By Anne Underwood
New York Times Prescriptions blog
September 7, 2009
Dr. David Himmelstein is an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and a primary care
Giving Single-Payer a Second Look
By Rep. Anthony Weiner
Huffington Post
September 7, 2009
As President Obama prepares to address the nation about his vision for health care reform, we should not overlook
California's Real Death Panels: Insurers Deny 21% of Claims
PacifiCare's Denials 40%, Cigna's 33% in First Half of 2009
From California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
For Immediate Release
September 2, 2009
Contact: Charles Idelson, 510-273-2246, Shum Preston,
California’s Real Death Panels: Insurers Deny 21% of Claims
PacifiCare's Denials 40%, Cigna's 33% in First Half of 2009
From California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
For Immediate Release
September 2, 2009
Contact: Charles Idelson, 510-273-2246, Shum Preston,
Immigrant health plan called unfair
By Kyle Cheney
Dorchester (Mass.) Reporter
State House New Service
Sept. 3, 2009
As state-subsidized health care for 31,000 legal immigrants lapsed Tuesday, the result of budget cuts imposed
Health Care That Works
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
Op-Ed Columnist
New York Times
September 3, 2009
Here's a paradox.
Health care reform may be defeated this year in part because so many Americans believe
Will safety net hospitals survive health reform?
By Carla K. Johnson
Associated Press
San Jose Mercury News
Sept. 3, 2009
CHICAGO -- Janie Johnson has no health insurance, so when she cut her toe while giving
Don’t Be Fooled by the Public Option
By Bill Boyarsky
Truthdig
Sept. 3, 2009
While the media are transfixed by all the screaming in town halls and on television, the real work of health care
Don't Be Fooled by the Public Option
By Bill Boyarsky
Truthdig
Sept. 3, 2009
While the media are transfixed by all the screaming in town halls and on television, the real work of health care
“Now Make Me Do It”
By Ralph Nader
CommonDreams.org
Published on Saturday, August 15, 2009
Never much of a fighter against abusive corporate power, Barack Obama is making it increasingly clear that right
Mad as hell across the country
Andrea Hektor reports on the plans of Oregon doctors and single-payer advocates to take their cause on the road.
September 1, 2009
A SMALL group of Oregon-based
The Public Option: Doomed to Fail
The Nation
Letters
July 29, 2009
Regarding your editorial "Public Option Now!" (July 20/27): a public option won't fix the mainstream Democrats' flawed healthcare reform proposals. Only a