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
Shumlin administration gears up for the nitty-gritty of single payer
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
By Rob Stone, M.D.The Herald-Times (Bloomington, Ind.), July 30, 2013Who is the most popular health insurer in America? Not Anthem Blue Cross. It’s Medicare. And
Happy 48th birthday, Medicare
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
Let’s celebrate Medicare
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
