By Robert B. Doherty, ACP's Senior VP in Washington, DCFrom the July/August ACP Internist Physicians have been paid according to the number of
Timely Treatment for Depression Hard to Get, Even for the Insured
Time magazine, Healthland
By Maia SzalavitzTime magazine, Healthland, July 21, 2011By Maia Szalavitz | Time magazine
Massachusetts requires health insurance for all, is second in the nation in
Even good health insurance doesn't ensure access to doctors
CBS News
By David W. FreemanCBS News, July 21, 2011By David W. Freeman | CBS News
Just because you have health insurance doesn't mean you can get
Psychiatric Care Hard To Get, Even For The Insured, Study Finds
WBUR, CommonHealth blog
By Rachel ZimmermanWBUR, CommonHealth blog, July 21, 2011By Rachel Zimmerman | WBUR CommonHealth blog
“The takeaway here is that having insurance is obviously important but
Mental care can be hard to find, even for insured
Survey shows many roadblocks to aid in Boston facilitiesBy Chelsea ConaboyThe Boston Globe, July 21, 2011By Chelsea Conaboy | The Boston Globe
Massachusetts patients with
Grow economy by expanding Medicare
Letters, The Capital Times (Madison, Wis.)
By Timothy ShawLetters, The Capital Times (Madison, Wis.), July 19, 2011By Timothy Shaw, M.D. | Letters, The Capital Times (Madison, Wis.)
Applying the “Eccles/Reich compass” to
Single Payer Ahead — Cost Control and the Evolving Vermont Model
The New England Journal of Medicine
By Anya Rader Wallack, Ph.D.The New England Journal of Medicine, July 20, 2011By Anya Rader Wallack, Ph.D. | The New England Journal of Medicine
Governor Peter
The Solution to the Federal Debt: Expand Medicare, Don't Cut It
Huffington Post
By Miles MogulescuHuffington Post, July 15, 2011 By Miles Mogulescu | Huffington Post
With the August 2 deadline for increasing the debt ceiling fast approaching, the beltway
Medicare proves to be the solution
Letter, Times Union (Albany, N.Y.), July 15, 2011I just returned from Connecticut, where I had a hip replacement without incident, followed by rehabilitation at my
Don’t cut Medicare – improve it
Letters, Chicago Sun-Times
By Hrayr Attarian, M.D.Letters, Chicago Sun-Times, July 8, 2011One of the July 8 headlines portends cuts to Medicare, the health plan that covers senior citizens
Insurance exchanges tilted toward health insurers, not consumers
iWatch News, Center for Public Integrity
A Rocky Mountain outrage: Colorado governor, legislators give regular folks short shrift in choice of board membersBy Wendell PotteriWatch News, Center for Public Integrity, July
Birthday wishes for a better Medicare
The Berkshire Eagle (Lenox, Mass.)
By Susanne L. King, M.D.The Berkshire Eagle (Lenox, Mass.), July 13, 2011Celebrating 46 years this month, Medicare continues to pay for the health care of