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
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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
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Study: Single-payer healthcare system would save billions
The Hill, Healthwatch blog
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
Becker's Hospital Review
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
The Huffington Post
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
Shumlin administration gears up for the nitty-gritty of single payer
Vtdigger.org
By Andrew Stein Vtdigger.org, July 29, 2013 Gov. Peter Shumlin put Vermont on a path to creating the nation’s first single payer health care system
Medicare has proved itself after 48 years
The Herald-Times (Bloomington, Ind.)
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