IOM panel āriddled with conflicts of interestā in violation of agencyās own guidelines, signers of protest letter charge FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 1, 2011
Mass. health reformās impact augurs poorly for federal health law: new report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOct. 25, 2011Contact:Benjamin Day, executive director, Mass-Care: The Massachusetts Campaign for Single-Payer Health Care, cell: (617) 777-3422, director@masscare.orgPat Downs Berger, M.D., co-chair, Mass-Care,
Uninsured patients in Massachusetts still predominantly the working poor, despite stateās health reform
Many still find insurance unaffordable and employer-sponsored insurance unavailable, Harvard Medical School researchers sayFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESept. 19, 2011Contacts:Danny McCormick, M.D., M.P.H.Rachel Nardin, M.D.Mark Almberg, PNHP,
Number of uninsured climbs to highest figure since passage of Medicare, Medicaid
50 million uninsured shows urgency of enacting single-payer Medicare for all: national doctors groupFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESept. 13, 2011Contact:Garrett Adams, M.D., M.P.H.Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.Mark Almberg,
Most medical schools offer students poor coverage for mental health and substance abuse treatment, imperiling student and patient care: Harvard study
Nearly 4 of 5 student health insurance plans require co-pays or coinsurance, obstacles to getting needed care, and most impose visit and dollar
Even privately insured have hard time getting psychiatric care in Mass.: Harvard study
Difficulty in access to outpatient psychiatric care has national implications, researchers sayFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 21, 2011Contact: Mark Almberg, communications director, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.org
Single-payer doctors available to speak on budget talks, Medicare and Medicaid
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āMedicare for Allā supporters to protest outside health insurersā convention Thursday
Health advocates to protest insurance companiesā high premiums, denial of care, and meddling in doctor-patient relationshipHealth advocates to protest insurance companiesā high premiums, denial of
Vermont health law spurs fresh interest in single-payer reform: doctors group
As governor signs a 'universal health care' bill, a national physicians group says the Vermont developments show that many Americans want to go beyond the
Rise of for-profit hospice industry raises troubling questions, new study says
Ethical and quality concerns grow as end-of-life hospice care, once the province of charitable organizations, is increasingly dominated by investor-owned chains that cherry-pick patients and
Doctors group greets single-payer health bill in Senate
Physicians for a National Health Program says Sen. Bernie Sandersā American Health Security Act would go far beyond federal health law, slash bureaucracy
Vermont health bill mislabeled 'single payer': doctors group
This article includes videoPhysicians for a National Health Program says draft legislation gives wide berth to private insurers, falls far short of single-payer reformFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 7,