Several readers found fault with Katharine Seelye's dismissal of "Medicare for all" single payer reform as being too complicated, imposing a big tax increase on

Medicare for All? 'Crazy,' 'Socialized' and Unlikely
By Katharine Q. Seelye
Prescriptions Blog
The New York Times
September 19, 2009

Jonathan S. Skinner, an economics professor at Dartmouth, said there

This study analyzed data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). This

Health Insurance and Mortality in US Adults
By Andrew P. Wilper, MD, MPH, Steffie Woolhandler, MD, MPH, Karen E. Lasser, MD, MPH, Danny McCormick, MD, MPH,

According to this study conducted last month, 90% of insured Americans rated their insurance coverage either excellent or good. Yet when asked about specifics, only

Data Note: Americans’ Satisfaction with Insurance Coverage
Kaiser Family Foundation
September 2009

Employer-sponsored health plans insure not only the largest sector of our society, but also the healthiest: the healthy workforce and their young healthy families. Because

Employer Health Benefits
2009 Annual Survey
Kaiser Family Foundation
September 15, 2009

The subtitle of this article is "Why Obama Needed Single Payer on the Table." The full article is well worth reading.

Obama's Mistakes in Health Care Reform
By Vicente Navarro
CounterPunch
September 7, 2009

In health care, we spend more and receive less, and everyone agrees that has to change. The decision has been made that we will do