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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
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Portsmouth (N.H.) Herald, Letters
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Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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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
Hospital Head Warns of Racism in U.S. Health Care System
Mississippi Public Broadcasting News
By Jeffrey HessMississippi Public Broadcasting News, April 19, 2013JACKSON, Miss. -- The head of a major U.S. hospital is warning that the health care industry
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WAMC Northeast Public Radio
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Suicides, murders rise as Greek austerity takes health toll
Agence France-Presse
By Kerry SheridanAgence France-Presse, April 18, 2013When Greece's economy took a plunge, murders and disease rates soared, according to a study published Thursday that suggests
Austerity in Greece linked to serious mental, physical health decline
Psychiatric Annals, April 19, 2013The economic recession and subsequent austerity measures in Greece were associated with a significant deterioration in public health services and mental
Deteriorating Public Health Policies? What Greece, U.S. May Have in Common
Becker's Hospital Review
By Bob HermanBecker's Hospital Review, April 18, 2013For the past several years, the United States has not been the only country to face a recession.
Greed, fear and other barriers to health care as a human right
By Philip Caper, M.D. Bangor Daily News, April 18, 2013 Of all the wealthy countries, only the United States has so far failed
Beyond Obamacare
How a single-payer system can save health care in the United StatesBy Dave Dvorak, M.D., M.P.H.Minnesota Medicine, April 2013As Minnesotaās physicians, health care leaders and