By Jack Markowitz
FOR THE TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Sunday, December 15, 2002
For astronomical numbers, there's no reason to look beyond earth. The head spins perfectly well contemplating health care
Drug firms and doctors: the offers pour in
By Liz Kowalczyk, Boston Globe Staff, 12/15/2002
During the past six months, Dr. Eugene Fierman and his two colleagues were showered with offers worth thousands of
Workers find out insurance left unpaid
By Julie Appleby, USA TODAY
December 13, 2002
Jack Perry was stunned when he started getting medical bills for a surgery he'd had weeks earlier. He had
Let's adopt consumer-driven plans and watch the sick suffer!
Health Affairs
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November 20, 2002
Consumer-Driven Health Plans: Are They More Than Talk Now?
Consumer-driven plans are catching on and could be in the mainstream of
health care
Locals discuss health care options
By PATRICK ARMSTRONG,
Brattleboro Reformer Staff
Friday, December 13, 2002
BRATTLEBORO -- Concerns, suggestions and possible solutions to the goal of obtaining a universal health-care system in Vermont
Let’s adopt consumer-driven plans and watch the sick suffer!
Health Affairs
Web Exclusive
November 20, 2002
Consumer-Driven Health Plans: Are They More Than Talk Now?
Consumer-driven plans are catching on and could be in the mainstream of
health care
New voice in health-care reform
Maine Med 'parent' offers proposal
By JOSHUA L. WEINSTEIN, Blethen Maine Newspapers
Copyright © 2002 Blethen Maine Newspapers Inc.
December 11, 2002
PORTLAND — The state's largest health-care provider
Health insurance costs rise 14.7% this year, survey says
ajc.com
December 9, 2002
FROM NEWS SERVICES
New York -- The average health coverage premium for U.S. employees rose 14.7 percent in 2002, the largest one-year increase since
Kansas companies expect 13 percent health insurance increases
Witchita Business Journal
December 9, 2002
Large companies in a four-state region that includes Kansas expect their health insurance costs to increase 13 percent next year.
Mercer Human
Some Tentative First Steps Toward Universal Health Care
December 7, 2002
New York Times
By MILT FREUDENHEIM
orried that the growing number of uninsured patients will undermine the nation's health care system, insurance executives across the
Volenik says single-payer plan feasible
By: Stephen Betts
December 06, 2002
The chairman of a state panel looking at designing a state-run, single-payer health care system said a consultant's report leaves him
SF Chron Letter to Editor: Market Share vs. Health Care
Market Share vs. Health Care
by Don Bechler
Blue Shield CEO Bruce G. Bodaken's solution for achieving universal health care would have Californians paying more money while