By Nathaniel H. Murdock, M.D.St. Louis American, Dec. 20, 2012The great American healthcare experiment is continuing to develop. The next stage is starting, so this
Get serious about mental health care
This article includes videoBy Aaron E. Carroll, M.D.CNN, December 18, 2012By Aaron E. Carroll, M.D. | CNNWe should be careful not to blame the mentally ill for all
Health care reform: the issue is equity
By Gabriel EdwardsThe Pulse (OHSU Student Newsletter), Fall 2012 editionThe process of getting through medical school is fraught with uncertainty. What kind of residency will
How to rein in Medicare costs
By Carl Berdahl, M.D.Los Angeles Times, Letters, Dec. 13, 2012Aside from partial measures like allowing Medicare to negotiate with drug companies for lower prices, the
Defending Public Healthcare in Madrid
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Delaware should move to single-payer health care
By Earl Jaques and John KowalkoThe News Journal, delawareonline.com, Dec. 11, 2012The recent Supreme Court decision followed by the re-election of President Obama guarantees that
Do we really have the world’s best cancer care?
By Samuel Metz, M.D.KevinMD blog, Dec. 9, 2012Those who resist health care reform point to America’s great cancer care – instead, we should protect “the
The path to sustaining Medicare
By Jessica Schorr Saxe, M.D.The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer, Dec. 7, 2012In January 2009, at the age of 63 1/2, my friend Carol Bentley was laid
It’s not profit that is destroying our health; it’s the private insurance business model
By Samuel Metz, M.D.Firedoglake, Dec. 3, 2012Many Europeans use private health insurance companies, a few of them for-profit. These Europeans enjoy better care for more
Obamacare architect leaves White House for pharmaceutical industry job
Few people embody the corporatist revolving door greasing Washington as purely as Elizabeth FowlerBy Glenn GreenwaldThe Guardian (U.K.), Dec. 5, 2012 By Glenn Greenwald |
You are not a loan: 'Rolling Jubilee' takes aim at medical bankruptcy
By George LavenderNew Internationalist blog (U.K.), Nov. 30, 2012‘Debt is the tie that binds the 99 per cent together,’ says Matthew McLoughlin. ‘Like most Americans
You are not a loan: ‘Rolling Jubilee’ takes aim at medical bankruptcy
By George LavenderNew Internationalist blog (U.K.), Nov. 30, 2012‘Debt is the tie that binds the 99 per cent together,’ says Matthew McLoughlin. ‘Like most Americans