By Joshua Freeman, M.D.Medicine and Social Justice blog, Aug. 2, 2015By Joshua Freeman, M.D. | Medicine and Social Justice blog
On Thursday, July 30, Medicare and
Thoughts on Medicareās 50th Birthday
By Emily Kirchner, M3 The Billfold, July 30, 2015āWhat the patient really needs is better insurance.āThe physician said it abruptly, matter-of-factly. Her comment was not
Health care should be a birthright
By the Editorial BoardBennington (Vt.) Banner, July 30, 2015As the nation marks the 50th anniversary of Medicare the discussion of expanding the program and offering
Medicare turns 50: A time for celebration and action
By Ahmed Kutty, M.D.Monadnock Ledger-Transcript (Peterborough, N.H.), July 30, 2015By Ahmed Kutty, M.D. | Monadnock Ledger-Transcript (Peterborough, N.H.)
Fifty years ago today, on July 30, 1965,
Happy 50th Birthday, Medicare! Next Steps in the Fight for Universal Health Care
By Robert Zarr, M.D.Truthout, July 30, 2015I love to celebrate birthdays, but this year there's one birthday that really needs a special pie - not
Grow Medicare to save lives, money
By Arthur J. Sutherland III, M.D.The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.), July 30, 2015Medicare, one of our nationās most valuable and popular social programs, turns 50
Medicare and Medicaid have worked wonders, but we need true national health insurance for everyone
By Walter Tsou, M.D.Philadelphia Inquirer, July 30, 2015By Walter Tsou, M.D. | Philadelphia Inquirer
By the early '60s, America was in the throes of the civil
Happy 50th Birthday, Medicare
Expanding System for All Would Eliminate Health Care RationingBy Robert WeissmanThe Huffington Post, July 30, 2015During the debate leading up to passage of the Affordable
Medicare at Age 50: Building on Its Success
By Nancy Altman Huffington Post, July 30, 2015Medicare -- signed into law fifty years ago, on July 30, 1965 -- was supposed to be just
Why not Medicare for all?
Local physician talks about the government programās success on its 50th anniversaryBy David Potter, M.D.Chico (Calif.) News & Review, July 30, 2015What computer were you
Wishing Happy Birthday to Medicare, Communities Demand Healthcare for All
In nationwide rallies and creative actions, proponents of universal healthcare mobilize to defendāand expandāpublic program By Sarah Lazare Common Dreams, July 30, 2015By Sarah Lazare |
Health care at the stroke of a pen: 50 years on, Medicare is a model
By Augie Lindmark, M2 MinnPost (Minneapolis), July 30, 2015On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson carried a considerable number of pens with him when