The individual mandate is unpopular, but repealing it could open the door to future reform based on payroll taxes.By ROBERT B. REICHThe Wall Street Journal,
Blue Shield of California seeks rate hikes of as much as 59% for individuals
Insurer says the increases result from fast-rising healthcare costs and other expenses resulting from new healthcare laws. The move comes less than a year after
Healthcare CEOs doing just fine without healthcare law repeal
By National Nurses MovementDailyKos, Wed Jan 05, 2011By National Nurses Movement | DailyKos
If the Obama health care bill is just a "government takeover," why are
Medicare for all is the best prescription for nation's health care woes
By Dr. John CavaceceGrand Rapids Press, Jan. 3, 2011With the elections and the old year in the rearview mirror, debate will rage about whether to
How to eliminate insurance costs
Chicago Tribune, Jan. 3, 2011Dr. Lisa A. Rone (Dec. 24), in response to PPO requirements for pre-authorization for psychiatric care, suggests that the Illinois Psychiatric
U.S. far from having finest health system
The Coloradoan, Jan. 3, 2011I am writing in response to "U.S. has world's best health-care system." It was said that "we have, without a doubt,
Vermont: Creating a singular health system
Globe EditorialThe Boston Globe, Jan. 2, 2011Globe Editorial | The Boston Globe
While Massachusetts grapples with its own health costs, the nation’s eyes will be on
Health system options more plentiful than imagined
By Samuel Metz, M.D.
Anesthesiology News, December 2010
In his commentary, “The Taking” (see Anesthesiology News, October 2010, page 10), Dr. Cossman appears to make three points:
A judge’s assist to single payer?
By Dr. Quentin YoungThe Huffington Post, Dec. 15, 2010Perhaps unwittingly, U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson of Richmond, Va., has enhanced the prospects for single-payer health
A judge's assist to single payer?
By Dr. Quentin YoungThe Huffington Post, Dec. 15, 2010Perhaps unwittingly, U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson of Richmond, Va., has enhanced the prospects for single-payer health
Judge’s Decision on Health Insurance Shows Why Medicare for All Is the Solution
By Matthew RothschildThe Progressive, December 14, 2010A Virginia judge’s decision to throw out a central plank of the health insurance reform law underscores how ill
Shumlin names health care “dream team”
By Anne GallowayVtdigger.com, Dec. 13, 2010On Monday, Gov.-elect Peter Shumlin chose the members of the “dream team” who will lead his signature effort to create