By Robert H. FrankThe New York Times, Economic View, Dec. 16, 2016With Donald J. Trump’s choice of Tom Price to head the Department of Health
Look for inspiration from Taiwan’s health care system
By Suzanne Hagan, O.D.St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Letters, Dec. 16, 2016I don’t know what was said between Donald Trump and the head of the Taiwanese government,
Fact-Checking Fact-Checkers on Privatizing Vets’ Health Care
By Suzanne GordonThe American Prospect, Tapped Blog, Dec. 12, 2016By Suzanne Gordon | The American Prospect, Tapped Blog, Dec. 12, 2016
In the debate over the
Changing our health care system will take time
By Jack BernardThe Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle, Dec. 10, 2016"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced."–
The Obama Years: Tepid Palliation for America’s Health Scourges
By Steffie Woolhandler, MD, MPH, and David U. Himmelstein, MDAmerican Journal of Public Health, January 2017President Obama inherited an economy in crisis, burgeoning inequality in
Postal workers union president calls for single-payer system
‘We are sick of a criminal system based on profit that leaves people hanging without the health care they deserve’The following is an unofficial transcript
Misinformation fueled Obamacare anger, Tucson physician finds on cross-country ride
By Stephanie InnesArizona Daily Star, December 6, 2016PNHP Note: Detailed findings from the bicycle tour mentioned in this article were published in the journal Academic
Repealing Obamacare? Here’s A Better Idea: Medicare For All
By Rose Ann DeMoroThe Huffington Post, Dec. 5, 2016Now that the dogged opponents of the Affordable Care Act have caught the Obamacare bus, transforming U.S.
Trump’s health care policy appears heavy on complexity, light on mercy
Letting the states decide how to insure residents might lead to a cobweb of unwieldy regulationsBy Daniel C. Bryant, M.D.Portland (Maine) Press Herald, Dec. 5,
Killing Obamacare? That’s the same as killing 16,000 Americans every year
By C.V. Allen, M.D.The Modesto Bee, Dec. 3, 2016Don’t look now, but our president-elect is on track to preside over the premature and preventable deaths
We Condemn the AMA and AAMC Endorsements of Tom Price for HHS Secretary
By Janine Petito, Andrew Hyatt, and Michael ZingmanCommon Dreams, December 1, 2016By Janine Petito, Andrew Hyatt, and Michael Zingman | Common Dreams, December 1, 2016
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The inadequate, shoddy debate over health care reform
By John Geyman, M.D.The Hill, November 30, 2016What does the recent election cycle portend for health care in America? Not good, if we go by