A single-payer program in Utah will lower costs and improve quality of medical servicesBy Joseph Jarvis, M.D.City Weekly (Salt Lake City), May 23, 2012By Joseph
Obamacare Will Not Fix Health Care
City Weekly (Salt Lake City)
VA To Invest Billions in Open Source Transition
By Roger A. Maduro Open Health News, May 20, 2012By Roger A. Maduro | Open Health News
The open source strategy of the U.S. Department of
The ills of money-driven medicine
Bangor Daily News (Maine)
By Philip Caper, M.D.Bangor Daily News (Maine), May 17, 2012A couple of weeks ago, nine medical specialty societies released a list of 45 medical tests
Patients go bankrupt as medical costs soar
By Colorado Public News and Erika GonzalezKUNC Colorado Public News (NPR), May 21, 2012In 2008, Kimberly Fague was diagnosed with organ failure. Plagued by nausea,
WellPoint critic, 88, leads docs’ crusade for Medicare for all
By Dan CarpenterThe Indianapolis Star, May 18, 2012He was personal physician to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and future President Barack Obama when they
WellPoint critic, 88, leads docs' crusade for Medicare for all
The Indianapolis Star
By Dan CarpenterThe Indianapolis Star, May 18, 2012He was personal physician to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and future President Barack Obama when they
WellPoint shareholders say no to political spending proposal
The Indianapolis Star
By Jeff SwiatekThe Indianapolis Star, May 17, 2012At an annual meeting marked by shouts and a street protest, WellPoint shareholders on Wednesday rejected a proposal
Medical students embrace Medicare for all
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
By Ed Weisbart, M.D.St. Louis Post-Dispatch, May 16, 2012If you ever want to rekindle your hope for American medicine, spend time with medical students. These
Oregon Activists Look to Grassroots Approach to Win Universal Health Care
By Peter Shapiro Labor Notes, May 14, 2012By Peter Shapiro | Labor Notes
With health care premiums rising three times faster than workersā income, more and
Single-payer health care: What could it do on the national stage?
Beckerās Hospital Review
By Bob HermanBeckerās Hospital Review, May 14, 2012One of the biggest buzz words in health care today is "reform" ā and to quote REO Speedwagon,
Global push to guarantee health coverage leaves U.S. behind
Los Angeles Times
China, Mexico and other countries far less affluent are working to provide medical insurance for all citizens. It's viewed as an economic investment.By Noam N.
Physicians say U.S. needs single-payer national health insurance program
Bristol Herald Courier
By Roger BrownBristol Herald Courier, May 10, 2012BRISTOL, Va. -- The United States must move toward adopting a single-payer national health insurance program or continue