp.org/
http://www.pnhp.org/

12/07/2018

'To be truly universal, the system must also include a new long-term care benefit that meets the needs of older adults and people with disabilities.'

01/07/2018

Some more photos from the Here’s to Health event! We really enjoyed learning more about the involvement of SPAN Ohio in the community and how we can also help contribute.

20/06/2018

Income growth for many doctors would be constrained by switching to single-payer health care. But research on happiness suggests that there would also be many compensations.

23/01/2018

Students for a National Health Program
Seventh Annual Summit
March 3, 2018, 9am - 6pm at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans
More information, Scholarship Applications and Registration here.
Registration fee (no housing included) is $30, Registration including two nights of housing is $80

The SNaHP Summit is a one-day gathering of medical and health professional students from institutions all over the country who support single-payer national health insurance, or "Medicare for all". By attending, you can expect to learn what a national health program would look like in the U.S. and vital advocacy skills geared towards health professional students.

This year’s theme is “Building Momentum Towards Medicare for All”, and will feature keynote speaker Dr. Steffie Woolhandler, co-founder of Physicians for a National Health Program and distinguished professor of public health and health policy in the CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College

All students, regardless of specialty or knowledge of single payer, are welcome to attend the SNaHP Summit. You can apply for a scholarship, register, and find more info about the summit here:

Save the date! The 7th annual SNaHP Summit will take place on Saturday, March 3, 2018, on the campus of Louisiana State University (Health Sciences Center) in New Orleans. The SNaHP Summit is a one-day gathering of medical and health professional students from institutions all over the country who s...

15/08/2017

Good news! More doctors supporting Single Payer makes us oh so happy

More than half of U.S. physicians support a single payer healthcare system with 42% “strongly” in favor and another 14%, according to a new survey of more than 1,000 doctors by MerrittHawkins

08/08/2017

Loving this explanation about Single Payer in Canada!