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We Condemn the AMA and AAMC Endorsements of Tom Price for HHS Secretary
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A Free-Market Solution to Health Care?
By Elizabeth R. Rosenthal, M.D.The New York Times, Letters, Nov. 16, 2016“How Health Care Hurts Your Paycheck,” by Regina E. Herzlinger, Barak D. Richman and
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Health Reform in the Trump Era
A Big Step Back, But Possibilities for Bigger Steps ForwardBy Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H., and David U. Himmelstein, M.D.November 16, 2016By Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.,
Medicare for all would benefit rich and poor
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Health Care in the Age of Trump
There is no uniquely Trumpian health care agenda. The danger is the enactment of the GOP’s reactionary proposals.By Adam Gaffney, M.D.Jacobin, Nov. 11, 2016 Tuesday,
The Lancet interviews Dr. David Himmelstein on the U.S. election results
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California’s Prop. 61 Offers Opportunity to Take on Big Pharma
By RoseAnn DeMoroCommon Dreams, Nov. 2, 2016While the world is watching the Presidential race Tuesday night, another election battle in California provides a window in
Future physicians’ demands for national health insurance
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