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
‘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