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
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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
Support for Single-Payer in Citizens Health Care Working Group
Excerpted from the Citizens' Health Care Working Groups's final recommendations, Dr. Andrew Pollack of Maimonides Hospital notes that even though the CHCWG own report cites
Luring Customers From Medicare
By MILT FREUDENHEIM
New York Times, business section
For years, private insurers have offered alternatives to the federal Medicare program that are meant to give patients lower-cost
Health-Care Consultants Reap Fees From Those They Evaluate
As Insurance, Drug Costs Rise, Employers Seeking Advice Often Discover Conflicts
A Superintendent's Surprise
By BARBARA MARTINEZ
Wall Street Journal - September 18, 2006; Page A1
When Kevin Grady
46 million uninsured focus of meeting
Mandatory insurance among plans debated
By Laura Ungar
lungar@courier-journal.com
The Courier-Journal
Celeste Vanskike has worked at preschools for 25 years but can't afford health insurance -- meaning she's had
Albany Med chief calls for hospital reform and single-payer system
The Business Review (Albany)
September 8, 2006
As chief executive officer of Albany Medical Center, James Barba has a unique perspective on the health care industry both
