By Bob Lodato
Bangor Daily News
Friday, August 25, 2006
In an Aug. 12-13 op-ed piece, [Maine House candidate] Bob Walker wrote about how single-payer health care
Has Canada Got the Cure?
by Holly Dressel
Yes Magazine
Fall issue, 2006
Publicly funded health care has its problems, as any Canadian or Briton knows. But like democracy, it's the best
Another view: SB 840 will cure state's struggles with health care
By Sheila Kuehl -- Special to The Bee
Published 12:01 am PDT Sunday, August 20, 2006
I couldn't agree more with the editorial that health care reform
Groups Form Coalition Focused on "Healthcare Crisis"
Carole Mikita Reporting
August 22nd, 2006 @ 3:34pm
Six community groups formed a coalition to bring awareness to what they call the healthcare crisis. The coalition
What will happen to me if I get sick or injured and can't pay my bills?
Katrina vanden Heuvel
BLOG | Posted 08/22/2006 @ 11:13am
On the domestic front, that's a key question on voters' minds as the November elections approach. A poll
Salinas throws support behind universal health care
By GEORGE B. SĆĀNCHEZ
Herald Salinas Bureau
The Salinas City Council this week endorsed a state Senate bill to provide universal health care for California residents.
The council
It's time for healthcare for everyone
By Frederick S. Mayer, R.Ph., MPH
Aug 7, 2006
The United States will spend more than $2 trillion on health care this year, which is more than
Doctor's Order: Tell It Like It Is
Seven Days - Vermont's Alternative Newsweekly www.sevendaysvt.com
(published 08.09.06)
Republican two-term Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie has been leading a pretty charmed life as a GOP candidate
Union of Government Workers Seeks to Build Political Muscle
By STEVEN GREENHOUSE
The New York Times
August 11, 2006
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees announced plans yesterday to spend $60 million more a
San Francisco Mayor Signs Health Access Program Into Law
Coverage & Access | [Aug 09, 2006]
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday signed into law a program to expand health care access to
Band-aid Therapy
Problems with Medicare payments to physicians, rising health-care costs, and the increasing number of Americans without insurance show the need for reforms.
By Jeff Atkinson
States Push Healthcare Reform While Activists Demand Overhaul
In healthcare debate, single-payer still 800-pound gorilla
by Shreema Mehta
Aug. 1 -- Across the nation, states have made headlines this year for innovative approaches to