A house bill sponsored by Rep. Michael Dembrow, D-Portland, is not expected to pass, but advocates claim momentumBy Christopher David GrayThe Lund Report (Portland, Ore.),
Hundreds rally in Oregon for single-payer health care
By Bennett HallCorvallis Gazette-Times, Feb. 4, 2013SALEM, Ore. — Hundreds of people from all over Oregon rallied in Salem on the first day of the
Redefining affordable
The future of health insurance premiums under the ACABy Pippa Abston, M.D.Pippa Abston’s blog, Feb. 2, 2013By Pippa Abston, M.D. | Pippa Abston’s blog
In a
Americans deserve the kind of health care Sen. Kirk received
By Pamella Gronemeyer, M.D.St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Letters, Feb. 2, 2013We are all happy about and inspired by Sen. Mark Kirk's recovery from the unexpected and
Is the Doctor Pay Model a Solution?
The New York Times, Feb. 1, 2013The New York Times
Of course, as he suggests, physicians need to be held to professional norms. But until we
Senate Panel Diagnoses Primary Health Care Crisis
News release from the office of Sen. Bernie SandersCommonDreams.org, Jan. 29, 2013WASHINGTON -- A Senate panel today examined a “major crisis” in primary health care
Carrots for Doctors
By Bill KellerThe New York Times, January 27th, 2013By Bill Keller | The New York Times
With its ambitious proposal to pay doctors in public hospitals
Obamacare money could be better spent on Medicare for All
By Marvin Malek, M.D.Times-Argus (Barre, Vt.), Letters, Jan. 25, 2013By Marvin Malek, M.D. | Times-Argus (Barre, Vt.)
Kudos to the grant writers at Vermont’s Dept. of
The Affordable Care Act: What to Expect in 2013
By John Geyman, M.D.The Huffington Post, Jan. 24, 2013The Affordable Care Act (ACA), crafted in large part by corporate stakeholders who are themselves responsible for
A Different Model — Medical Care in Cuba
By Edward W. Campion, M.D., and Stephen Morrissey, Ph.D.The New England Journal of Medicine, Jan. 24, 2013By Edward W. Campion, M.D., and Stephen Morrissey, Ph.D.
Two Events, One Argument: The Case for Single-Payer Health Care
Debra Street, Andrew Coates speak in BuffaloBy George SaxArtvoice (Buffalo, N.Y.), Jan. 24, 2013Thirty years ago, soon after she arrived in Fort Walton Beach, Florida,
Managed care needs a better watchdog
The Star Tribune failed that role in a story about UnitedHealthBy Kip SullivanStar Tribune (Minneapolis), Jan. 23, 2013So UnitedHealth Group has figured out a way
