By PAUL KRUGMAN
Op-Ed Columnist
New York Times
Published: September 4, 2006
Let me tell you about two government-financed health care programs. One, the Veterans Health Administration, is a
Three More AFL-CIO State Conventions Endorse HR 676
At state conventions in August, the North Dakota, Delaware, and Washington State AFL-CIOs have all endorsed HR 676, single payer national healthcare legislation introduced
Single-payer health plan outlined
Vermont News - WCAX.com
August 30, 2006
MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Vermont could offer health coverage to all its residents and spend $51 million less a year
Medical miasma
By George H. Lesser
The Washington Times
Published August 16, 2006
I have problems with our health insurance "provider," as I suppose some of you reading this do
Study: Single-payer health care would save state money
By Louis Porter
Vermont Press Bureau
August 30, 2006
MONTPELIER -- A Legislative study released Tuesday concludes that Vermont could save money by adopting a
How VA Hospitals Became The Best
No longer a nation's shame, veteran care is acing competitors
By DOUGLAS WALLER
Time Magazine
Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006
By DOUGLAS WALLER | Time Magazine | Sunday, Aug. 27,
Physician Group Decries 1.3 Million Rise in Uninsured
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 29, 2006
Contacts:
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Uninsured
Pros and cons of single-payer health care
By Nancy Remsen
Burlington Free Press
August 30, 2006
MONTPELIER -- Vermont's total health care bill would decrease by about $51 million if all residents except those on
Transparency or fig leaf?
By Steffie Woolhandler and David Himmelstein
Posted 8/29/2006 8:45 PM ET
Nearly 47 million Americans are uninsured, and millions more have coverage so skimpy that a major
Mercury News Quotes PNHP Senior Health Policy Fellow Dr. Don McCanne
San Jose listed No. 2 in household income
City Also Ranked 4th in Number of People Living in Poverty
By Jessie Mangaliman
Mercury News
San Jose residents had the
What's behind Ireland's economic miracle–and G.M.'s financial crisis?
by MALCOLM GLADWELL
THE RISK POOL
The New Yorker
Issue of 2006-08-28 | Posted 2006-08-21
by MALCOLM GLADWELL | The New Yorker | Issue of 2006-08-28
AmericaĆ¢ā¬ā¢s private pension system
What Would Lenin Do?
Attempting to shore up our dysfunctional employer-based health care system is counterproductive, not progressive.
By Maggie Mahar
The American Prospect
Web Exclusive: 08.25.06
By Maggie Mahar | The American