Albany Catholic
August 6, 2008
ALBANY, N.Y. -- On Saturday, Sept. 13, single payer advocates from across New York will meet here to form a new statewide
Uninsured Americans Carry Large Chronic Disease Burden
By John Gever
MedPage Today
Published: August 05, 2008
Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD; Emeritus Professor
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 5 -- Nearly one-third
'Single Payer New York' to be founded on Sept. 13
Albany Catholic
August 6, 2008
ALBANY, N.Y. -- On Saturday, Sept. 13, single payer advocates from across New York will meet here to form a new statewide
Recovering Rush seeks care for all
Congressman declares himself cancer-free
By Azam Ahmed
Chicago Tribune
August 4, 2008
U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) declared himself cancer-free on Monday at the Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine
Keep Medicare as a family
By RICHARD PROPP
Albany Times Union
First published: Sunday, August 3, 2008
Dear Medicare:
Happy birthday!
Since I first met you on July 31, 1965, I have been smitten with
Millions With Chronic Disease Get Little to No Treatment
By REED ABELSON
New York Times
Published: August 5, 2008
Millions of Americans with chronic disease like diabetes or high blood pressure are not getting adequate treatment because
One-Third of Uninsured Are Chronically Ill
And that can mean missed care, fading health, earlier death, experts say
By Amanda Gardner
HealthDay Reporter
August 4, 2008
MONDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- One out of
Many U.S. adults with chronic illness are uninsured
By Anne Harding
Reuters
Mon Aug 4, 2008 5:40pm EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An estimated 11.4 million Americans with at least one chronic illness have no
Stephanie Woolhandler shares her views on universal healthcare
Harvard Medical Labcast
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Harvard Medical Labcast
Stephanie Woolhandler, an associate professor of medicine at the HMS-affiliated Cambridge Health Alliance, investigates
Seniors have a special interest in single-payer health care
By William Klepack
Guest Column
The Ithaca Journal
July 31, 2008
In early July, Congress passed a bill to prevent a scheduled cut in Medicare payments to doctors. Although
Make original Medicare the foundation for health care reform
By JOHN GEYMAN and MALINDA MARKOWITZ Guest Columnist Seattle Post Intelligencer Thursday, July 31, 2008 As Medicare celebrates its 43rd birthday this week, it's
What About Single Payer?
An Answer to the Question About How to Reform Our Health Care System
By Drs. Edward P. Ehlinger and Susanne L. King
Your Voice
MetroDoctors
The Journal of the