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Expand Medicare to improve access and reduce costs
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Dr. Steven Nissen: ‘I want to replace the insurance industry’
The following is an unofficial transcript of parts of an interview that Dr. Steven Nissen, chairman of cardiovascular medicine at the Cleveland Clinic, gave to
‘Health care is a human right’: Medical students, doctors plan Boston rally for single-payer system ahead of gubernatorial forum
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Britain Has No Problem Paying for Expensive Hepatitis C Drugs
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Sovaldi, a highly effective treatment for the liver disease hepatitis C, has faced
Unions Can Lead the Struggle for Single-Payer Health Care
By Kay TillowFiredoglake, Aug. 18, 2014Despite passage of the 2010 health care reform bill, employers continue to push for cuts in benefits and to shift
It’s About Time to Enact a National Single-Payer Program
By the editorsManaged Care, August 2014At a time when the Affordable Care Act is widely reviled and even liberals are lukewarm in their support, Ray
Backgrounder on the Trans-Pacific Partnership and health care
By Margaret Flowers, M.D. 1. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is part of a global effort to circumvent the failed World Trade Organization talks and dramatically