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Medicare-style system needed for Americans
By Richard MasterThe Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.), Letters, July 19, 2016Reflecting on the story, "New peak for U.S. health care spending," that annual U.S. health
Why Black Lives Matter Ought to Matter to Medical Students: A Familiar Message Revisited
By Suhas Gondiin-Training, July 18, 2016“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.”– attributed to Martin Luther
Report: VHA Care Commission Recommends Private-Sector Options
As conservatives and congressional Republicans seek to dismantle the Veterans Health Administration, members of the commission called for giving veterans more private-sector options.By Suzanne
‘Choice,’ privatization will dismantle VA’s system of care
By Michael BleckerSan Francisco Chronicle, July 15, 2016Now that we are in the final stretches of the presidential campaign, it is important to examine both
Doctor Urges Physician Control of Healthcare System
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Medicare expansion versus same worn-out platitudes
By Jack BernardLedger-Enquirer (Columbus, Ga.), July 16, 2016My party, the GOP, is once again running for election this year on the old slogan of “repeal
Dr. Patricia Salber: Economically, a Single-Payer System Makes Sense
By the editorsAJMC.com, AJMC TV, July 16, 2016The United States is closer than it has ever been to considering a single-payer health system. Patricia Salber,
National Health Service – on life support
By Alex Scott-SamuelPOGH blog (U.K.), July 17, 2016I want to give a broad political overview of what’s happening in the NHS in England and of
Employer-based health care is failing workers
By Kay TillowDaily Kos, July 14, 2016Health care in the United States is the most costly in the world. The per capita the U.S. spends
Hospital CEO says health care system broken, favors Medicare for all
By Ameet SachdevChicago Tribune, July 15, 2016U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders' call for a single-payer "Medicare for all" health system during his presidential campaign didn't have
Wealthy get more health care than other Americans
Trend toward more equal access to care is reversingBy Chris TomlinsonHouston Chronicle, July 12, 2016Money can't buy you love, but it can buy you health,