By David U. Himmelstein and Steffie WoolhandlerThe Boston Globe, May 30, 2012By David U. Himmelstein and Steffie Woolhandler | The Boston Globe
The House and Senate
Single-payer health care would save billions for Massachusetts
The Boston Globe
States in the Spotlight as Single-Payer Resurfaces in Mainstream Discourse
Public Citizen Health Letter, May 2012Public Citizen Health Letter
The past year has seen single-payer health care in the news more than usual. May marks the
Insurers forcing patients to pay more for costly specialty drugs
Los Angeles Times
Anthem Blue Cross, Aetna and other health insurers are increasingly shifting more prescriptions for complex conditions to a new category requiring customers to shoulder a
Maine campus hears support for single-payer health care
Biddeford (Maine) Journal Tribune
By Dina Mendros, Staff WriterBiddeford (Maine) Journal Tribune, May 11, 2012BIDDEFORD, Maine ā The Affordable Care Act passed Congress in 2010. Now the country is
Obamacare Will Not Fix Health Care
City Weekly (Salt Lake City)
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
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
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 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 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
