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Celebrate Medicare’s 50th Birthday By Expanding It To All
By Garrett Adams, M.D.Common Dreams, July 29, 2015The nation has a lot to celebrate when Medicare turns 50 on July 30.Medicare has brought care and
Celebrate 50th by advocating expanded Medicare
By Susanne L. King, M.D.The Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.), July 28, 2015LENOX, Mass. — Medicare, a federal government program for seniors and the disabled, will
Racial injustice still rife in health care
By Vijay Das and Adam Gaffney CNN, July 28, 2015 Racism mars the history of health care in America. For years, black patients were relegated to
After 50 years, Medicare can still improve
By Nick Anton, M.D.The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, Calif.), July 28, 2015You were conceived by Senator and then-President John F. Kennedy and born on July
Happy 50th birthday to Medicare program
By Jessica Schorr Saxe, M.D.The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer, July 27, 2015What do these recent news stories in the Observer have in common?An insurance agent connives
The modern-day health miracle known as Medicare
By Mary L. FordDaily Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, Mass.), Letters, July 24, 2015I’m fed up with citizens complaining that government is a problem, not a solution.
Healthcare ‘Oligopoly Wave’ Continues As Anthem Gobbles Cigna
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Happy 50th Medicare!
By Paul Y. Song, M.D.The Huffington Post, July 24, 2015When I graduated from medical school almost 25 years ago, I was asked by then U.S.
Wrong Prescription?
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In July 2009, as the Affordable Care Act moved through
Chicago nurses, community leaders plan celebration for Medicare’s 50th anniversary
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Local doctor comments on Medicare’s 50th anniversary
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