What does Vermont’s failed single-payer plan tell us about future reform efforts? By A.W. Gaffney, M.D. Jacobin magazine, Jan. 8, 2015By A.W. Gaffney, M.D. | Jacobin
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Lessons On The Struggle For Health Care As A Human Right
By Margaret Flowers, M.D.By Margaret Flowers, M.D.
After years of work to elect a favorable governor, pass legislation and implement it, the people of Vermont were
Dilemma over deductibles: Costs crippling middle class
Rather than pay so much out-of-pocket, many skip checkups, scrimp on careBy Laura Ungar and Jayne O'DonnellUSA Today, Jan. 2, 2015Physician Praveen Arla is witnessing
Three Vermonters respond to Gov. Shumlin’s decision on health reform
PNHP note: The following opinion pieces are from three prominent figures in the health reform movement in Vermont.Shumlin never said ‘never’By Terry DoranVTDigger, Dec. 22,
Health Insurance Reform: Single Payer, Improved Medicare for All
By Stan GoldSonoma County (Calif.) Gazette, Jan. 2, 2015By Stan Gold | Sonoma County (Calif.) Gazette
In the December issue of the Gazette, we pointed out
Vermont never enacted single-payer bill
By Elizabeth R. Rosenthal, M.D.Times Union (Albany, N.Y.), Letters, Jan. 6, 2014Yevgeniy Feyman’s argument (“Proposed health plan too costly,” Dec. 29) is not valid because
Why did Swiss voters reject single-payer health care?
By Claudia Chaufan, M.D. Labor Notes, Dec. 31, 2014 Supporters of a single-payer, Medicare-for-all health care system in the U.S. were puzzled September 27 when Swiss voters
Health Insurance workers. We’ve Got Your Back!
By Kay TillowFiredoglake, My FDL blog, Dec. 26, 2014It’s just a matter of time until Humana, Aetna, Anthem, CIGNA, UnitedHealthcare—all the private health insurers—will no
As aspiring doctors, we see the racial toll of poor health insurance
By Scott GoldbergChicago Sun-Times, December 23, 2014On December 10, medical students at more than 70 schools across the country held “white coat die-ins” in response
Governor Stops Vermont’s Move Towards Single-Payer
By Pat BradleyWAMC Northeast Public Radio, Dec. 23, 2014Last week Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin told Vermonters he would stop his efforts to implement single-payer health
What is Single Payer and Why Should Emergency Physicians Care?
By Dave Dvorak, M.D., M.P.H.Minnesota / ACEP Newsletter, Dec. 19, 2014As emergency physicians, we have chosen to work in a setting that treats all patients,
Health insurance companies are con artists
By James Binder, M.D.The Charleston (W.Va.) Gazette, Dec. 20, 2014Private insurance companies have conned us once again. It wasn’t long ago that many folks were