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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 14h

Here's the response of Physicians for a National Health Program to the US Senate Finance Committee. Read why they are urging Congress to create a single-payer system that will provide healthcare to all, "where insurance companies, along with their 15-20% overhead, are obsolete." @pnhp.bsky.social

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I didn't think it was possible to spin this. But Daniel Dale, CNN's Fact Checker, did. Shameful that Dale thinks Americans need to be "steeped in TrumpRallySpeak to know what he was saying." How do we get ourselves "steeped"? Why did Trump name Los Angeles & San Diego & not Miami & Palm Beach?

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

💯 Definitely time to source an ACTUAL expert

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Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) @pnhp.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

“What if everybody in our country had high-quality coverage through an even better version of traditional Medicare? What if we had *improved* Medicare for All?”

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

CDC's HICPAC could have standardized respirators in healthcare, which would have given COVID-19, measles & other pathogens less chance to spread among patients, providers, visitors. It was a terrible choice, with only Lisa Baum showing leadership @nationalnurses.bsky.social and dissenting.

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Is it billionaires who prevented CalCare AB1900 from making it out of Committee in the California legislature? Or rather (as pointed out by @nationalnurses.bsky.social ) a lack of legislative leadership & "capitulation to corporate healthcare interests"? www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/nurses...

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Nurses condemn California Assembly’s failure to advance CalCare

California Nurses Association members condemn the California State Assembly’s failure to advance A.B. 1900, the California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act, also known as CalCare, at a time when hea...

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Hopefully Oregon will succeed where California failed. When it does, maybe California will see its folly & follow Oregon's lead. Why is single-payer healthcare still a "slogan" in the US but a daily reality in other wealthy countries? Why doesn't the US provide healthcare as a human right?

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Imagine what a layered approach to airborne mitigation would do to reduce acute and Long Covid along with other diseases like measles and influenza.

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

CDC's HICPAC could have standardized respirators in healthcare, which would have given measles & other pathogens less chance to spread among patients, providers, visitors. It was a terrible choice not to. Maybe Wired will cover this little bit of infection control history in a future report.

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Airborne mitigation is still not even standard in healthcare. Sad to hear virologists, epidemiologists, & MDs like Dr. Jeremy Faust only ready to consider masking DURING a COVID-19 wave, despite claiming to not want to get sick or spread infections to patients or family? bsky.app/profile/greg...

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Agree that Medicare ACCESS is suspect. So are the ACOs (Accountable Care Organizations) that have proliferated among Medicare providers. We need experts like @nationalnurses.bsky.social & @pnhp.bsky.social to weigh in & evaluate them. ACCESS is ONLY available to people with Original Medicare.

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Minimizing influencers spread the word that COVID-19 is NBD.

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Why not begin with what we KNOW about Long Covid & aren't at all confused about? *The only way to prevent it is to prevent acute Covid *No cure *Reinfections ⬆️ risk *Studies show both new-onset & worsening of pre-existing conditions following acute Covid *Some don't recover, become disabled & die

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Long Covid "incidence is difficult to measure" so most articles dismiss the risk entirely, despite recent studies showing it persists. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/rep...

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Repeat COVID infections tied to higher odds of new health conditions

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If only he were! He's not though.😢 Why does he minimize the risks of acute COVID-19? Why does he ignore Long Covid & recent evidence that the risks remain significant? jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/rep...

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Repeat COVID infections tied to higher odds of new health conditions

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Yet another example of the confusion & costly effects of the current system: TDAP vaccine isn't covered by Part B, so if your separate Part D Drug Plan doesn't cover it, you pay out of pocket.

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Along with the pharmaceutical & hospital industries like Prime Healthcare that recently fired nurses in retaliation for daring to speak out on patient safety issues. Let's support both nurses & doctors who are advocating for universal healthcare. @nationalnurses.bsky.social @pnhp.bsky.social

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Precisely. Preposterous. We know who benefits & is lobbying against our campaign for universal healthcare. My MediGap private supplementary insurance premium rose 19.6%! My Part D Drug Plan premium also increased. My dental insurance premium is through the roof, etc. etc.

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

💯"Make Medicare Whole" including vision/dental/hearing & drugs so we won't need to buy separate private supplementary insurance & private drug insurance plans in addition to Original Medicare. Thank you for prioritizing universal healthcare because healthcare is a right.

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I haven't forgotten CDC's ACIP April 2025 update on COVID-19, especially Slide 17: % of hospitalized children with COVID-19 admitted to the ICU with no underlying conditions: www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"How do you get the flu?" OneMedical answers with medical misinformation in the latest FAQs emailed to members. It's been a while (2018) since we've known that influenza, like COVID-19, spreads via airborne aerosols, but they're sticking with droplets & fomites. www.onemedical.com/blog/prevent...

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The One Medical Flu FAQ

Updated 9/23/26It’s that time of year again: flu season is back. As the fall and winter months roll in each year, millions of people come down with the uncomfortable respiratory illness. Last season a...

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Only Marwan Barghouti? Is there any evidence of any due process for any of the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons?

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

💯 Thanks for commenting on this crucial point. There are many more, like omitting the risks for healthcare staff of "persistent moderate or severe long-COVID symptoms at both three & six months after infection." www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/mor...

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More than 1 in 10 US healthcare workers report ongoing long-COVID symptoms, study finds

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Here's another epidemiologist spreading minimizing misinformation on COVID-19 risk. He's also forgotten children: those "under 2 years of age hospitalized for COVID-19 are more likely to die or become seriously ill than babies with respiratory syncytial virus." www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/bab...

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Babies with COVID-19 develop more serious disease than those with RSV, US data reveal

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Thousands of Spaniards immediately took to the streets to protest not only this specific horrific injustice but also the policies that allowed it to occur.

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I wish more people would learn about the "substance" of Medicare for All from the physicians and nurses and the sponsors and cosponsors of the bills (esp. Rep. Jayapal & Sen. Sanders) in the House and Senate who know what's at stake. @nationalnurses.bsky.social @pnhp.bsky.social

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Why do the authors ask whether it's a slogan or bumper-sticker topic? That sounds disparaging to me!

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

No, it isn't. Not at all. Implying it might be a mere "slogan" or "bumper sticker topic" only undermines public understanding of what's actually at stake. Better to read Rep. Jayapal's bill in the House HR 3069 & this short summary from the Senate: www.help.senate.gov/dem/newsroom...

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NEWS: New Study Confirms Medicare for All Would Save 114,000 Lives and more than $1 Trillion a Year | The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today issued...

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

They aren't the only ones undermining support for universal healthcare. Why would influencer @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social sow doubt about the viability of Medicare for All? She asks if it's a "slogan" or "bumper-sticker topic" instead of explaining why it's the SOLUTION to our broken system.

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

At 7:17 Dr. Jha discusses his parents' COVID infections. Once they were vaccinated, he preferred that they socialize ("Isolation is very harmful") but didn't recommend virtual meetings and/or socializing in-person safely, using layered mitigation including N95s. sph.brown.edu/news/2023-09...

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Humans in Public Health: Ashish Jha

In celebration of the School of Public Health’s 10th anniversary, we are joined by former White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator, and Dean of Brown’s School of Public Health, Dr. Ashish Jha.

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Sad that YLE & HR-L's latest refers to Medicare4All as a "slogan" or "bumper sticker topic" & warn people it would require "significant new taxes." Instead of actually educating the public on why we need to replace our broken system, they question whether & M4All is a "politically viable option".

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Hard to get past the headline: Medicare for all is NOT a slogan. It's the SOLUTION to our broken health system. @nationalnurses.bsky.social @pnhp.bsky.social

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

while you and Mayor Mamdani are surely among the best of our leaders.

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Please join @nationalnurses.bsky.social in urging our Congressional Reps to act to reinstate the nurses who have been retaliated against for speaking up for better patient safety. I just called mine. Tell Congress: Support Prime Nurses and Patients! act.medicare4all.org/sign/congres...

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Tell Congress: Support Prime Nurses and Patients!

Call your U.S. representative and demand that they step up to defend union nurses in their right to speak up for their patients and form a union. When calling the U.S. House, please urge them to sign ...

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

J Ackerman in "The Genius of Birds" cites research showing crows are capable of analogical reasoning (p. 261). Maybe we should, as Ackerman does, "appreciate the complex cognitive abilities of birds in their own right & not because they look like some aspects of our own."

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Who we vote for in local government elections has always been crucial. Those of us who have volunteered on local government committees/commissions know what harms ensue when elected officials knowingly create policies & pass measures without the consent of the people they are supposed to serve.

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Mike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

PMC COVlD Update, Sep 21, 2026 (US) 🔥13th COVlD wave 🔥40 states/territories with outbreaks (see Alt text) 🔥3.8 million estimated weekly infections 🔥Outbreaks in NYC 🔥Extremely high levels on the Big Island of HI Mask up and get boosted. 🧵THREAD (1/4)

The US has at least 34 states and territories with COVlD outbreaks. These include Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawai'i, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia. Levels on the Big Island of Hawai’i are particularly high. Note also, the NYC area is seeing outbreaks.

There are likely outbreaks in additional states. The summary statistic of 40 only includes counties with observed data, rather than estimated data. For example, Idaho, Louisiana, Maryland, and Tennessee likely have outbreaks, but monitoring is poor.

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

TY for the data and for continuing to remind us to implement a layered approach to COVID mitigation.

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Mike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Use layered COVlD safety: ✅Boosters 💉 ✅N95 respirators 😷 ✅Virtual events ✅Air purifiers ✅Testing ✅Staying home when sick ✅Monitoring local levels (pmc19.com/map) These are evidence-based recommendations. 🧵THREAD (4/4)

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keithmuise80.bsky.social @keithmuise80.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Outdated’ health policies surrounding Covid still pose a danger today, says U of C researcher Dr Mark Ungrin. We also hear from Dr David Keegan and Kerri Bowser and you’ll notice they all have masks on. Great modelling along with the messaging. #MaskUp #Covid19 #LongCovid #CleanIndoorAirNow

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Incredible, especially the inclusion of engineers in the study. What changes have been implemented? Are respirators now standard infection prevention in healthcare? Will this study change the WHO's insistence on restricting them to AGPs?

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

TY for your incredible work documenting Dr. Jha's "success," including getting COVID-19 out of the news, ensuring the "commercialization" of vaccines/treatments, & above all, minimizing the short- & long-term health risks as so negligible (unless you're high-risk) that we can simply ignore them.

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