…Richard Lane and it’s Friday, November 11th. This podcast comes to you from New York City. We’re in the United States because of the election, and what an extraordinary, dramatic…
Fix our system? Listen to Oxfam and Doctors Without Borders
…Cone is the executive director of Doctors Without Borders USA. Raymond C. Offenheiser is the president of Oxfam America. http://www.nytimes.com… *** Comment: By Don McCanne, M.D. Those of us who…
Colorado Weighs Replacing Obama’s Health Policy With Universal Coverage
…Colorado has a mixed record when it comes to ballot measures, though it has passed some notable ones over the years, including marijuana legalization and the Taxpayer Bill of Rights,…
2006 Annual Meeting and Leadership Training Speaker Bios
…to the Hispanic community, and continues to practice part-time in the predominantly Latino community of Washington Heights in New York City. He obtained his MD from the New York University…
Medicare for All and Racial Justice: A Letter to Congress
…Citizens (LULAC) NAACP People’s Action Policy Link United We Dream https://populardemocracy.org… References 1. https://www.kff.org… 2. https://www.kff.org… 3. http://apps.urban.org… 4. https://www.urban.org… 5. https://www.vox.com… 6. https://www.acog.org… 7. https://www.mhtf.org… 8. http://www.ajog.org… 9. https://www.cnn.com……
Let the buyer beware in a free-market health care system
…founding board member of Maine AllCare, a nonpartisan, nonprofit group committed to making health care in Maine universal, accessible and affordable for all. He can be reached at pcpcaper21@gmail.com. http://bangordailynews.com/2012/09/20/health/let-the-buyer-beware-in-a-free-market-health-care-system/print/…
50 doctors for single payer urge Supreme Court to strike down individual mandate
…increased premiums, decreased coverage and financial ruin caused by a health crisis.” Read the full brief here. http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2012/02/14-0 Universal: Medicare for all By the Editorial Board The Charleston (W.Va.) Gazette,…
Single payer an issue in Vermont gubernatorial election
Shumlin - Picture of Health
…recount, has raised $58,964 in the last 30 days. http://vtdigger.org/2010/09/16/on-the-money-sept-15-dubie-has-410269-in-cash-shumlin-has-61965-on-hand/ Peter Shumlin for Governor: http://www.shumlinforgovernor.com/ Brian Dubie for Governor: http://briandubie.com/ Comment: By Don McCanne, MD PNHP does not endorse political…
Corporations, Federal ‘Reform’ Keep Shifting Healthcare Costs to Workers
…to shift more costs onto workers and their families. Instead of setting a new, higher standard, ACA effectively serves to reinforce a new lower standard of “acceptable” coverage. Given this,…
Paying for a free screening colonoscopy
'Free' preventive care can cost patients big money: Is procedure a screening or therapeutic?
…about any health concerns during a screening exam. “If you have a pending issue, make another appointment,” he said. http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/jan/28/free-preventive-care-can-cost-patients-big-money/ Comment: By Don McCanne, MD Colonoscopy is one of several…
Health Care for All worth a look
…HB 1241. We should consider new ways of making New Hampshire a business friendly state and lowering the cost while raising the quality of health care for all citizens. http://www.fosters.com……
The American Health-Care System Increases Income Inequality
Even with the Affordable Care Act, the premium and payment structure of insurance increases the relative income gap between rich and poor.
…the probability of a new bankruptcy filing” for people in Medicaid-expansion states. But the new AJPH study complicates some of that rosy analysis. The researchers didn’t split the survey population…
