By Lynn Moses YellottThe Journal (Martinsburg, W.Va.), Aug. 14, 2013By Lynn Moses Yellott | The Journal (Martinsburg, W.Va.)
My husband, family physician Dr. Chess Yellott, and
Obamacare's pregnant politics
By Dan CarpenterIndianapolis Star, Aug. 13, 2013Republicans and their media allies may be feeling heightened urgency as they saddle up Obama-Scare for 2014, according to
America needs cost-effective universal health care
By Julie Pease, M.D.Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine), Aug. 4, 2013In recent months, the people of Maine have witnessed activity by many different players in the
Insufficient outrage: is health care about helping people or enriching providers?
By Joshua Freeman, M.D.Medicine and Social Justice blog, Aug. 11, 2013By Joshua Freeman, M.D. | Medicine and Social Justice blog
The New York Times has been
The Long and Unfinished Struggle: Single Payer Health Care in Vermont
By Ethan ParkeSolutions, May-June 2013In 1998, Dr. Deb Richter began, almost single handedly, to revive the dream of universal health care in the United States
Get bosses out of insurance business
Let business tend to business, not health insuranceBy Dr. Judith DasovichSpringfield (MO) News-Leader, Aug. 3, 2013Employee-sponsored health insurance, or ESI, should be replaced with an
Your doctor copays are too high!
We’ve chosen a cost-sharing system of high-deductible health care. Here’s why it’s grossly unfair to Americans By Adam Gaffney Salon, August 5, 2013 Until recently,
Health Care Law Raises Pressure on Public Unions
By Kate TaylorThe New York Times, Aug. 4, 2013Cities and towns across the country are pushing municipal unions to accept cheaper health benefits in anticipation
Study: Single-payer healthcare system would save billions
By Lara SeligmanThe Hill, Healthwatch blog, July 31, 2013Expanding the nation’s Medicare program to cover people of all ages would save the government billions of
To mark Medicare anniversary, lawmakers and advocates rally for expansion of program to include every American
U.S. Rep. John Conyers, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, others push for single-payer health care systemBy Public Citizen (news release)July 31, 2013WASHINGTON – To mark the
Study: Single-Payer Health System Feasible, Could Save $1.8 Trillion in 10 Years
By Bob HermanBecker's Hospital Review, July 31, 2013A new study shows that expanding Medicare to every American citizen would not only achieve universal coverage and
Fulfilling the Promise of Medicare
By Rep. John Conyers and Robert WeissmanThe Huffington Post, July 30, 2013"We can say this of Medicare: By honoring the fundamental humanity, which is the