By Karen Higgins, R.N. Common Dreams, June 12, 2013 With the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling upholding the Affordable Care Act near, it's
Central labor councils to AFL-CIO: Strengthen Social Security & pass Improved Medicare for All
Single Payer News
By Kay TillowSingle Payer News, June 2, 2013Four central labor councils have passed an identical resolution calling upon the September AFL-CIO convention to organize an
Single payer is needed cure
Charlotte (N.C.) Observer
By Jack BernardCharlotte (N.C.) Observer, June 10, 2013After spending 25 years in the health care field, most of it related to making hospitals more efficient
Obamacare leaves millions uninsured. Here’s who they are.
By Sarah Kliff Washington Post, June 7, 2013 When we talk about the Affordable Care Act, we mostly focus on the millions of Americans who
Message to Congress: Immigrants Pay More Than Their 'Fair Share' of Medicare
Roll Call
By Steffie Woolhander and David U. HimmelsteinRoll Call, June 6, 2013Immigrants don’t just pick our fruit, deliver our take-out food and design our computers —
Evidence Supports Medicare For All
Health Affairs blog
By Ida HellanderHealth Affairs blog, June 7, 2013Dana Goldman and Adam Leive’s effort to discredit the single payer, Medicare-for-All model of financing health care —
Calls for Universal Health Care in Colorado and Nation
Public News Service - Colorado
By Stephanie Carroll CarsonPublic News Service - Colorado, June 3, 2013DENVER -- Efforts toward universal health care in Colorado were highlighted over the weekend at
Health benefits should not be tied to jobs
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Letters
By Pamella S. Gronemeyer, M.D.St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Letters, June 1, 2013By Pamella S. Gronemeyer, M.D. | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The story of Patriot Coal and its
Medical Debt: A Curable Affliction Health Reform Won’t Fix
By David U. Himmelstein, M.D., and Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.Communities & Banking, Summer 2013 By David U. Himmelstein, M.D., and Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H. |
A Simpler, Better Solution
By David Himmelstein and Steffie WoolhandlerThe New York Times, Room for Debate, May 29, 2013Gordon Schiff, an expert on medical quality, frequently admonishes: “Avoid workarounds.”
Immigrants help Medicare stay solvent
Los Angeles Times
By Noam N. LeveyLos Angeles Times, May 29, 2013 WASHINGTON — Immigrants in the United States both legally and illegally are helping sustain Medicare,
Immigrants subsidize Medicare recipients, study says
USA Today
By Kelly KennedyUSA Today, May 29, 2013 WASHINGTON — Immigrants contributed about $115 billion more from their paychecks to the Medicare Trust Fund than
