…In part, the outpouring of passionate support for her parents’ position was about the individuals involved. In a larger sense, it was about deep concerns many Americans have about the…
Getting serious about single payer
…is coming to realize that the complexity of the law and the pursuit of insurance company profits are major problems for the ACA. Back in 2009, a majority of Americans…
First person perspective: Lobbying for single-payer health care
…panel featuring single-payer advocates, labor leaders and physicians railing against the unjust lack of coverage, administrative waste caused by billing multiple insurance companies and urging Congress to pass a Medicare-for-all…
Not far enough?
…our own population, and are popular and operate with minimal administrative cost when compared to private insurance companies. Why wouldn’t a single unified system, then, encompassing all Americans, most effectively…
New Group Puts $100k Behind Single Payer Push, Says Much More Likely Coming
…opposition to the reform initiative has come largely in the form of Vermonters for Health Care Freedom, an issue advocacy group founded in 2011 by Republican operative Darcie Johnston. http://digital.vpr.net/post/new-group-puts-100k-behind-single-payer-push-says-much-more-likely-coming…
Medicare for All wins backing of conservative Southern Democrats
…for American Progress (CAP) found. The population of Cooper’s district, which includes Nashville and communities west of the city, is over 23 percent black compared to 17 percent of the…
House Democratic Leader Declares National Health Care Legislation “Off The Table” This Year
…into the new Congress and two weeks into the new administration should be big news. But for some reason it’s not. Secondarily, in the powerful position of House Democratic Whip,…
Getting serious about single payer
…School of Medicine. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-single-payer-20140501,0,2307598.story Comment: By Don McCanne, MD As the serious deficiencies of the Affordable Care Act become ever more obvious, people will be looking for solutions to our…
Jonathan Gruber on affordability
…says that when it comes to that sort of spending, the House bill is far more generous than the Senate bill. For example, someone making two times the poverty level,…
We All Need Health Care Now
…all types to act. The movement exists. You need to join it to make it succeed. Peter Conn is outreach coordinator of Health Care for All — Santa Barbara. http://www.independent.com/news/2014/jul/30/we-all-need-health-care-now/…
Backgrounder on the Trans-Pacific Partnership and health care
…20-year patents for pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Whenever there is any change such as a new indication or a new delivery method, the patent must be renewed even if there…
Million-Dollar Babies Should Have Been Non-Issue for AOL
By Maggie Fox NBC News, February 10, 2014 Tim Armstrong has had to apologize twice now for his announcement last year saying the company was changing its 401(k) retirement plan policy in part because…