RESOLUTION NO. 155, SERIES 2006
A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE ACT.
SPONSORED BY: Councilwoman Mary Woolridge
Whereas, every person in Metro
Healthy skepticism
By Dr. Michael Hochman and Dr. Steffie Woolhandler
The Boston Globe
October 28, 2006
MASSACHUSETTS is in the midst of yet another healthcare experiment. By July, all residents
Medicare for All is a smart decision for business world
By DR. RICHARD PROPP
Times Union
Sunday, October 22, 2006
Every day across New York, doctors, their employees and hospital workers spend much valuable time anxiously dealing with
We deserve U.S. health care
Most citizens back national insurance. A bill in Congress would provide this
By Adam Gilden Tsai | Op-Ed
Philadelphia Inquirer
Oct. 27, 2006
By Adam Gilden Tsai | Op-Ed
Senator Kuehl plans to re-introduce SB 840 next year.
By California State Sen. Sheila Kuehl
Tikkun Magazine
November 2006
By California State Sen. Sheila Kuehl | Tikkun Magazine | November 2006
The facts are chilling. In
GM on a crash course with health care costs
12-year struggle a bad omen for the nation
By Ron French
The San Jose Mercury News
Published Sunday, Oct. 01, 2006
Bruce Bradley grew up in the 1950s. He
The unraveling of private insurance
By LEONARD RODBERG
Queens College
"Rising health care costs are undermining the institution of employer-based coverage. We...may well be seeing the whole institution unraveling.... [This] is the
Universal care appeals to USA
By Julie Appleby
USA TODAY
Universal health insurance -- the idea that every resident would have medical coverage from birth to death -- has been labeled everything
Vic Kamber's Blog on HR 676 and Healthcare Reform
Vic Kamber, a prominent figure in many Democratic and labor-led campaigns, has posted a commentary on Congressman John Conyers' single payer legislation, HR 676, and
"Citizens' Health Care Working Group" Ignores Citizens
Congressional Task Force Disregards Public's Call for National Health Insurance
EMBARGOED UNTIL:
September 27, 2006
Contacts:
David McLanahan, M.D. - (206) 937-7154
Garrett Adams, M.D. - (502) 895-8847
Nick Skala
Major surgery is the only cure
By David Lazarus
San Francisco Chronicle
October 1, 2006
Our health care system is a shambles. Here's yet more proof:
* Insurance premiums paid by employers and workers have
ID Theft Infects Medical Records
Victims face bogus bills and risk injury or death. Privacy laws make such fraud hard to pursue
By Joseph Menn
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
September 25, 2006
After