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 Sanders’ 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,
Med students to rally at Vermont Statehouse for single-payer health system Saturday
Sen. Sanders, Gov. Shumlin to join health-professional students who say Vermont can lead the nation in fundamental health reformFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 24, 2011Contact:Ali Thebert, Physicians
More than 200 doctors contemplate moving to Vermont if it adopts single-payer health system
‘Doctors want to practice medicine, not push paper,’ says Dr. Peggy CareyFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 22, 2011 Contact: Peggy Carey, M.D., Vermont
Med students to rally at Vermont Statehouse for single-payer health system on Saturday, March 26
One year after passage of federal health law, health professional students will urge Vermont lawmakers to go further by swiftly creating a state single-payer system
Massachusetts reform hasn't stopped medical bankruptcies: Harvard study
Skimpy health insurance policies are likely culprit in continuing problem; findings indicate national reform law won’t stop bankruptciesEMBARGOED untilMarch 8, 2011, 12:01 a.m., Eastern
'Wisconsin battle crucial for health and democracy': doctors group
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 1, 2011Contact:Garrett Adams, M.D., president, Physicians for a National Health ProgramMark Almberg, communications director, PNHP, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.orgThe following statement was released
Doctors’ group hails reintroduction of Medicare-for-all bill
Single-payer health program would cover all 51 million uninsured, upgrade everyone’s benefits and save $400 billion annually on bureaucracy,
Vermont single-payer proposals a 'major step in right direction': doctors group
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 21, 2011 Contact: Deborah Richter, M.D. Ali Thebert, Vermont Physicians for a National Health Program,
‘Don’t repeal health law – go beyond it to single-payer Medicare for all’: doctors’ group
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJan. 7, 2011 Contact:Garrett Adams, M.D., president, PNHPMargaret Flowers, M.D., congressional fellow, PNHPDavid Himmelstein, M.D., co-founder, PNHPQuentin Young, M.D., national coordinator, PNHP, (312) 782-6006Mark
Deficit panel's Rx is wrong medicine: doctors group
Requiring Medicare beneficiaries to pay more for their care will fail to control skyrocketing health costs but instead lead to worse health outcomes