By Michael McCord
New Hampshire Business Review
Friday, June 5, 2009
Portsmouth physician Thomas Clairmont -- who has practiced medicine since 1977 and is a vocal member of
Q&A with: Single-payer advocate Dr. Thomas Clairmont
By Michael McCord
New Hampshire Business Review
Friday, June 5, 2009
Portsmouth physician Thomas Clairmont -- who has practiced medicine since 1977 and is a vocal member of
Charity care not answer, doctor says
Judy Dasovich says reformed system wouldn't be socialist
Mike Penprase
News-Leader (Springfield, MO)
May 31, 2009
Dr. Judy Dasovich got national attention with her arrest during a recent Senate
Study Links Medical Costs and Personal Bankruptcy
Harvard researchers say 62% of all personal bankruptcies in the U.S. in 2007 were caused by health problems--and 78% of those filers had insurance
By Catherine
Medical bills underlie 60 percent of U.S. bankruptcies: study
By Maggie Fox
Health and Science Editor
Reuters
Thu Jun 4, 2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Medical bills are involved in more than 60 percent of U.S. personal bankruptcies, an
Medical bills play a role in 62% of bankruptcies, study says
By Lisa Girion
Los Angeles Times
June 4, 2009
President Obama's push for healthcare reforms gets a boost today from a new study by Harvard University researchers that
Grass-roots groups must test President mettle on health care reform
By Errol Lewis
New York Daily News
Thursday, June 4th 2009, 4:00 AM
WASHINGTON - As the White House launches its bid to reform health care, the big
Study: Most Personal Bankruptcies Caused By Medical Bills, Illness
By DIANE LEVICK
The Hartford Courant
June 4, 2009
Medical bills or illness contributed to more than 62 percent of personal bankruptcies in 2007, a new study says,
How Much Do Life Insurers Profit from Tobacco?
By Kathleen Kingsbury
Time Magazine
Thursday, Jun. 04, 2009
In an era of corporate wellness programs and socially screened investment funds, some of the world's largest life-insurance companies
Life, health insurers invest big in tobacco
Agence France-Presse (AFP)
June 4, 2009
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Major US, Canadian and British life and health insurance companies have billions of dollars invested in tobacco companies,
The Massachusetts Model: Massive Spending On Nonbenefit Costs
by Merton Bernstein
Health Affairs Blog
June 2nd, 2009
Plummeting coverage and soaring costs characterize the nation's health insurance crisis. With much coverage for the nonelderly based on
Baucus soothes single-payer backers
By Carrie Budoff Brown
Politico
June 3, 2009 02:36 PM EST
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) told leading advocates of a government-financed health care system that