By Ken Brummel-Smith, M.D.Tallahassee Democrat, Jan. 27, 2016There has been much in the news lately about the “single payer” health insurance reform idea, or so-called
Libby Medicare for Flint
By Kay TillowDaily Kos, Jan. 27, 2016There is a precedent for expanding Medicare to a region suffering from a public health disaster.Montana Senator Max Baucus
Streamlined health system would save money, expand care
By Elmore F. Rigamer, M.D.The Times-Picayune (New Orleans), Letters, Jan. 15, 2016Recent headlines speak of skyrocketing drug prices, rising health insurance premiums, high deductibles that
Is a Single-Payer Health Insurance Program Feasible?
Two letters: Alan Meyers, M.D., and Jim Recht, M.D.The New York Times, Letters, Jan. 21, 2016To the Editor:Re “Health Reform Realities” (column, Jan. 18):I’m glad
Tax Dollars Pick Up Two-Thirds of Healthcare Tab
By Joyce FriedenMedPage Today, Jan. 21, 2016Taxpayers funded nearly two-thirds of all U.S. health expenditures in 2013, and that figure is expected to rise even
Forward to Single Payer Health Care
By Kay TillowDaily Kos, Jan. 17, 2016A new day is breaking for single payer health care. This concept of publicly funded, universal health care, locked
Medicare for All can solve America’s financial crisis
By Mark S. Krasnoff, M.D.St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Letters, Jan. 10, 2016I’ve practiced general internal medicine for over 20 years, and I’ve personally witnessed the average
This is the right thing to do
By Mark A. Krehbiel, M.D.Salina (Kan.) Journal, Jan. 6, 2016The divisiveness in the world today seems very troubling to me. Information technology gives us the
The Trouble with For-Profit Healthcare: Even the Insured Face Mountains of Debt
New data outlines 'wide range of consequences and sacrifices' made by insured Americans who face burdensome medical billsBy Deirdre FultonCommon Dreams, Jan. 5, 2016For one
Even Insured Can Face Crushing Medical Debt, Study Finds
By Margot Sanger-KatzThe New York Times, Jan. 5, 2016(excerpt)Here is the surest way to enjoy the peace of mind that comes with having health insurance:
More in Congress sign on as cosponsors of HR 676, single-payer healthcare bill
News releaseSingle Payer News, Jan. 4, 2016In December six representatives, Danny Davis (IL), Grace Napolitano (CA), Emanuel Cleaver (MO), Jerry McNerney (CA), Robin Kelly (IL),
Physicians are burning out, and patients must rally around them
It is only a slight oversimplification to compare the treatment of doctors to the treatment of teachersBy Kip Sullivan, J.D.Star Tribune (Minneapolis), Dec. 29, 2015By