Sign in

Rob Yates

@robyates123.bsky.social
1.1K followers 213 following 378 posts

Political health economist championing publicly financed universal health reforms to political leaders. Visiting Professor in Practice at the London School of Economics and Political Science

PostsRepliesMedia
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Seychelles is a great example of a middle-income African country providing universal FREE publicly-financed healthcare www.seychellesnewsagency.com/public/artic...
seychellesnewsagency.com
000
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Bravo Ghana lauching universal FREE publicly financed PHC services - a vital step towards acheiving UHC www.modernghana.com/news/1528962...
modernghana.com
The Free Primary Health Care Policy: A Major Boost For A Smooth March Towards The Attainment Of Universal Health Coverage
Introduction In April, 2026, the Government launched the flagship health intervention, the Free Primary Health Care Policy, in the Greater Accra Region .
000
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Go @cherylcashin.bsky.social championing publicly financed UHC in New York State www.easthamptonstar.com/government/2...
easthamptonstar.com
Is Universal Health Coverage Within Reach in New York? | The East Hampton Star
The proposed New York Health Act, which would create a universal single-payer health plan providing comprehensive health coverage for all New Yorkers with no co-pays, deductibles, or out-of-network co...
011
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Memo for US mid-term candidates: American voters WANT publicly financed UHC prospect.org/2026/09/21/m...
prospect.org
‘Stunning’ Level of Support for Universal Health Care: Jayapal - The American Prospect
Even more people want Medicare for All than did last December, a new poll shows.
000
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Wow - Bangladesh has just doubled its govt health budget allocation. A major step towards improving health coverage en.prothomalo.com/opinion/op-e...
en.prothomalo.com
Bangladesh's health budget just doubled, what happens next?
Bangladesh has just done something it has never done before. The national budget for fiscal year 2026-27 nearly doubles the health sector allocation to Tk 69,409 crore (Tk 694.09 billion), crossing 1....
010
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
WTF: former Kenyan Health Minister accused of stealing hospital patients, detained for not paying their bills thekenyatimes.com/health/forme...
thekenyatimes.com
Former Governor Accused Of Stealing 19 Patients From Hospital
The County Government has accused former Governor of disrupting operations at the hospital after the governor allegedly entered the facility without following the required administrative procedures
011
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
More and more Americans want the Federal Government to sort out its terrible health financing system www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2026/wh...
commonwealthfund.org
What Americans Want Fixed in Health Care and Who Should Do It
Respondents to a survey of U.S. adults, regardless of their political party, ranked the high cost of health insurance and health care as top concerns, regardless of their political party.
000
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Vietnam will easily beat the USA to UHC news.tuoitre.vn/ho-chi-minh-...
news.tuoitre.vn
Ho Chi Minh City sets sights on universal health insurance coverage by 2030
Ho Chi Minh City has set a target of achieving 96-percent health insurance coverage among its population in 2026, moving toward attaining universal health insurance coverage by 2030.
000
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Bravo Ghana prioritising universal FREE primary care in reaching UHC www.modernghana.com/news/1519340...
modernghana.com
New health reforms target universal health coverage - Health Minister
The Minister for Health, Mr Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has noted that the government is implementing a range of interventions to expand access to quality healthcare and advance Ghana rsquo;s goal of achi...
000
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Clear evidence of growing political support for publicly financed UHC in the USA www.newsweek.com/medicare-for...
newsweek.com
Medicare for All: What polls reveal as Hakeem Jeffries rejects proposal
Jeffries previously co-sponsored versions of the proposal but switched up his opinion in recent years.
000
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Powerful speech by President Ruto of Kenya on the moral imperative of UHC but will he fund it properly using general taxation? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu-O...
youtube.com
President Ruto: Universal Health Coverage is a promise Kenya must keep
YouTube video by KBC Channel 1
000
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Congratulations @abdulelsayed.bsky.social A landmark victory in the battle for publicly-financed UHC in the USA
031
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Absolutely! New York could and should implement universal publicly-financed healthcare indypendent.org/2026/07/new-...
indypendent.org
New York Can Do Anything, Including Single-Payer Universal Healthcare
The main obstacle is a lack of political will and imagination.
012
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
One of pre-requisites for UHC is paying your public health workers properly nation.africa/kenya/health...
nation.africa
Caught in the middle: Governors finger Duale in fresh feud over 7,000 UHC workers
Governors and the Ministry have been trading accusatory letters over who is responsible for absorbing the workers.
000
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The MAJORITY of Americans want to replay their hopeless private health insurance system with publicly financed UHC www.commondreams.org/news/private...
commondreams.org
As Premiums Soar and Millions Lose Coverage, Over Half of Americans Say End Private Health Insurance | Common Dreams
Millions of Americans have lost health insurance under Trump's watch. Polling shows majority support for eliminating private insurers in favor of a national health plan.
010
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Why would anyone listen to the Americans on how to reach UHC? Like England advising countries on how to win World Cup semi-finals www.the-star.co.ke/news/2026-07...
the-star.co.ke
Kenya, US deepen health partnership to advance Universal Health Coverage
CS Duale said partnership marks a shift from traditional donor funding to a government-led model focused on national priorities
020
Reposted by Rob Yates
Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
A betting account in the name of George Cottrell, the convicted fraudster who bankrolled Nigel Farage, received almost $9mn in cryptocurrency from unidentified sources while he was providing gifts to the Reform UK leader great work from @annasophiegross.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/b74c...
ft.com
Betting account in George Cottrell’s name received $9mn in crypto from unidentified sources
Deposits in Polymarket wallet came as convicted fraudster was providing gifts to Farage
771354734
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Now is the time for US Democrats to go full throttle for publicly-financed UHC www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
‘Our system is in dire straits’: progressive Democrats hold Medicare for All hearing
Congressional Progressive caucus say ‘healthcare should not be a privilege’ as they champions single payer system
000
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum so popular because she has brought UHC to everyone. Smart politics www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
theguardian.com
How did Mexico’s president become the world’s most popular leftwing leader?
The long read: Claudia Sheinbaum started as an activist. Now she is Mexico’s president. Has she stayed true to her ideals?
010
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Tanzania is ramping up taxes on tobacco and sugar to pay for UHC reforms. Smart politics. www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/new...
thecitizen.co.tz
Tanzania to raise Sh7.5 billion from sugar and cigarette levies for universal healthcare
The government plans to raise Sh7.5 billion through new levies on sugar and cigarettes to help finance the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) programme, Parliament was told.
010
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Life Expectancy is plummeting in the US due in part to its woeful inequitable health system spacedaily.com/b-the-united...
spacedaily.com
The United States is projected to collapse near the absolute bottom of the developed world for life expectancy by 2030—falling behind even Croatia and Mexico—according to an ensemble of 21 probabilist...
In February 2017, a team of researchers from Imperial College London and the World Health Organization published one of the most rigorous life expectancy forecasts ever attempted. Rather than rely on ...
000
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Nigeria will NOT reach UHC through contributory health insurance leadership.ng/states-call-...
leadership.ng
States Call For Compulsory Health Insurance Law In Nigeria
The maiden National Summit of State Social Health Insurance Agencies (SSHIAs) ended on Wednesday in Akure, Ondo State, with stakeholders adopting a
000
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Rapidly falling health coverage in the US will prove an electoral disaster for the Republicans - bring it on. www.socialistalternative.org/2026/05/31/m...
socialistalternative.org
Millions Of Americans Are Being Priced Out Of Health Insurance
When the Democrats made a deal with the Republicans to re-open the government last November, after the longest government shutdown in US history, they co-signed the end of affordable health insurance ...
000
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Will New York win the race to publicly financed universal health care in the US? thehill.com/opinion/heal...
thehill.com
New York can lead the way to universal healthcare coverage nationwide
New York lawmakers have been trying to pass the New York Health Act since 1992. Public support is overwhelming. And while most lawmakers have taken a public stance in favor of the bill, in private,…
010
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Here's hoping the Republican's woeful performance on health access will precipitate their downfall www.vox.com/good-medicin...
vox.com
Millions of Americans are losing their health insurance
The GOP’s Big, Beautiful Bill sought to roll back the Affordable Care Act. Now, the human costs are becoming clear.
001
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Another dismal example of a Nigerian hospital holding children hostage because they can't pay their medical bills guardian.ng/news/the-lio...
guardian.ng
The Lions Club pays N1m hospital bills of ten kids in Ebonyi hospital
As part of their social responsibility, a non-governmental organization, the Lion ClubInternational, District 404A3 has paid ten million
000
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Poor families in Tanzania will NOT pay $60 per year for health insurance so this is a doomed strategy to reach universal coverage www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/new...
thecitizen.co.tz
Tanzania finalising Sh150,000 universal health insurance package
The government has said it is finalising reforms to the Universal Health Insurance system, with the second phase of citizen registration introducing a Sh150,000 annual package for households of...
010
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
How can Ogun State in Nigeria be claiming it is making progress towards UHC when its PHC workers are charging user fees for routine immunisations? punchng.com/inside-ogun-...
punchng.com
Inside Ogun PHCs where health workers demand N2,000 before child immunisation
Investigation reveals health workers in Ogun State are charging illegal child immunisation fees, extorting mothers for a service meant to be free.
000
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Another dismal failure of contributory health insurance in a developing country. Poor people can't afford health insurance! Tax financing is the only route to UHC
000
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Go @abdulelsayed.bsky.social running for senator on a publicly-financed UHC platform in Michigan bridgemi.com/michigan-gov...
bridgemi.com
Medicare for All divides Democrats in Michigan's US Senate race - Bridge Michigan
In Michigan’s hotly contested US Senate Democratic primary, the future of health care coverage has emerged as a key issue. Efforts to expand government-backed coverage face an uphill political climb.
000
Reposted by Rob Yates
Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
As a public health official in Wayne County, I led the program to set aside $7 million to erase nearly $700 million in medical debt for 300,000 families. It’s the biggest medical debt erasure in Michigan State history.
116350
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
UHC latest score: Mexico 6 USA 0 hiphopwired.com/3051368/mexi...
hiphopwired.com
Mexico Unveils Universal Healthcare, Contrasts Trump's Aims
Mexico has launched a universal healthcare plan, contrasting against President Donald Trump’s move to gut more public healthcare funding.
010
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Mexico going all in on UHC www.msn.com/en-us/health...
msn.com
MSN
010
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Mexico is another country to achieve FREE, publicly financed UHC before the US www.zmescience.com/science/news...
zmescience.com
Mexico Is Officially Launching Universal Healthcare This Week
Mexico dismantles silos to build a unified, rights-based medical future.
042
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Bravo Ghana launching universal FREE primary health care this month www.youtube.com/watch?v=42ot...
youtube.com
Government to Roll Out Free Primary Healthcare Scheme Nationwide
YouTube video by ChannelOne TV
020
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Will the Democrats win the US midterms on a UHC platform? You know it makes sense edition.cnn.com/2026/04/12/p...
edition.cnn.com
Analysis: This Bernie Sanders-backed idea is connecting Democrats winning midterm primaries | CNN Politics
Single payer is getting a second wind.
120
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Kenya's hospitals are becoming debtors prisons - scrapping patient fees would stop this immediately www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk3L...
youtube.com
Naivasha level 4 patients detained over bills as families blame SHA over incompitency
YouTube video by KTN News Kenya
010
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
UHC should be the Democracts best weapon in winning the mid-terms and the White House in 2028 thehill.com/policy/healt...
thehill.com
Health care polling as top issue for first time since 2020: Gallup
Americans are more concerned about the availability and cost of health care than any other domestic issue, with it reclaiming the top spot for the first time since 2020, according to a new Gallup p…
002
Reposted by Rob Yates
Kristof Decoster @kristofdecoster.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Via the Hill: thehill.com/policy/healt... @robyates123.bsky.social
thehill.com
Health care polling as top issue for first time since 2020: Gallup
Americans are more concerned about the availability and cost of health care than any other domestic issue, with it reclaiming the top spot for the first time since 2020, according to a new Gallup p…
001
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Well said Pope Leo: www.osvnews.com/universal-he...
osvnews.com
Universal health coverage is not a luxury but 'a moral imperative,' pope says
"Healthcare must be accessible to the most vulnerable ... because their dignity requires it but also to prevent injustice from becoming a cause of conflict."
000
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Bravo @barackobama.bsky.social - one of the world's great UHC heroes
000
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
How can anyone take President Ruto's UHC commitments seriously when Kenya's hospitals are turning into debtors prisons? www.the-star.co.ke/counties/coa...
the-star.co.ke
Blessed festival for 80 patients in Mombasa detained over medical
Governor partners with donors to clear medical bills for those detained in Mombasa hospitals.
000
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
If there were 80 poor patients locked up in Mombasa's hospitals (ie one county) how many are there still detained in the whole of Kenya? streamlinefeed.co.ke/news/faith-a...
streamlinefeed.co.ke
Faith and Philanthropy Secure Freedom for Detained Mombasa Patients
Eid celebrations and donor intervention secured the release of 80 patients detained in Mombasa hospitals for unpaid bills, highlighting systemic health crises.
000
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Bravo Punjab's AAP government providing universal free PHC-led UHC medicaldialogues.in/amp/news/hea...
medicaldialogues.in
100 Aam Aadmi Clinics this month, 400 more planned: CM Mann
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday announced that 100 more 'Aam Aadmi Clinics' will become operational this month, with another 400 more planned in the near future. Speaking at....
000
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Publicly financed UHC coming to Botswana: apanews.net/botswana-mov...
apanews.net
Botswana moves towards National Health Insurance
The insurance aims to address persistent gaps in the health system, including long waiting times, limited resources and unequal access to services.
000
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
UHC coming to Bermuda? www.royalgazette.com/budget/news/...
royalgazette.com
Wilson outlines island’s progress to universal healthcare
The Government will advance a legislative framework as the island progresses towards universal healthcare, the Minister of Health told the House of Assembly yesterday. It came as Kim Wilson outlined b...
000
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Go @ashkalra.bsky.social campaigning to bring publicly-financed universal health coverage to California capitalandmain.com/federal-cuts...
capitalandmain.com
Federal Cuts Revive a California Lawmaker’s Push for Single-Payer Health Care
Assemblymember Ash Kalra says attacks on the Affordable Care Act underscore the urgency of creating state-run health insurance.
000
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
With gas prices and health insurance premiums rising, now is the time for publicly financed UHC in California calmatters.org/politics/202...
calmatters.org
Newsom promised single-payer health care. So are all the Democrats who want his seat.
Candidates for governor are promising universal public health care, which might sound familiar to California voters who've heard it before.
000
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Bravo Spain extending universal health coverage to undocumented migrants www.visahq.com/news/2026-03...
visahq.com
Spain Extends Universal Healthcare to Undocumented Migrants
A Royal Decree adopted on 10 March 2026 guarantees public health-care access across Spain for undocumented migrants who arrived before 31 December 2025. The reform standardises procedures nationwide,...
010
Rob Yates @robyates123.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Great to see the Govt of Vietnam renew its commitment to publicly financed UHC vovworld.vn/en-US/news/p...
vovworld.vn
Party leader renews commitment to universal health coverage
(VOVWORLD) - Party General Secretary To Lam has called for continued improvements in medical services, placing patients at the center of all activities.
010