Letters, The New York Times, May 15, 2011In “The Missing Fifth” (column, May 10), David Brooks says there are two basic ways to control health
Private health insurance industry has failed patients
Palm Beach Post, Sunday
By Dr. Howard GreenPalm Beach Post, Sunday, May 15, 2011All of the well-publicized political health care programs have one thing in common: They all seek
'What Matters Is What Works': The State and the National Health Service in Scotland and Wales
By Colin LeysAs expert commentators have amply shown, the Coalition's plan to privatise the National Health Service (NHS) lacks any basis in evidence – no
From bad to worse: Medicare proposal will surely lead to de facto 'death panels'
Concord (N.H.) Monitor
By Robert KiefnerConcord (N.H.) Monitor, May 14, 2011Say a patient comes to see us with poor appetite, low-grade temperature and progressive right lower quadrant pain,
Corporations, Federal ‘Reform’ Keep Shifting Healthcare Costs to Workers
In These Times
By Roger BybeeIn These Times, May 13, 2011Despite its $14.2 billion in profits last year untouched by federal income taxes, General Electric is now demanding
AFL-CIO, NNU Back New Universal Health Care Bill
AFL-CIO blog
By Mike HallAFL-CIO blog, May 10, 2011Last year, when Congress passed the Affordable Care Act, it was a “historic milestone on our path toward a
Reforms Prod Insurers to Diversify
By AVERY JOHNSONWall Street Journal, May 12, 2011Major U.S. health insurers, including Aetna Inc., Humana Inc. and WellPoint Inc., are retooling to become more than
Nine states appeal federal rule limiting health insurers' profits
McClatchy Newspapers
By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health NewsMcClatchy Newspapers, May 10, 2011WASHINGTON — In a move that could absolve health insurers of paying more than $95 million
Obama Health Law Unlikely to Stem Medical Bankruptcies
CommonDreams
By Steffie Woolhandler and David HimmelsteinCommonDreams, May 11, 2011When President Obama kicked off his health reform push, he highlighted our research finding that 2 million
We all pay for health care, single payer advocates tell City Club
Corvallis (Ore.) Gazette-Times
By BENNETT HALLCorvallis (Ore.) Gazette-Times, May 10, 2011CORVALLIS, Ore. -- After years of fighting for single-payer health care, Dr. Paul Hochfeld is trying to change
Cut Medicare? No Way! Make It 'Medicare for All'!
The Nation
By John NicholsThe Nation, May 10, 2011House Budget Committee chair Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, proposes to undermine the integrity of the Medicare and Medicaid programs, with
Vermont Passes Universal Healthcare Plan
MedPage Today
By Emily P. WalkerMedPage Today, May 6, 2011WASHINGTON -- The Vermont legislature has passed a bill to create a publicly funded health care system that