By SACHA PFEIFFERWBUR Radio / NPR, Nov. 20, 2009BOSTON ā A new Harvard study finds that computerized medical records donāt save money or make hospitals
No hospital savings with electronic records: study
By Susan HeaveyReuters, Fri Nov 20, 2009By Susan Heavey | Reuters
New electronic record systems installed in thousands of U.S. hospitals have done little to rein
Breast cancer screening and the uninsured
The New York Times, Nov. 20, 2009Your editorial on the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation against routine screening mammograms for healthy, low-risk women under
Veterans Day
EditorialBerkshire EagleWednesday, Nov. 11Editorial | Berkshire Eagle
On Veterans Day, America honors those who fought in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan and other war
Weighing the Evidence for Single-Payer
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As physicians, we are troubled
Conyers Derides White House Strategy on Health Care
By KATHARINE Q. SEELYEPrescriptions BlogNew York TimesNovember 19, 2009Representative John Conyers Jr., Democrat of Michigan and the second-most senior member of the House, today ripped
If Mass. Small Businesses Want a Better Health Care Deal, They Should Back Single-Payer Health Care
By Jason PramasOMB EditorialOpen Media BostonNov. 15, 2009By Jason Pramas | Editorial | Open Media Boston
I think it would behoove small business organizations to think
Kaiser Issue Brief: Access to Abortion Coverage and Health Reform
Kaiser Family FoundationWednesday, November 18, 2009Kaiser Family Foundation
A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation examines health reform and access to coverage for abortion
Study: Injured uninsured more likely to die in ER
By CARLA K. JOHNSON (AP)November 16, 2009 CHICAGO ā Uninsured patients with traumatic injuries, such as car crashes, falls and gunshot wounds, were almost twice
Solidarity, Individualism and Public Goods
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The liberal imagination has broadened the scope of what it wants to
Clarifying what single-payer health care is and is not
By Howard Waitzkin Taos News Thursday, 18 July 2009By Howard Waitzkin | Taos News
A single-payer health program basically would extend Medicare to the entire population.
U.S. Needs Health Care, Not Insurance
By Carol MillerAlbuquerque JournalSunday, November 15, 2009A very complex, mandatory private insurance scheme recently passed the U.S. House. The public is being overwhelmed by sound
