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
House vote on single payer will be historic first, doctors group says
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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