The Struggle for Healthcare Justice: It’s Movement Time (Winter 2020)

“Nonprofits and philanthropy have a key role to play in administering and delivering healthcare in local communities,” writes Ben Palmquist, program director of Health Care and Economic Democracy at Partners for Dignity & Rights (formerly NESRI). “But it is not enough for the government to simply delegate responsibilities to nonprofits. Delegating responsibilities without clear purpose and accountability risks further entrenching the privatization, inequity, and fragmentation already plaguing the healthcare system.”

by Ben Palmquist