Physicians call on lawmakers to 'do the right thing' on health reformFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug.
Obama's health care reform policy is the wrong prescription, say president's former physician and public health groups
President and Congress urged to support legislation for single-payer health reform
For Immediate Release:
July 30, 2009
Contact:
Rick Claypool, Public Citizen, (202) 588-7742
Katie Robbins, Healthcare-NOW! (330) 618-6379
Mark
Advocates Call on Governor Paterson to Highlight Savings from Single Payer Health Care for All — Projected to Save $20 Billion annually by 2019
Groups Want State Lawmakers to Hold Hearings on Long-Delayed Universal Health Care StudyJuly 28, 2009 For More Info: Mark Dunlea, 518-434-7371 xt 1# Dr.
Media advisory: Doctor to tell House Judiciary panel about rising tide of medical bankruptcy
Dr. Steffie Woolhandler, founder of Physicians for a National Health Program and co-author of Harvard bankruptcy study, to call for single-payer health care program
Media Advisory
Contact:
Mark
Doctors' group backs single-payer amendment to House health care bill
16,000 physicians urge passage of substitute 'Medicare for all' motion
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 16, 2009
Contact:
Quentin Young, M.D., (312) 782-6006, info@pnhp.org
Mark Almberg, (312) 782-6006, cell: (312) 622-0996,
Physicians to tell House panels: single payer is only true health reform
Doctors say Democrats' plan offers micro-coverage for macro-costs
Media Advisory
June 23, 2009
Contacts:
Quentin Young, M.D., (312) 782-6006
Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H., steffie_woolhandler@hms.harvard.edu
Mark Almberg, PNHP, (312) 782-6006, cell: (312)
Single-payer advocate speaks to Blue Dogs on health reform
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 19, 2009
Contacts:
Robert Stone, M.D., cell: (812) 369-6414, (812) 333-8085, grostone@gmail.com
Mark Almberg, (312) 782-6006, cell: (312) 622-0996, mark@pnhp.org
Dr. Robert Stone, a leader of
Illness, medical bills linked to nearly two-thirds of bankruptcies: Harvard study
Harvard study finds 50 percent increase from 2001
Most of those bankrupted by illness were middle class and had insurance
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June 4, 2009, 12:01
Health, life insurers hold billions in tobacco stocks: NEJM article
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New Report Casts Exclusion of Single Payer Option as a Question of Democracy and Human Rights
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Contact:
Cathy Albisa on 212-253-1710 x 303 or cathy@nesri.org
Victoria Grant on 212-253-1710 x 308 or victoria@nesri.org
The National Economic & Social
Doctors, nurses to demonstrate for single-payer health system outside Senate Finance Committee hearing
Physicians join with nurses in 'Florence Nightingale protest' in support of Medicare for All
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 11, 2009
Contacts:
Margaret Flowers, M.D.
Carol Paris, M.D.
Clark Newhall, M.D.
Mark Almberg,
Doctors protest exclusion of single-payer at Senate Finance Committee
This article includes videoFor Immediate Release
May 5, 2009
Contact:
Russell Mokhiber, Single Payer Action, (202) 468-8868, russellmokhiber@gmail.com
Katie Robbins, Healthcare-NOW! (330) 618-6379, healthcarenow08@gmail.com
Margaret Flowers, M.D., Physicians for a National