By David May, M.D.American College of Cardiology Touch Blog, April 23, 2013I am a Republican. For those who know me that is not a surprise.
I Am A Republican ā¦ Can We Talk About A Single Payer System?
American College of Cardiology Touch Blog
We need single-payer health care
The Charleston (W.Va.) Gazette
By James Binder, M.D.The Charleston (W.Va.) Gazette, April 24, 2013Every human being has a right to competent health care. Claiming health care to be a
Group forgives $1 million in doctor bills
USA Today
The nonprofit bought up the medical debts owed by more than 1,000 residents in the Louisville areaBy Jere Downs, The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-JournalUSA Today, April
Hospitalization OK for Psych Patients Can Take Hours
U.S. News and World Report
Phone time to get insurance authorization adds up to a million hours a year for psychiatrists nationwideBy HealthDay NewsU.S. News and World Report, April 24,
How long it takes to get insurance OK to admit psychiatric patients
Los Angeles Times
By Mary MacVeanLos Angeles Times, April 24, 2013Psychiatrists spent an estimated 1 million hours on the phone getting insurance authorizations to admit people to hospitals
ERs Have Become De Facto Psych Wards
The Wall Street Journal, April 24, 2013The Wall Street Journal
Long waits for insurance authorization allowing psychiatric patients to be admitted to the hospital from the
Psychiatrists spend 1 million hours a year awaiting insurance approval, study says
Fox News
By Amanda WoernerFox News, April 23, 2013One million hours: Thatās how long psychiatrists across the country spend each year, waiting to get approval from insurance
1 million hours may be spent annually for insurance approvals for inpatient psychiatric admissions
Psychiatrists spent on average 38 minutes on the telephone getting approval from insurance companies for psychiatric patients in need of inpatient care at the ED,
NHS: Section 75 of the health act is an engine for destruction
The Guardian (U.K.)
Section 75 of the health act is the mechanism that locks in privatisation of the health service: the Lords must amend itBy Kailash Chand The
Single-payer plan is best health care solution
Portsmouth (N.H.) Herald, Letters
By Thomas P. Clairmont, M.D.Portsmouth (N.H.) Herald, Letters, April 20, 2013The Chidester (op-ed) correctly identifies the problems in health care today: uncontrolled costs and the
Hawaii should end Medicaid managed-care model
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
By Stephen Kemble, M.D.Honolulu Star-Advertiser, April 21, 2013Hawaii was recently awarded a $937,691 State Innovation Model grant to plan health care reform for Medicare and
Labor council, plumbers local in Alabama endorse H.R. 676
Actions bring total labor organization endorsements to 600 nationwideBy Kay TillowOn April 15, the Northeast Alabama Labor Council in Gadsden endorsed H.R. 676, national single-payer