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
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, Medicaid mark 50 years of national impact
By Mark Liebow, M.D.The Post-Bulletin (Rochester, Minn.), July 30, 2015Fifty years ago today, President Lyndon B. Johnson flew to Independence, Mo., the retirement home of
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
Medicare at 50
By Karen Green StoneWFIU Radio, Indiana Public Media, July 30, 2015Note: An audio version of this article is available here.Since Medicare was signed into law
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
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
As Medicare turns 50, it’s time to expand it
By James C. Mitchiner, M.D.Detroit Free Press, July 25, 2015This week marks the 50th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid.When President Lyndon B. Johnson signed them
Letās celebrate Medicare by expanding it to cover everyone
Sadly, Obamacare is incapable of remedying our broader health-care crisisBy Johnathon Ross, M.D.The Blade (Toledo, Ohio), July 30, 2015At a local Senior Olympics event a
Celebrate Medicare, and work for Medicare for all
By Laurel Mark, M.D.The Capital Times (Madison, Wis.), Letters, July 29, 2015This week we commemorate the 50th anniversary of Medicare, landmark legislation that provided meaningful
