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 ā The workers at the Tivoly Inc. plant in Derby
Import Canadian Prices, Not Drugs
Los Angeles Times
November 10, 2003
Import Canadian Prices, Not Drugs
Re "Open Door to Drug Imports," editorial, Nov. 6: We don't need to import drugs from Canada.
The uninsured/Minnesota can aim higher
Published November 10, 2003
Minneapolis Star and Tribune
People invited to a conference last week on achieving universal health insurance in Minnesota might have found the timing
Our health-care system is broken, but it can be fixed
Our health-care system is broken, but it can be fixed
Salt Lake Tribune
By Lauren O.Florence
On Oct. 26, Salt Lake Tribune business reporter Lesley Mitchell detailed problems
Cancel Private Hospitals: Prominent Economists Say P3 Hospitals Threaten Medicare
Toronto ā Four prominent economists and a former director of audit operations with Canadaās Auditor General released a report today that is sharply critical of
Universal access to health care on ballot in Pa.
Universal access to health care on ballot in Pa.
By Christopher Guadagnino, Ph.D.
Published October 2003
Walter Tsou, M.D., MPH, is on the national board of Physicians for
Getting what we pay for
There are sufficient resources in the Missouri health system today to cover all Missourians.
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A Push For A National Health Service?
A Push For A National Health Service?
by Sue Wilson
October, 2003
Since this health column last reported on the plight of the millions of uninsured and under-insured