FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nov. 5, 2009
Contact:
Margaret Flowers, M.D., Washington, D.C., (410) 591-0892, mdpnhp@gmail.com
Matt Hendrickson, M.D., Santa Monica, Calif., (310) 383-4343
Eric Naumburg, M.D., Columbia, Md., (443) 562-6562
James
Illness often undiscovered and undertreated among the uninsured
Harvard study indicates gaps in care for diabetes, cholesterol, hypertension
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Oct. 20, 2009, 12:01 a.m. EDT
Contacts:
Andrew P. Wilper, M.D.
Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.
David Himmelstein, M.D.
Mark Almberg,
Senate Finance bill is no solution to health care crisis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct. 13, 2009
Contact:
Quentin Young, M.D., (312) 782-6006
Mark Almberg, (312) 782-6006, cell: (312) 622-0996
Dr. Quentin Young, national coordinator of Physicians for a National Health
Pro-single-payer doctors seek place at Monday meeting with Obama
Pro-single-payer doctors seek place at Monday meeting with Obama
Physicians supporting 'Improved Medicare for All' decry exclusionary list of doctors invited to White House, seek full
Single-payer advocate joins doctors' meeting at White House
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct. 5, 2009
Contacts:
Paul Hochfeld, M.D.
Andrew Coates, M.D.
Margaret Flowers, M.D.
Mark Almberg, Physicians for a National Health Program, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.org
David Lerner or Karmen Ross,
Harvard study finds nearly 45,000 excess deaths annually linked to lack of health coverage
Lack of health insurance now more lethal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 17, 2009
Contacts:
Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.
David Himmelstein, M.D.
Andrew P. Wilper, M.D., M.P.H.
Mark Almberg, Physicians for a National
Uninsured figures show mandate-based health reforms don't work
New uninsured figures show Massachusetts, touted as model for national reform, is failing to cover the uninsured
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 10, 2009
Contact:
Quentin Young, M.D., (312) 782-6006
David
Pro-single-payer doctors available to comment on Obama speech
Physicians for a National Health Program urges president to take fresh look at single-payer Medicare for All
As President Obama prepares to address Congress tonight, calling
New Harvard study reveals that taxing job-based health benefits would hit working families hardest
Income and insurance data show that insured, working-poor families would be taxed 140 times more than Wall Street execs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 20, 2009
Contacts:
David
Nonprofit nursing homes provide better care, major study finds
For-profit homes faulted for lower staffing, higher rate of bedsores
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aug. 19, 2009
Contact:
Gordon Guyatt, M.D., (905) 525-9140
P.J. Devereaux, M.D., (905) 525-9140
Mark Almberg,
New poll shows Canadians overwhelmingly support public health care
Group says advocates of private system are out of touch with most Canadians
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aug. 12, 2009
Contact:
Michael McBane, national coordinator, Canadian Health Coalition, (613) 277-6295,
Single-payer doctors and RNs volunteer at Remote Area Medical in L.A.
Providers call on lawmakers to do the right thing on health reform
For Immediate Release
Aug. 11, 2009
Two single-payer proponent organizations, the California Physicians Alliance (CaPA) and