By Amitabh PalThe Progressive, Oct. 17, 2014The Ebola crisis has revealed severe deficiencies in how the American health care system works, experts say.Dr. Walter Tsou,
Ebola didnāt have to kill Thomas Eric Duncan, nephew says
By Josephus WeeksThe Dallas Morning News, Oct. 14, 2014On Friday, Sept. 25, 2014, my uncle Thomas Eric Duncan went to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas.
US Hospitals Lead Global Pack on Costly Paperwork
By Steffie Woolhandler and David HimmelsteinCommon Dreams, Oct. 16, 2014In some countries, bereaved families get condolence cards and flowers. In ours, the survivors are also
Think about your health when you vote in November
This article includes videoBy Philip Caper, M.D. Bangor (Maine) Daily News, Oct. 16, 2014 Elections matter. And when it comes to health care, the upcoming election on Nov. 4 will matter
U.S. hospitals not prepared for Ebola threat
By RoseAnn DeMoro The Washington Post, Oct. 13, 2014 With reports that a nurse who treated Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan in Dallas has been infected,
Dr. Martin Luther King on health care injustice
PNHP note: The Associated Press wire story below, dated March 26, 1966, contains the first known published reference to Dr. King's famous quotation regarding injustice
American households are getting wrecked by medical debt
By Mandi WoodruffYahoo Finance, Oct. 9, 2014When Deanne Overvoldās husband, Lee, started complaining of back pain late last year, she thought the painkillers his doctor
Poll: Many insured struggle with medical bills
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldiver and Jennifer AgiestaThe Associated Press, Oct. 13, 2014WASHINGTON (AP) -- Having health insurance is no panacea for high medical costs. Overall, 1
The single-payer model: a foundation for professionalism
By Randall White, M.D.Canadian Healthcare Network (Toronto), Oct. 8, 2014By Randall White, M.D. | Canadian Healthcare Network (Toronto)
Obtaining orthopedic services in British Columbia is harder
Why Americans Are Drowning in Medical Debt
Healthcare is the number-one cause of personal bankruptcy and is responsible for more collections than credit cards.By Olga KhazanThe Atlantic, October 8, 2014By Olga Khazan
Still working toward health care for all
By the Editorial BoardThe Charleston (W.Va.) Gazette, Oct. 6, 2014A Republican hospital consultant and university teacher wrote a Sunday Gazette-Mail analysis saying President Obamaās Affordable
The uninsured in U.S. raise Ebola risk
Want to stop Ebola in the U.S.? Make sure everyone gets fast care even if they don't have insurance.By Laurie GarrettThe Chicago Tribune, Oct. 2,