tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139051348630003510.post8054216560798633192..comments2024-01-19T10:34:42.896-05:00Comments on AIDS Drug Assistance Program: Health, Wellness, and Safety for All: The BOOM!Health Model and Social Determinants of HealthADAP Advocacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12953388477622949653noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139051348630003510.post-1700945592973306562015-02-06T09:54:23.829-05:002015-02-06T09:54:23.829-05:00I applaud BOOMHealth and Mr. Hellman for making su...I applaud BOOMHealth and Mr. Hellman for making such a difference both in raising awareness of the barriers to healthcare access and in improving the lives of those most in need.<br /><br />But I challenge them to go further. As Director of the Drive for Universal Healthcare and the primary organizer of the Healthcare Justice March, I urge BOOMHealth to become an advocate for expanded and improved Medicare for All - single-payer healthcare - in this country. By adopting such a system, healthcare access would no longer depend on a person's ability to pay; scarce funds could be directed away from healthcare delivery and towards the other social determinants Mr. Hellman identifies; and the leading cause of bankruptcy - medical debt - would be eliminated. <br /><br />There will always be rich people and poor people, there will always be corruption and greed, and single-payer would bring other challenges (provider shortages, pharma company resistance to generics, IT "glitches" to name a few), but how much better off would our society be if every person in it knew they could get the medical care and treatment they need from the provider they choose, any time, anywhere? <br /><br />I hope that Mr. Hellman and the BOOMers will become vociferous supporters of comprehensive, equitable, truly universal healthcare in the U.S. and add healthcare justice to the goals of their good work. - Sue SaltmarshSue Saltmarshhttp://healthcarejusticemarch.orgnoreply@blogger.com