New reporting by AP underscores systemic problems with healthcare system based on for-profit insurance modelBy Jon QueallyCommon Dreams, Dec. 23, 2013As the political uproar surrounding
Simple solution — single payer
By Rochelle Dworet, M.D.Health Policy Solutions (Denver, Colo.), Dec. 23, 2013So the Affordable Care Act is finally being implemented, even online. Our state has its
I never thought I'd be an outlaw, but the Affordable Care Act might make me one
I'm not a Tea Party member, and I want Obamacare to work, but the ACA has actually made healthcare less affordable for meBy Diane SnyderThe
Amid PPACA Exchange Rollout, Senator Pitches Single-Payer Bill
By Bob Herman Beckers Hospital Review, December 13, 2013 This week, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced Senate Bill 1782, which would establish a single-payer healthcare system
What would universal healthcare look like in the U.S.?
Dr. David Himmelstein: The goal would be to expand Medicare to all, considering private insurance costs seven times as much to administer compared to MedicareBy
Rep. John Conyers building support for single payer
By Marc Bussanich Labor Press, Dec. 12, 2013NEW YORK CITY — U.S. Congressman John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) introduced a bill in 2009 to establish a
Physician to Martin Luther King slows down to reflect at 90
By Sam CholkeDNAinfo Chicago, Dec. 11, 2013HYDE PARK, CHICAGO — At 90, Chicago’s most outspoken and progressive physician, Dr. Quentin Young, is finally starting to
Rockefeller’s legacy can be solidified through bill
By Chesley Yellott, M.D., and Lynn Moses Yellott The Journal (Martinsburg, W.Va.), Letters, Dec. 11, 2013Despite some good features that will benefit a large number
Obamacare set up to benefit insurers
By Jonathan Walker, M.D.The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, Ind.), Dec. 8, 2013The rollout of the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, has been anything but auspicious.
Colin Powell pitches single-payer health care in U.S.
By Alex LazarABC News, Dec. 9, 2013Former Secretary of State Colin Powell has waded into the health care debate with a broad endorsement of the
Single Payer Is Getting a Second Life as Obamacare Frustration Peaks
Could anger at the Obamacare rollout make Americans more receptive to a kind of Medicare-for-all system? That’s what activists are hoping—and they’re plotting a state-by-state
10 Questions: Steven Nissen, M.D.
By Todd Neal, Senior Staff Writer MedPage Today, Dec. 5, 2013By Todd Neal, Senior Staff Writer | MedPage Today
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