Pro-single-payer Doctors' Group Announces New Blog
Physicians for a National Health Program
Press Release
July 9, 2008
Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) today launched a new blog
For more than 20 years, PNHPās Senior Health Policy Fellow Don McCanne, M.D. wrote a daily health policy update, taking an excerpt or quote from a health care news story or analysis and commenting on its significance to the single-payer movement.
PNHP has archived Dr. McCanneās listserv below; to read current daily analysis on a broad range of health justice topics, please visit the McCanne Health Justice Monitor website.
PNHP's New Blog
Pro-single-payer Doctors' Group Announces New Blog
Physicians for a National Health Program
Press Release
July 9, 2008
Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) today launched a new blog
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http://healthcareforamericanow.org/site/content/who_we_are/
Campaign ad:
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Campaign ad:
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