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
‘Medicare for all’ system makes so much sense on so many levels
With lowered costs and universal coverage, single-payer American health care would cure many illsBy David L. Adams, M.D.Portland (Maine) Press Herald, Dec. 26, 2015By David
A Single-Payer System: Best for Doctors and Patients Alike?
By Neil ChesanowMedscape, Dec. 21, 2015Recently, Medscape published two provocative articles on the viability of a single-payer healthcare system in which experts took opposing views
Why the profit-driven market model doesn’t work in health care
By Jessica Schorr Saxe, M.D.The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer, Dec. 17, 2015“Is medicine a business or is that an oxymoron?” asked the moderator of panel members
Single payer momentum builds with PNHP
By Dave Dvorak, M.D., M.P.H.MetroDoctors: The Journal of the Twin Cities Medical Society, November/December 2015The 23-year-old young man sitting before me in the emergency department
What is single payer and why should obstetrician-gynecologists care?
By Carrie Ann Terrell, M.D., FACOGMetroDoctors: The Journal of the Twin Cities Medical Society, November/December 2015Having a baby in Minnesota is a pretty good deal.
Suspicions about health care costs confirmed
Yale University study reveals opportunistic pricing patternsBy Chris TomlinsonHouston Chronicle, Dec. 16, 2015Hospitals and doctors behave similarly to other for-profit businesses when it comes to
Dr. Oliver Fein Wins Award for Excellence in Public Health
Weill Cornell Medical College News, Dec. 4, 2015Dr. Oliver Fein, associate dean (affiliations) and a professor of clinical medicine and of clinical healthcare policy and