By Philip Caper, M.D. Bangor (Maine) Daily News, Feb. 19, 2015 We often hear boasts about American exceptionalism. But there is at least one area
Letās wise up on the costs of health care
By Rod WatsonThe Buffalo News, Feb. 18, 2015The spat between doctors and a health insurer over which anti-addiction drug patients can get raises again the
Brill’s ‘Bitter Pill’: Accurate Diagnosis, Inadequate Treatment
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Single Payer News, Feb. 15, 2015On January 5, 2015, the Jackson Central Labor Council meeting in regular session "voted unanimously to endorse and support H.R.
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By Nancy T. Block, M.D.The New York Times, Letters, Feb. 16, 2015As Elisabeth Rosenthal eloquently documents in āInsured, but Not Coveredā (news analysis, Sunday Review,
Accountable care faces major obstacles in private plans
By Stephen Kemble, M.D.Modern Healthcare, Letters, Feb. 16, 2015By Stephen Kemble, M.D. | Modern Healthcare
Moving the ACO model to the privately insured means holding doctors
Why Canadian Hospitals Outperform U.S. Hospitals
By Steffie Woolhandler and David HimmelsteinThe Huffington Post Canada, Feb. 12, 2015In many countries, bereaved families get condolence cards and flowers. In the U.S., they
Advocates press case for single-payer health plan
By Peter WongPortland (Ore.) Tribune, Feb. 11, 2015State Sen. Michael Dembrow and a few hundred people have not given up on a single-payer system under
Antidote to Growing Inequality = Universal Healthcare: World Health Organization Head
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A simpler approach to health care
By Aatif Mansoor, Channing James and Jenny ZhangMinnesota Daily, Letters, Feb. 11, 2015We are medical students who have devoted eight years of our lives to
Med student: Activism for single payer, equality on the rise
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Dr. Robert Zarr on ‘The Big Picture’
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