…individuals residing in the United States and in U S. Territories with free health care that includes all medically necessary care, such as a primary care and prevention, prescription drugs,…
Sample Specialty Society Resolution
…the ability to fulfill projected physician workforce requirements4); WHEREAS, in the new global economy, American companies are at a competitive disadvantage, in part due to health care costs; WHEREAS, our…
Is Switzerland’s health care consumer-driven?
…the growth in compulsory benefits has absorbed an increasing fraction of the consumers’ payment, thus compromising the consumer-driven aspects of the Swiss system. To avoid growth in compulsory benefits, it…
SiCKO Stars to Reunite After 5 Years with Reminder Healthcare System Still Sick…as Court Decision Looms
…them today at this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yvuqrr6ggi8 In the reunion event, Moore will be on stage with Smith and Cervantes. Also there will be other stars of the film, including another…
Taxes instead of premiums
…why Gov. Shumlin is on the right track in his commitment to implementing a publicly funded health care system for all Vermonters by 2017. Ellen Oxfeld lives in Middlebury. http://www.timesargus.com/article/20130916/OPINION02/70916996…
Retired Utah doctor battles bloated health care system
…presented with the facts in an unemotional way, to do the right thing,” Michie said. “I hope it doesn’t take a financial collapse for us to figure it out.” http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/52826507-78/health-jarvis-care-utah.html.csp…
The 2011 WellPoint/Anthem Shareholders' Show: "One Thing You Can't Hide is When You’re Crippled Inside."
…companies these days, they are buying up smaller companies, not insurance companies this time, but health-related companies involved in things like medical information technology and expanding their presence in China. …
Union Nurses Call for Single-Payer System
…don’t want to change the insurance program for the elderly. http://www.medpagetoday.com/nursing/Nursing/26909 Nurses Union Keeps Pressure On Health Care Overhaul By Jessica Marcy and Shefali S. Kulkarni Kaiser Health News, June…
Nurses Union Keeps Pressure On Health Care Overhaul
…to rally on Wall Street later this month. In response to the Washington rally, Blair Latoff, director of communications for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, released the following statement: “The…
The Solution to the Federal Debt: Expand Medicare, Don't Cut It
…system of guaranteed care for all elderly Americans to a voucher system in which 65-year-olds would initially have to contribute over $6,000 a year out-of-pocket to private health insurance companies…
When will the lights go out on fee-for-service?
…Association responded to the Energy and Commerce Committee’s request by offering proposals to transition to new models aligned with value. Although the details of their proposals varied, all called for…
Single Payer Ahead — Cost Control and the Evolving Vermont Model
…have 14 community hospitals, all with fairly exclusive service territories. Competition for patients is not a major factor in how they do business. Our physicians did not come to the…