Cheryl Cashin
@cherylcashin.bsky.social
Health economist passionate about equity and Universal Health Coverage.
What has happened to the @theatlantic.com?
"@abdulelsayed.bsky.social , the left-wing Senate candidate in Michigan, also carries a lot of baggage—his Muslim faith and Arab name, his advocacy for universal health care, some loose-lipped podcasts in his past..."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
"@abdulelsayed.bsky.social , the left-wing Senate candidate in Michigan, also carries a lot of baggage—his Muslim faith and Arab name, his advocacy for universal health care, some loose-lipped podcasts in his past..."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
AOC Knows a Lemon When She Sees One
Francesca Hong’s surprise loss in Wisconsin is a blessing to the Democratic Party.
www.theatlantic.com
August 13, 2026 at 12:59 PM
What has happened to the @theatlantic.com?
"@abdulelsayed.bsky.social , the left-wing Senate candidate in Michigan, also carries a lot of baggage—his Muslim faith and Arab name, his advocacy for universal health care, some loose-lipped podcasts in his past..."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
"@abdulelsayed.bsky.social , the left-wing Senate candidate in Michigan, also carries a lot of baggage—his Muslim faith and Arab name, his advocacy for universal health care, some loose-lipped podcasts in his past..."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Absolutely! New York could and should implement universal publicly-financed healthcare indypendent.org/2026/07/new-...
New York Can Do Anything, Including Single-Payer Universal Healthcare
The main obstacle is a lack of political will and imagination.
indypendent.org
July 30, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Absolutely! New York could and should implement universal publicly-financed healthcare indypendent.org/2026/07/new-...
The NY Health Act is closer than ever! Our analysis shows enormous savings for local governments and schools that could increase salaries for teachers and public union members.
One more hidden tax in this broken system and one more reason to #PassNYHealth! drive.google.com/file/d/15jtz...
One more hidden tax in this broken system and one more reason to #PassNYHealth! drive.google.com/file/d/15jtz...
July 30, 2026 at 10:01 AM
The NY Health Act is closer than ever! Our analysis shows enormous savings for local governments and schools that could increase salaries for teachers and public union members.
One more hidden tax in this broken system and one more reason to #PassNYHealth! drive.google.com/file/d/15jtz...
One more hidden tax in this broken system and one more reason to #PassNYHealth! drive.google.com/file/d/15jtz...
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Objections to health reform based on a fear of ‘socialism’ are silly.The Utah Cares Act reforms how to originate health care funding and how to spend those funds, saving $16 B/yr out of $40 B/yr being spent-better simpler care financed fairly for all. www.utahcares.health
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July 14, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Objections to health reform based on a fear of ‘socialism’ are silly.The Utah Cares Act reforms how to originate health care funding and how to spend those funds, saving $16 B/yr out of $40 B/yr being spent-better simpler care financed fairly for all. www.utahcares.health
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Not surprising CEOs of for-profit vultures don't want to give up anything to improve our health care and only want more $$$$$.
People > Profits
People > Profits
It is not that hard to think of many things that the health care providers, the pharma sector, and the insurance companies need to give up to improve the system. What about the rest of us?
What Would You Give Up to Make American Health Care Better?
It’s a question everyone—from executives to practitioners to consumers—needs to ask. But few seem willing to think about it.
lnk.thebulwark.com
April 21, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Not surprising CEOs of for-profit vultures don't want to give up anything to improve our health care and only want more $$$$$.
People > Profits
People > Profits
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Bad immigration economics assumes every extra person is one less seat. Good economics notices they also bring a seat, a side dish, and demand for the bloke selling drinks.
The first story is fear; the second is how economies work.
The first story is fear; the second is how economies work.
March 28, 2026 at 11:14 PM
A purely U.S. private insurance construct to ⬆️ profits. This business model has nothing to do with health. #Medicare4All #NYHealthAct
KFF’s latest poll finds that prior authorization ranks as the single biggest burden for people with employer coverage, Medicaid, and those who buy their own coverage (largely through the Affordable Care Act’s Marketplaces). https://on.kff.org/4c3sHaT
KFF Health Tracking Poll: Prior Authorizations Rank as Public’s Biggest Burden When Getting Health Care | KFF
KFF's health tracking poll finds that beyond costs, insured adults say prior authorization is their biggest challenges when accessing care. About seven in ten (69%) insured adults say prior authorizat...
on.kff.org
February 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
A purely U.S. private insurance construct to ⬆️ profits. This business model has nothing to do with health. #Medicare4All #NYHealthAct
Will California pioneer publicly-financed UHC in the United States? davisvanguard.org/2026/01/cali...
Universal Healthcare in California: Leading the Way for a Healthier Nation - Davis Vanguard
California has the economic power and moral responsibility to implement a universal healthcare system independent from the federal government, which can serve as a model for the rest of the country an...
davisvanguard.org
January 26, 2026 at 10:53 PM
We're working hard to get this passed @robyates123.bsky.social! #NYHealthAct
Now is the time to pass the New York Health Act to pioneer publicly financed UHC in the United States thecrotonchronicle.substack.com/p/guest-edit...
Guest Editorial: The New York Health Act -- It's long past time for the legislature to pass it.
The act, first introduced in 1991, would implement universal government-paid health care. Similar systems are normal in all other industrialized nations in the world.
thecrotonchronicle.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:43 AM
We're working hard to get this passed @robyates123.bsky.social! #NYHealthAct
One last punch in the face to global health.
As of tomorrow, the US will be out of #WHO. It's leaving the organization with a large unpaid bill — 2 years of unpaid membership dues, including from the last year of the Biden administration. www.statnews.com/2026/01/21/t...
As U.S. prepares to exit WHO, it is stiffing the agency on a large bill
When the U.S. withdrawal from the WHO goes into effect Thursday, the world’s largest economy will be leaving the global health agency with a hefty unpaid bill.
www.statnews.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:01 PM
One last punch in the face to global health.
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Bravo Vietnam completely scrapping copayments for poorer households www.asiainsurancereview.com/News/View-Ne...
Vietnam expands full health insurance coverage
Vietnam will provide full reimbursement of medical examination and treatment costs under its health insurance system to people from near-poor households and seniors aged 75 and above who receive socia...
www.asiainsurancereview.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Bravo Vietnam completely scrapping copayments for poorer households www.asiainsurancereview.com/News/View-Ne...
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Yes, unscrupulous insurance companies are a driver of health inequity
New book by @mirandayaver.bsky.social
New book by @mirandayaver.bsky.social
January 11, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Yes, unscrupulous insurance companies are a driver of health inequity
New book by @mirandayaver.bsky.social
New book by @mirandayaver.bsky.social
Look when life expectancy in the US started to diverge sharply from other high-income countries even while expenditure sky-rocketed.
1980s.
A general sharp turn toward protecting profits instead of people in this country.
1980s.
A general sharp turn toward protecting profits instead of people in this country.
January 7, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Look when life expectancy in the US started to diverge sharply from other high-income countries even while expenditure sky-rocketed.
1980s.
A general sharp turn toward protecting profits instead of people in this country.
1980s.
A general sharp turn toward protecting profits instead of people in this country.
Now is the time for states to step up and protect health care! Let's do this #NYHealthAct!
January 7, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Now is the time for states to step up and protect health care! Let's do this #NYHealthAct!
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Our new study just up in JAMA IM: we track Americans' out-of-pocket health spending longitudinally over a four-year period, showing that risks mount year after year. Whereas 11.8% of adults experience healthcare financial strain after 1 year, risk rises to 26.7% over four years
December 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Our new study just up in JAMA IM: we track Americans' out-of-pocket health spending longitudinally over a four-year period, showing that risks mount year after year. Whereas 11.8% of adults experience healthcare financial strain after 1 year, risk rises to 26.7% over four years
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We are failing our kids
December 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We are failing our kids
Shame.
Vulnerable children are dying as the result of inexcusable, immoral policy choices by the most powerful. “One of the crowning achievements in global health is at risk of coming undone… Estimates suggest 2025 will be the first year this century that child deaths have gone up instead of down.”
For the first time this century, child deaths under age 5 will likely rise. Why?
A dramatic drop in mortality for youngsters under age 5 has been one of the great accomplishments in global health. But estimates suggest that in 2025 child deaths will go up.
www.npr.org
December 12, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Shame.
Essential reading if you want to understand how sick the US health care system is and why #Medicare4All is NOT a radical proposal to fix it. 👇
“The US system is drowning in private-sector bloat and bureaucracy. .The result is staggering inefficiency: roughly one in four dollars spent on health insurance goes to something other than care, like marketing, billing, profits, or middlemen.” open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...
5 ways our health care system has become utterly insane
A deep dive into the U.S. health care system: rising costs, corporate takeover, and why reform keeps failing.
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Essential reading if you want to understand how sick the US health care system is and why #Medicare4All is NOT a radical proposal to fix it. 👇
No surprise here. Get profit out of health care! #people>profits #Medicare4All
Deaths are higher in emergency rooms of hospitals owned by private equity firms, per Harvard.
They did the math: It’s cheaper to let someone die than save them with a procedure they can’t afford.
This is what happens when profits take precedence over people.
They did the math: It’s cheaper to let someone die than save them with a procedure they can’t afford.
This is what happens when profits take precedence over people.
November 16, 2025 at 11:51 AM
No surprise here. Get profit out of health care! #people>profits #Medicare4All
Exactly! Health insurance premiums, deductibles and co-pays are taxes!
BUT they are regressive and revenue accrues to insurance company profit lines not government coffers.
AND it is taxation without representation since insurance companies are accountable to shareholders not taxpayers.
BUT they are regressive and revenue accrues to insurance company profit lines not government coffers.
AND it is taxation without representation since insurance companies are accountable to shareholders not taxpayers.
Maybe I’m too Norwegian, but it’s weird to me that Americans don’t consider health insurance a form of taxation.
November 12, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Exactly! Health insurance premiums, deductibles and co-pays are taxes!
BUT they are regressive and revenue accrues to insurance company profit lines not government coffers.
AND it is taxation without representation since insurance companies are accountable to shareholders not taxpayers.
BUT they are regressive and revenue accrues to insurance company profit lines not government coffers.
AND it is taxation without representation since insurance companies are accountable to shareholders not taxpayers.
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81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
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I helped make a film, out this week, called “Rovina’s Choice,” about the deaths this man without conscience or accountability has caused — already 600,000, ⅔ of them children.
November 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I helped make a film, out this week, called “Rovina’s Choice,” about the deaths this man without conscience or accountability has caused — already 600,000, ⅔ of them children.
Administrative burden is a barrier to health care. This one is an easy fix.
November 5, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Administrative burden is a barrier to health care. This one is an easy fix.
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Earlier this year, I met a Croatian journalist who was in the US doing a piece on America’s politics and I asked her what surprised her. And she said, “What you all call the far left is just being normal.”
November 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Earlier this year, I met a Croatian journalist who was in the US doing a piece on America’s politics and I asked her what surprised her. And she said, “What you all call the far left is just being normal.”