By Mike Dennison
The Montana Standard
06/14/2009
HELENA -- As Sen. Max Baucus has taken the lead on health-reform legislation in the U.S. Senate, he's also become a
Are you one big illness away from bankruptcy?
By Dean Calbreath
San Diego Union-Tribune
June 14, 2009
"The greatest health is wealth," the classical Roman poet Virgil once said.
But to keep your health can cost you
Insurance interests total 1/4 of Baucus' fundraising
By Mike Dennison
The Montana Standard
06/14/2009
HELENA -- As Sen. Max Baucus has taken the lead on health-reform legislation in the U.S. Senate, he's also become a
Single payer: bold, affordable, humane
[The following is the testimony of Dr. Walter Tsou to the House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions on June 10. The hearing was
The Facts About the Health Insurance Industry
by Jeoffry B. Gordon, MD, MPH
DailyKos
Sun Jun 07, 2009
Most people are unaware how similar the major health insurers are to our failed Wall Street firms.They
Hold out for single payer
By Nick Skala
The following remarks were presented to the Congressional Progressive Caucus on June 4.
Today the Congressional Progressive Caucus faces a choice. That choice is
Protesters want Baucus to consider single-payer system
By JOHN S. ADAMS
Great Falls Tribune
June 6, 2009
HELENA--Undeterred by Sen. Max Baucus' steadfast refusal to inject single-payer into the congressional debate on health care reform,
Concerns about conflict of interests apply to Grassley, too
By JESS FIEDOROWICZ Des Moines Register June 7, 2009By JESS FIEDOROWICZ | Des Moines Register
The disclosure and management of conflict of interests is indeed an
Doctor critical of Baucus promotes single-payer plan
By MIKE DENNISON
Billings Gazette
Saturday, June 06, 2009
HELENA - Maryland psychiatrist Carol Paris is calling herself one of the "Baucus 13" these days - in other
Debunking Canadian health care myths
The Denver Post
By Rhonda HackettThe Denver Post, June 7, 2009As a Canadian living in the United States for the past 17 years, I am frequently asked by
Medical Bills Cause Most Bankruptcies
By Tara Parker-Pope
New York Times blog
June 4, 2009
Nearly two out of three bankruptcies stem from medical bills, and even people with health insurance face financial
Regressive and Unaffordable
By Marcia Angell
NYTimes
June 5, 2009
There would be no need for an individual mandate in a single-payer system, since everyone would be covered automatically and it
