INDEPTH: HEALTH CARE IN GALVESTON
Galveston, oh Galveston
Rationing health care in Texas
Reporter: Frank Koller, CBC Radio | December 8, 2003
On December 8, 2003, U.S. President George
Poison pill
Boston Globe
Poison pill
Why the new reform bill will make Medicare's problems bigger -- and even harder to fix
By Jacob S. Hacker and Theodore R. Marmor,
An Impending Catastrophe
Quentin Young, M.D., makes his diagnosis clear—America’s health care system is failing. With more than 44 million Americans lacking health insurance, the argument for universal
Looting the Future
Looting the Future
By PAUL KRUGMAN, NY Times
Published: December 5, 2003
Bush, George W
Republican Party
United States Politics and Government
Budgets and Budgeting
One thing you have to say about
The Real Drug War
December 3, 2003 The Real Drug War: Against the Sick Profit Margins and Mortality Rates
By JOANNE MARINER
Here are some numbers to consider: 14 million, 35.9
The AARP Ads and the new medicare prescription drug law
On December 2, 2003, the AARP began running advertisements in national newspapers citing eight benefits of the final Medicare legislation that the President signed
2006 Medicare Drug Benefit
The Medicare Rights Center's chart explaining how the new benefit applies to various low-income groups.
click to the chart
Back-scratching and arm-twisting win Medicare fight
Back-scratching and arm-twisting win Medicare fight
By William M. Welch
USA TODAY
GOP leadership plays every ace on Democrats -- and own party members -- to
secure passage
WASHINGTON --
AARP to Reap Huge Profits from Flawed Medicare Drug Bill
For Immediate Release on NOV 21st 2003
Contacts:
Quentin Young, MD (312) 782-6006
Johnathon Ross, MD (419) 536-3879
David Himmelstein MD, (617) 665-1032
AARP to Reap Huge Profits from Flawed
Support for National Health Insurance among U.S. Physicians: A National Survey
Nearly 40 million persons in the United States were without health insurance for all of 2000. National health insurance would remedy this situation, and many
85 Million uninsured at some point in 1996-99
Dear Colleague:
A Commonwealth Fund-supported study published in the new issue of Health Affairs finds that 85 million Americans had no health insurance at some point
Doctor Speaks for Universal Health care
Doctor Speaks for Universal Health care
By Richard Creaser
Derby Line Forum
Derby Line, Vermont
November 12, 2003
DERBY LINE – The workers at the Tivoly Inc. plant in Derby