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More than 2,000 physicians want a single-payer system similar to Canada’s and say the Affordable Care Act didn’t go far enoughBy Olga OksmanThe Guardian, May
Doctor Group Pushes for ‘Single-Payer’ Model
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Obamacare: The Neoliberal Model Comes Home to Roost in the United States—If We Let It
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As the Affordable Care Act
Why in Heaven’s Name Aren’t Teeth Considered Part of Our Health?
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When we talk
The Mess That is MACRA
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Health care. Go public or go broke.
By Mark Krasnoff, M.D.PNHP Missouri, February 5, 2016 I’ve practiced general internal medicine for over 20 years, and I’ve personally witnessed the average American’s health
In medical research, financial conflicts of interest do matter
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High costs of hepatitis medicine make a good case for universal Medicare
By the Editorial BoardSalt Lake Tribune, April 4, 2016Those who continue to argue that there is a "free market solution" to the unconscionable costs and
Why Do We Pay So Much for Health Care – But Get Such Poor Results?
By N.F. Hanna, M.D.New York Observer, April 5, 2016As a primary care physician practicing for three decades in the same location, I have had the
Medical Students Call for Single-Payer Health Insurance
By Mark Chee, Rebecca Gieseker and Rachel StonesChicago Maroon, March 31, 2016As medical students, we have chosen a profession dedicated to treating illness and helping
Better Care for the Poor, More Return on Cost
By Jack BernardThe Wall Street Journal, Letters, March 29, 2016Re: Dr. Scott Atlas's "How to Fix the Scandal of Medicaid and the Poor" (op-ed, March