…of New Hampshire’s House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee on Sept. 14, 2016. The session was co-chaired by state Reps. Thomas Sherman, M.D., and John Fothergill, M.D.; and…
In New York, Single-Payer Hopeful Isn’t Giving Up
…at least an election cycle away from prime time. “I’m realistic,” he says. “I’ve been carrying this bill for 22 years.” Chris Kardish is a staff writer at Governing. http://www.governing.com/topics/health-human-services/gov-new-york-single-payer-richard-gottfried.html…
Need government to meet people’s needs
…a positive vision of what government can do. We can make government work to meet our needs. Northern Europeans do it; so can we. Tom Ellis resides in Albany. http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2014/nov/07/1107_print/?print…
Bill to design new health care model approved
…quarter million to a half million here,” she said. “This is just another proposal that we probably wouldn’t be able to do anything with for six more years.” Daniel.Barlow@timesargus.com http://www.timesargus.com/article/20100408/NEWS01/4080374/1002/NEWS01…
New Hampshire uses market reform to cover the healthy
…more health care providers are coming to the conclusion that it’s time to create a national solution,something like an expanded Medicare system. http://www.theunionleader.com/articles_showfast.html?article=42473 New Hampshire’s Chapter 420-G: Portability, Availability, and…
Opinions of New Hampshire Doctors Contrast with Presidential Candidate Plans for Healthcare Reform
…of the physicians indicated they do not believe “insurance companies provide important services that add value to the health care system” and 80% disagreed that “competition and profit within the…
Orange County Area seniors denounce Medicare drug law
…for its support of the changes. www.medicare.gov – This is the official U.S. government’s site for Medicare. More information can also be obtained calling (800) 633-4227. Rufrano has company. A…
Even the insured can buckle under health care costs
…cost of in-network care. “We do have insurance, and it covers the majority of costs,” says Schmidt. “I hear a lot of complaining, but then people complain about the price…
Nurses, Doctors Announce "Scrubs for SiCKO" Campaign in Conjunction with Debut of Michael Moore's Film to Spark Genuine Healthcare Debate
…in New York, Washington DC, Chicago and New Hampshire. “SiCKO” profiles a number of Americans with insurance who have been denied needed care by their insurance company, describes how the…
Tax Dollars Pick Up Two-Thirds of Healthcare Tab
…to 67.1% by 2024, according to David Himmelstein, MD, and Steffie Woolhandler, MD, MPH, both of City University of New York School of Public Health at Hunter College in New…
U.S. health system is already predominantly taxpayer funded
…through 2024. We calculated the value of tax subsidies for private spending from official federal budget documents and figures for state and local tax collections. Results: Tax-funded health expenditures totaled…
California’s new single payer bill
Nurses applaud introduction of CalCare bill to implement a single-payer system in California
…Assembly Bill 1400 (Kalra), the California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act (CalCare), which would guarantee comprehensive, high-quality health care to all California residents as a human right. The establishment…
