Description: Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) is a U.S.-based organization of physicians, medical students, and other health professionals that advocates for a single‑payer, nonprofit national health insurance system (commonly described as Medicare for All) with universal, comprehensive coverage and cost‑control through public financing and administrative simplification. Type: Non-profit advocacy organization Policies: Promotion of a single‑payer national health insurance system (Medicare for All), universal and comprehensive coverage, public financing of healthcare, reductions in administrative overhead, opposition to for‑profit insurance and the commercialization of medical care, and policies to improve health equity and access to care. Funding: Primarily funded by membership dues, individual donations, small grants and philanthropic contributions; does not accept funding from health‑sector corporate interests. Affiliates: Prominent founding and leading members include Dr. Steffie Woolhandler and Dr. David U. Himmelstein; allied organizations and partners often include National Nurses United, grassroots Medicare for All and health‑justice groups, and supportive labor unions and public‑health academics.
