Rob Yates
@robyates123.bsky.social
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
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Rob Yates
@robyates123.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Delighted to be join the community on Bluesky to share developments on UHC reforms around the world and escape the tyranny of Musk and Trump on X. La Luta Continua.
@abdulelsayed.bsky.social is absolutely right. Now is the perfect time to go all in for publicly financed UHC in the US mid-terms www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Democrats are united in bashing GOP on Obamacare. Medicare for All could reopen a rift.
The single-payer health care system is again becoming a rallying cry for progressives in the midterms.
www.politico.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:12 PM
@abdulelsayed.bsky.social is absolutely right. Now is the perfect time to go all in for publicly financed UHC in the US mid-terms www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Now is the time for the US Democrats to go all in on publicly financed UHC www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Democrats are united in bashing GOP on Obamacare. Medicare for All could reopen a rift.
The single-payer health care system is again becoming a rallying cry for progressives in the midterms.
www.politico.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Now is the time for the US Democrats to go all in on publicly financed UHC www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
As Vietnam moves towards UHC life expectancy will rise - the opposite will happen in Trump's America vietnamnet.vn/en/vietnam-s...
Vietnam’s health sector sets 5-year target to raise life expectancy to 75.5
The healthcare sector outlines an ambitious national health agenda amid demographic and technological shifts.
vietnamnet.vn
January 5, 2026 at 4:23 PM
As Vietnam moves towards UHC life expectancy will rise - the opposite will happen in Trump's America vietnamnet.vn/en/vietnam-s...
Nigeria will not reach UHC by sons of state governors paying the hospital bills of detained poor people www.thisdaylive.com/2025/12/27/c...
Christmas: Soludo’s Son Offsets Hospital Bills for Patients in Anambra – THISDAYLIVE
www.thisdaylive.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Nigeria will not reach UHC by sons of state governors paying the hospital bills of detained poor people www.thisdaylive.com/2025/12/27/c...
Millions of Americans will lose their health coverage in 2026 - here's hoping they punish the Repulicans at the ballot box in November www.democracynow.org/2025/12/30/a...
Over 20M Americans Set to Lose Healthcare Coverage Jan. 1 After Congress Goes on Recess
Tens of millions of Americans are set to see their health insurance costs soar when subsidies under the Affordable Care Act expire at the end of this year. Health insurance premiums are expected to mo...
www.democracynow.org
January 5, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Millions of Americans will lose their health coverage in 2026 - here's hoping they punish the Repulicans at the ballot box in November www.democracynow.org/2025/12/30/a...
Will 2026 be a decisive year for UHC in Kenya? nation.africa/kenya/health...
Universal health, SHA and US-Kenya deal: Issues set to shape 2026
At the centre of the reform agenda is the operational maturity of the SHA.
nation.africa
January 5, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Will 2026 be a decisive year for UHC in Kenya? nation.africa/kenya/health...
Bravo President Mahama of Ghana launching universal FREE primary health care in 2026 www.myjoyonline.com/mahama-targe...
Mahama targets digital schools, universal healthcare, and food self-sufficiency in 2026 - MyJoyOnline
President John Dramani Mahama has outlined an ambitious social and economic agenda for 2026, pledging major reforms in education, healthcare, agriculture, energy, housing and governance as part of his...
www.myjoyonline.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Bravo President Mahama of Ghana launching universal FREE primary health care in 2026 www.myjoyonline.com/mahama-targe...
Bravo Vietnam scaling up universal FREE publicly financed healthcare english.vov.vn/en/society/h...
Health Ministry drafts roadmap for universal free basic health care
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health is drafting a plan to gradually introduce universal free basic health care, aiming to eliminate out-of-pocket payments for essential medical services covered by health insurance by 2030, officials said.
english.vov.vn
January 5, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Bravo Vietnam scaling up universal FREE publicly financed healthcare english.vov.vn/en/society/h...
Publicly financed UHC coming to Armenia in 2026 jam-news.net/armenia-to-i...
Armenia to introduce universal health insurance from 2026: what you need to know
The insurance package will be the same for everyone, costing 129,600 drams per year ($341). All details of the bill approved by parliament.
jam-news.net
December 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Publicly financed UHC coming to Armenia in 2026 jam-news.net/armenia-to-i...
South Africa like the US highlights the inefficiency and inequity of private health financing iol.co.za/mercury/2025...
Patients struggle with out-of-pocket medical expenses amid rising doctor fees in South Africa
With doctors charging up to 500% above medical aid rates, South African patients are grappling with crippling out-of-pocket expenses, prompting calls for regulatory reform and greater accountability i...
iol.co.za
December 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
South Africa like the US highlights the inefficiency and inequity of private health financing iol.co.za/mercury/2025...
Why on earth doesn't Ireland yet have universal publicly-financed health care. The rest to Western Europe does: dublinpeople.com/news/northsi...
"Unacceptable" that Ireland doesn't have universal healthcare, says Graves
Sinn Féin TD Ann Graves has said it is “unacceptable” that Ireland doesn’t have a universal healthcare system, and has criticised healthcare providers for increasing prices for customers during a cost...
dublinpeople.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Why on earth doesn't Ireland yet have universal publicly-financed health care. The rest to Western Europe does: dublinpeople.com/news/northsi...
Bravo Kenya's Health Committee approving a bill banning hospital detentions for people who can't pay their bills eastleighvoice.co.ke/health/25102...
Health Committee approves Bill criminalising hospital detention over medical debts
Parliament’s Health Committee has approved a Bill to criminalise detaining patients or bodies over unpaid medical bills in Kenya, imposing fines and jail terms...
eastleighvoice.co.ke
December 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Bravo Kenya's Health Committee approving a bill banning hospital detentions for people who can't pay their bills eastleighvoice.co.ke/health/25102...
Just like the UK and Japan, Syria could forge ahead with UHC reforms as the country rebuilds after conflict sana.sy/en/health/22...
Syria commits to universal health coverage by 2030 at Tokyo Summit
Tokyo, 06 Dec (SANA) Minister of Health Musab al-Ali and Minister of Finance Mohamed Yisr Barnieh participated in the High-Level Universal Health Coverage
sana.sy
December 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Just like the UK and Japan, Syria could forge ahead with UHC reforms as the country rebuilds after conflict sana.sy/en/health/22...
Bravo Morocco reaching 88% health insurance coverage - you will soon over take the US! www.moroccoworldnews.com/2025/12/2708...
Tehraoui: Morocco Expands Universal Health Coverage to 88% of Population
Under the visionary leadership of King Mohammed VI, Morocco has placed universal health coverage (UHC)
www.moroccoworldnews.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Bravo Morocco reaching 88% health insurance coverage - you will soon over take the US! www.moroccoworldnews.com/2025/12/2708...
Good grief are US Republicans really pushing health savings accounts. A useless financing mechanism that doesn't facilitate cross-subsidies www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Senate Republicans plan vote on a health care alternative as ACA funds look likely to expire
The Senate will vote this week on a GOP bill to put money in health savings accounts, as well as a Democratic bill to extend the expiring ACA subsidies. Both are expected to fail.
www.nbcnews.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Good grief are US Republicans really pushing health savings accounts. A useless financing mechanism that doesn't facilitate cross-subsidies www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Bravo Thailand in promoting your fantastic publicly-financed UHC around the world www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opin...
Taking the National Universal Health Coverage experience global
As Thailand convenes its National Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Conference 2025, the stakes could hardly be higher. The world is navigating a period of profound transition in financing of health and...
www.bangkokpost.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Bravo Thailand in promoting your fantastic publicly-financed UHC around the world www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opin...
Here's hoping Gavi Newsom will run for POTUS in 2028 on a UHC platform - you heard it here first www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/o...
Opinion | How Gavin Newsom Became the Democrats’ 2028 Front-Runner
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Here's hoping Gavi Newsom will run for POTUS in 2028 on a UHC platform - you heard it here first www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/o...
Great to see President Ramaphosa doubling down on this plans to bring publicly financed UHC to South Africa centralnews.co.za/ramaphosa-re...
Ramaphosa Reaffirms ANC’s Commitment to NHI at COSATU’s 40th Anniversary Amid Litigation and Funding Hurdles
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Johannesburg, South Africa – African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated the government’s unwavering
centralnews.co.za
December 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Great to see President Ramaphosa doubling down on this plans to bring publicly financed UHC to South Africa centralnews.co.za/ramaphosa-re...
Happy UHC Day to All!
December 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Happy UHC Day to All!
Just like the United States, the cost of South Africa's private health system is out of control iol.co.za/mercury/2025...
Trust and affordability in crisis: The troubling state of South Africa's private healthcare
South Africa's private healthcare system faces a crisis of trust and affordability as patients grapple with exorbitant out-of-pocket expenses due to balance billing. With medical aid contributions soa...
iol.co.za
December 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Just like the United States, the cost of South Africa's private health system is out of control iol.co.za/mercury/2025...
The destruction of Delhi's Mohalla Clinics shows that Modi and the BJP couldn't care less about the health needs of the urban poor frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/p...
Mohalla Clinic Closures Deepen Delhi’s Healthcare Crisis
The move to close AAP government’s flagship Mohalla Clinics raises concern about primary healthcare for the capital’s working class.
frontline.thehindu.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The destruction of Delhi's Mohalla Clinics shows that Modi and the BJP couldn't care less about the health needs of the urban poor frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/p...
Publicy financed UHC coming to Oregon? www.thelundreport.org/content/boar...
Board edges towards goal of a universal health plan for Oregon
Critics are wary of the group’s efforts, which have yet to flesh out finances or put a price tag on the change
www.thelundreport.org
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Publicy financed UHC coming to Oregon? www.thelundreport.org/content/boar...
Will falling health coverage prove an electoral disaster for the Republicans in the US? Fingers crossed. www.wusf.org/health-news-...
Soaring health care costs stun Florida workers who buy insurance through ACA
Prices are spiking as temporary COVID-era subsidies end and insurers raise rates to offset people leaving the coverage pool. For many, the premiums will be too high to retain their plan.
www.wusf.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Will falling health coverage prove an electoral disaster for the Republicans in the US? Fingers crossed. www.wusf.org/health-news-...
Just like the Democrats fighting the Republicans in the US, The AAP are prioritising access to healthcare in challenging the BJP in India www.thestatesman.com/cities/aap-t...
AAP targets BJP over closure of 250 Mohalla Clinics, demands immediate reopening - The Statesman
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday launched a fierce demonstration against the BJP government over the systematic shutdown of Mohalla Clinics, calling it out for dismantling Delhi’s free healthcare n...
www.thestatesman.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Just like the Democrats fighting the Republicans in the US, The AAP are prioritising access to healthcare in challenging the BJP in India www.thestatesman.com/cities/aap-t...
Publicly financed UHC coming to Armenia horizonweekly.ca/en/universal...
Universal Health Insurance to Cover All Armenians by 2028
Horizon Weekly - Armenia’s Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan announced that a nationwide health insurance system will be rolled out gradually over a three-year period, ensuring full coverage for all ci...
horizonweekly.ca
November 16, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Publicly financed UHC coming to Armenia horizonweekly.ca/en/universal...