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
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Court Rules in Favor of Maine Rx Price Controls
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
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
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec01/patients_7-2.html
Congressional Progressive Caucus, Black Caucus and Hispanic Caucus
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
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
"World Trade Organization Targets Canadian Health Care System" by Stuart Laidlaw
Despite its failure to get a mandate in Seattle, the World Trade Organization has been progressing with free trade talks in Geneva for more than
“World Trade Organization Targets Canadian Health Care System” by Stuart Laidlaw
Despite its failure to get a mandate in Seattle, the World Trade Organization has been progressing with free trade talks in Geneva for more than
USA Today by Ida Hellander and Don McCanne
Upping patients' share of premiums and medical bills won't slow skyrocketing health-care costs. But it will penalize the sick and keep millions away from life-saving
A Conservative Convert To Socialized Medicine by David Burgess
http://www.iht.com/articles/12871.html
http://www.commondreams.org/views01/0309-03.htm
PARIS - What's the old joke? A conservative is a liberal who has just been mugged? Well, I am a conservative who has just been
Drug access shouldn't be reliant on industry goodwill, but be ensured by law
Government is concerned that poor people's access to quality medicines is dependent on the goodwill of individual industry players. With the Medicines and Related Substances