Patient-centered, high-quality health care accessible to all is a realistic vision, says Dr. Paul GormanBy Paul Gorman, M.D.Portland (Ore.) Business Journal, Sept. 15, 2016Every person
Insurers May Be Down on the ACA’s Exchanges …
This article includes video... but they should be careful what they wish forBy Caroline Poplin, M.D., J.D.MedPage Today, Sept. 6, 2016By Carol Poplin, M.D., J.D. | MedPage Today,
Studies Show Veterans Health Care Improving
By Suzanne GordonThe American Prospect, Tapped Blog, Aug. 16, 2016When the House Veterans Affairs Committee holds a hearing on September 7 to assess the future
Socialize the EpiPen
The EpiPen mess shows that we need drugs that function as real social goods, not rent-producing commoditiesBy Adam Gaffney, M.D.Jacobin, Sept. 2, 2016The ongoing EpiPen
Single-payer model is the only answer to outrageous price hikes
By Robert RosofskyThe Boston Globe, Letters, Aug. 31, 2016As both an EpiPen carrier and a public health informatics consultant, I closely follow facts and opinions
Assessing the ACA in the Political Fog
By Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H., Adam Gaffney, M.D., and David Himmelstein, M.D.MedPage Today, Aug. 26, 2016In the current overheated political climate, the Affordable Care Act
The Sticking Points in Obamacare
By Elizabeth R. Rosenthal, M.D.The New York Times, Letters, Aug. 25, 2016Re āU.S. Prepares Enrollment Push as Insurers Balk on Health Lawā (front page, Aug.
Americans deserve better than choosing among crummy insurance plans
By Ed Weisbart, M.D.St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Letters, Aug. 26, 2016When I read that Aetna was pulling out of the Missouri health insurance marketplace, I immediately
Why Mylan’s Alleged Solution to Its EpiPen Price-Gouging Scandal Is a Scam
The only solution for expanding access to the life-saving EpiPen is to reduce the priceBy Sarah LazareAlterNet, Aug. 25, 2016The pharmaceutical giant Mylan has a
The tyranny of corporatized health care: Time for single payer
By Craig Klugman, Ph.D.Bioethics.net Blog, Aug. 24, 2016In Illinois, Land of Lincoln insurance and Aetna announced that they are pulling out of the health insurance
Aetna, other insurance companies exit Obamacare; illustrates need for Medicare For All
By Scott HarrisBetween the Lines Radio News, Aug. 24, 2016The following interview with Dr. Steffie Woolhandler, co-founder of the group Physicians for a National Health
An American doctor experiences the NHS. Again.
By Dr. Jen GunterDr. Gunter's Worpress Blog, August 20, 2016Two years ago I wrote about my experience in a London emergency department with my son,