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The Double-Edged Helix

Posted August 31, 2001

By Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
Lieutenant Governor of Maryland

Originally published in the Washington Monthly, November 1997

Advances in genetic testing reveal yet another reason we need national health

New Report Debunks Drug Industry Claims About the Cost of New Drug Research and Development

Posted July 23, 2001

Second Report Documents Industry's Intense Lobby and Political Contribution Campaign to Keep Prices and Profits High

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The pharmaceutical industry spends about one-fifth of

Med Students Applaud Maine Efforts Towards Universal Health Care For All

Posted July 5, 2001

RESTON, VIRGINIA

July 5 - In Maine, due to quickly rising premiums, both individuals and small employers are being crunched out of the health insurance market;

Analysis of the Costs and Impact of Universal Health Care Coverage Under a Single Payer Model for the State of Vermont

Posted June 5, 2001

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Court Rules in Favor of Maine Rx Price Controls

Posted May 18, 2001

As reported May 17 in the Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston on Wednesday struck down a

After Two Centuries, Washington Is Losing Its Only Public Hospital by

Posted May 7, 2001

SHERYL GAY STOLBERGÊ

WASHINGTON, May 6 Ñ On the day that federal officials decided to put this city's first and only public hospital out of business,

Marcia Angell on PBS

Posted May 6, 2001

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec01/patients_7-2.html

Congressional Progressive Caucus, Black Caucus and Hispanic Caucus

Posted May 1, 2001

Secretary Robert Reich: "This is a terribly important hearing."

Dr. Quentin Young: "I'm confidant that when we get universal national health insurance, which will come a

Medical Fees Are Often More for Uninsured by Gina Kolata

Posted April 3, 2001

NYTimes

When patients go to Dr. Stephen Brenner, an internal medicine specialist, for a routine exam, their bills can vary by 45 percent. The uninsured pay