By Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., and David Himmelstein, M.D. | PNHPPNHP note: The two articles below describe the founding of Physicians for a National Health Program.
Wealth & Health: Public Taxes, Private Dollars
By Carl FinamoreBeyondChron (San Francisco), Nov. 5, 2012Let’s not kid ourselves, despite all the talk about healthcare reform the last few years, getting sick in
Wealth & Health: Public Taxes, Private Dollars
By Carl FinamoreBeyondChron (San Francisco), Nov. 5, 2012Let’s not kid ourselves, despite all the talk about healthcare reform the last few years, getting sick in
A Single-Payer System Would Reduce U.S. Health Care Costs
By Ed Weisbart, M.D.Virtual Mentor: the AMA Journal of Ethics, November 2012We Have Not Yet Solved the Health Care CrisisBy Ed Weisbart, M.D. | Virtual
Health is not a commodity: Let us get the language right
By Josh Freeman, M.D.Medicine and Social Justice, Nov. 2, 2012Sometimes the starkest realities are hidden by the language that we choose to speak about them.
It's Time for Single Payer
By James C. Mitchiner, M.D.ACEP News, Aug. 7, 2012"You can always trust the Americans to do the right thing, once they’ve tried everything else."Winston Churchill’s
It’s Time for Single Payer
By James C. Mitchiner, M.D.ACEP News, Aug. 7, 2012"You can always trust the Americans to do the right thing, once they’ve tried everything else."Winston Churchill’s
Using Canada's Health System as Model Might Cut U.S. Costs: Study
By Steven Reinberg, HealthDay ReporterU.S. News and World Report, Oct. 30, 2012TUESDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Since 1980, health care costs in the United
Using Canada’s Health System as Model Might Cut U.S. Costs: Study
By Steven Reinberg, HealthDay ReporterU.S. News and World Report, Oct. 30, 2012TUESDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Since 1980, health care costs in the United
What Canada can teach us about fixing Medicare
By Sarah KliffThe Washington Post, Wonk Blog, Oct. 30, 2012There are a lot of big differences between health care in the United States and Canada.
Canadian Example Offers a Possible Path to Curbing US Medicare Costs
By Mike Mitkanews@JAMA, Oct. 29, 2012While Medicare costs continue to rise and Democrats and Republicans promote various plans to curb such spending, 2 researchers suggest
Government IS good at some things
By Aaron Carroll, M.D.The Incidental Economist, Oct. 29, 2012I’ve written about this before, but it’s worth bringing it back to add in some numbers. Let’s