By Cynthia GordyThe Root, Oct. 19, 2011He's done a lot, says the White House in a new report. Anti-poverty advocates weigh in on their progress.Anger
Health care policy: faith- or evidence-based?
By Philip Caper, M.D.The Ellsworth American (Maine), Oct. 20, 2011Sen. Brian Langley's recent commentary praising the newly enacted law (PL 90) that replaces Maine’s carefully
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By Sarah KliffThe Washington Post, Oct. 16, 2011As far as health-reform boosters go, Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber is among the most stalwart.“We want to show
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Killing Medicaid the California Way
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How Doctors Could Rescue Health Care
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Health care: a new civil-rights movement?
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Wall Street Comes to D.C. to Profit from Health Care; 99% Say 'Wall Street Greed Kills Those in Need'
By Margaret Flowers, M.D.October 2011 Movement, Oct. 12, 2011Today, the October2011.org Movement confronted Wall Street investors who came to Washington to figure out how
‘Occupy Wall Street’ Should Also Take Aim at Health Insurance Companies
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The lobbyists for U.S. health insurers surely
Union women urge push for single-payer health care
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Health care is why Canadians can spend
By Richard C. Dillihunt, M.D.Letters, The Portland Press Herald, Sept. 21, 2011The Press Herald's Sept. 5 piece describing an increase in Canadian spending in Maine
Gettysburg panel discusses pros and cons of Pa. single-payer health care
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