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
Debunking Canadian health care myths
The Denver Post
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
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
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
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,
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
