…I went through?” “The whole thing is about quality of life,” she said. “You don’t want to give patients another heart attack when you start pummeling them with bills.” http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20090307_Nurse_s_insurance_nightmare_makes_her_a_single-payer_advocate.html…
“Divided We Fail” is divided and failing
…pre-existing health conditions — but only if everyone is required to buy coverage. Consumer groups say that would turn the government into a collection agency for private insurance companies. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-health-care-strange-bedfellows,0,6877237.story…
Lessons from the Netherlands
…individuals to purchase insurance, will interest U.S. policy makers who seek universal coverage. This ongoing experiment includes guaranteed issue, price competition for a standardized basic benefits package, community rating, sliding-scale…
All Americans deserve good health care
…to high quality and affordable health care via the Veteran’s Administration. We owe the same patriotic commitment to our neighbors. Current legislation that can fulfill this patriotic commitment includes bills…
"Sick and Wrong" by Matt Taibbi
Sick and Wrong By Matt Taibbi Rollingstone.com September 3, 2009 All that’s left of health care reform is a collection of piece-of-shit, weakling proposals that are preposterously expensive and contain…
Why We Need Medicare for All
…out complicated forms and arguing with insurance companies as to whether or not they have the coverage they expected. Even though 28 million Americans remain uninsured and even more are…
Health Care Reform 2009: A Train Wreck In Slow Motion
…the Health Insurance Industry is Dying, and How We Must Replace It, 2008 by John Geyman. With permission of the publisher, Common Courage Press Buy John Geyman’s Books at: http://www.commoncouragepress.com…
Sen. Baucus defines universal coverage
Health Care Reform Newsmaker Series: Sen. Max Baucus Kaiser Family Foundation May 21, 2009 John Reichard, CQ HealthBeat: I understood you to say, Senator, that you don’t expect to get…
The reform proposal of the conservative Republicans
…to risk adjust among participating insurance companies to penalize companies that “cherry pick” health patients and reward insurers that encourage prevention/wellness and cover patients with pre-existing conditions * Expands coverage…
National group launches universal health care drive in Augusta
…a single-payer system is the answer. Instead, Malaby, a member of the Health and Human Services Committee, said he wants to see greater competition among insurance companies and more openness…
Mandatory insurance isn’t reform
…the medical-insurance complex, join it. If it passes, the new system could be in place next year. Under the proposed California compromise, employers will have to pay a share, but…
Do Americans support an individual mandate?
…responsibility compare to that for a stand-alone mandate? A shared-responsibility plan was more popular than the stand-alone mandate in 2008. Fifty-nine percent of the public supported it, compared to the…