By Rep. John Conyers Jr.The Hill, July 29, 2013As I reflect on my 48 years in Congress, at the positive policies created and those that
Happy 48th birthday, Medicare
The Hill
Let’s celebrate Medicare
The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer
By Jessica Schorr Saxe, M.D.The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer, July 29, 2013By Jessica Schorr Saxe, M.D. | The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer
Just after her 65th birthday, a
Obamacare: How It Should Be Fixed
New York Review of Books
By Arnold RelmanNew York Review of Books, July 27, 2013By Arnold Relman | New York Review of Books
The US health care system urgently needs fixing.
Treat health care as a social need, not a commodity
The Journal News (Westchester, N.Y.)
By Elizabeth R. Rosenthal, M.D.The Journal News (Westchester, N.Y.), July 25, 2013The 48th birthday of Medicare on Tuesday reminds us that the birth of the
Plan ignores 'free market' failure of health care costs
Indianapolis Star, Letters
By Christopher Stack, M.D.Indianapolis Star, Letters, July 23, 2013Abdul-Hakim Shabazz (“We Need a Single Payer — You,” July 10) says he wants an adult discussion
New York City Labor Council endorses H.R. 676
Single Payer News
By Kay TillowSingle Payer News, July 21, 2013The Executive Board of the New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, unanimously approved a resolution supporting H.R.
Medicare ‘cost-savings’ rules pushing costs onto patients
The Boston Globe
By Robert KuttnerThe Boston Globe, July 18, 2013The cost of Medicare, the top driver of runaway entitlement outlays, seems to be stabilizing at last. For
How Much Could Medicare for All Save You?
The Motley Fool
By Rich SmithThe Motley Fool, July 21, 2013The government put a key piece of Obamacare back on the shelf last week, when it announced that
The end of Obamacare? Think again
Bangor (Maine) Daily News
By Philip Caper, M.D.Bangor (Maine) Daily News, July 18, 2013Earlier this month, the Obama administration announced a delay in the requirement that many employers offer
TIAA-CREF shareholders meeting hears call to divest from ‘unethical’ private health insurers
Shareholder’s comments provoke response from company’s presidentNews release, Healthcare-NOW!, July 17, 2013CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Having suffered an earlier rejection by the leadership of TIAA-CREF of
Make Medicare available to all
Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, N.Y.)
By Laurence S. Jacobs, M.D.Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, N.Y.), July 15, 2013On July 30, Medicare will be 48 years old. It covers over 50 million
Pause in honor of Medicare
Times Union (Albany, N.Y.)
By Richard Propp, M.D.Times Union (Albany, N.Y.), July 12, 2013At this time of year I usually start thinking about the passage of Medicare in July