FACT SHEET"State Leadership in Healthcare Act"From the Office of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)Section 1332 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ā the āWaiver
Conyers continues push for single-payer system
By Jessica ZigmondModernHealthcare, Feb. 15, 2011As federal lawmakers continue to debate the constitutionality, financing and implementation of the healthcare reform law, one House Democrat has
Justin Bieber On Health Care: U.S. System 'Evil'
The Huffington Post02/16/11Justin Bieber has taken the United States by storm, but if he gets sick, he may find himself retreating back to Canada --
PNHP commentary on the Vermont health reform bill
The Vermont health bill: a brief overview from the single-payer perspective By Dr. Ida HellanderCommentary from Dr. Ida Hellander, Drs. David Himmelstein and Steffie Woolhandler,
Taiwan's NHI system gets healthier
By Elaine HouTaiwan Today, Feb. 11, 2011Debate has raged for almost a decade over the design of Taiwanās second-generation National Health Insurance System. The seemingly
The Insurers' Real Agenda for Change
By Wendell PotterThe Huffington Post, Feb. 12, 2011The media had lots of health care news to obsess about last week. A federal judge ruled the
Why for-profit health care makes no sense
By James Fieseher, M.D.Portsmouth (N.H.) Herald, February 09, 2011By James Fieseher, M.D. | Portsmouth (N.H.) Herald
One of the major reasons that America is the only
Brown's dream: deep and accessible care for body and soul
By Susan DuganWashington Park (Colo.) Profile, Feb. 10, 2011Health care activist Roya Brown views health care as a basic human right. Drawn first to Health
Ezra Klein – Gov. Peter Shumlin: The man who'd bring single-payer health care to Vermont
By Ezra Klein The Washington Post, 02/10/2011By Ezra Klein | The Washington Post
Peter Shumlin, the newly elected governor of Vermont, has a plan for
Ready for Single-Payer
By Josh HoxieThe Defender, Guest ColumnistFebruary 8, 2011With the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act last spring, those of us graduating in
A liar for the insurance industry
Interview: Wendell PotterThe SocialistWorkerFebruary 10, 2011Wendell Potter is the former head of public relations for insurance giant Cigna. In 2009, he became a whistleblower, describing
Organizations of Faith for Single-Payer
Eleven faith-based organizations have passed resolutions in support of HR 676/Medicare for All so far. In the summer of 2008, for example, the Presbyterian Church