Democracy Now!
May 26, 2011Democracy Now!
Today Vermont is set to make history by becoming the first state in the nation to offer universal, single-payer healthcare when
US healthcare: Profits before patients
What is the point of having the world's best medical facilities if citizens don't have the money to access healthcare?By Rose AguilarOpinion, Al Jazeera English,
Insurers are expensive middlemen
Newsday, Letters
By Robert N. Shorin, A.C.S.W., B.C.D.Newsday, Letters, May 24, 2011Regarding "Insurer puts undue pressure on doctors" [Letters, May 19]: I am a clinical social worker,
Vermont closing in on single payer
By Ezra Klein The Washington Post, 05/09/2011By Ezra Klein | The Washington Post
Kevin Outterson is an associate professor of health law, bioethics and
Single-payer system provides security
Letters, Portsmouth (N.H.) Herald
By Thomas P Clairmont, W. Jost Michelsen and Patricia A LocuratoloLetters, Portsmouth (N.H.) Herald, May 22, 2011We read with interest the article on the Leadership
The Self-Rationing of Medical Care
Letters, The New York Times, May 22, 2011Re āHealth Insurers Profit as Many Postpone Careā (front page, May 14): How more scathing an indictment could
A Doctor's Push for Single-Payer Health Care for All Finds Traction in Vermont
The New York Times
By ABBY GOODNOUGHThe New York Times, May 21, 2011MONTPELIER, Vt. ā Many people move to Vermont in search of a slower pace; Dr. Deb Richter
The Big (and Profitable) Business of Dying
CBS Moneywatch: The Consumer Reporter
By Marlys HarrisCBS Moneywatch: The Consumer Reporter, May 21, 2011Taking leave of life is never good. But when the time comes, most people would like
GOP plan is a non-starter
The Bellingham (Wash.) Herald
By Rep. John Conyers Jr.The Bellingham (Wash.) Herald, May 19, 2011Medicare is arguably one of the nation's most successful and cherished public insurance programs. The
For-profit hospice industry raises worries
UPI, May 19, 2011BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (UPI) -- End-of-life hospice care is being dominated by investor-owned chains that cherry-pick patients and cut labor costs to maximize
National health care debate can be summed up by bill introduced in California
The Bellingham (Wash.) Herald
By YESENIA AMARO - McClatchy NewspapersThe Bellingham (Wash.) Herald, May 17, 2011MERCED, Calif. -- The national debate over health care can be summed up in
David Cameron's adviser says health reform is a chance to make big profits
Kitchen cabinet aide says charging improves service and NHS should be shown 'no mercy' in drive for reformBy Daniel Boffey and Toby HelmThe Guardian, Saturday
