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San Francisco Chronicle Series: Monopsony is the Answer

…system: Why health care costs are rising fast. Plus the Bush and Kerry health care plans. http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/10/11/MNGII96CVP1.DTL http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/10/11/MNGII96D031.DTL Retirees hit hard as health benefits are lost. http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/10/12/BUGMN979TS1.DTL Health care tops…

Selected letters on the VA scandal

…in, nobody out. Dr. G. Richard Dundas resides in Bennington. http://www.benningtonbanner.com/opinion/ci_25891663/letters-we-need-i ***** Addressing the problems at the VA By Philip R. Lee, M.D., and Philip Caper, M.D. The New York…

U.S.’s unique approach to health care pricing

…U.S. were based on prices negotiated between private health plans and health care providers. http://www.ifhp.com/1404121 2013 Comparative Price Report:http://static.squarespace.com/static/518a3cfee4b0a77d03a62c98/t/534fc9eb… **** These 15 charts show our health care prices are totally…

Vermont gubernatorial candidate supports single payer

…primary race after a two-week 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/ PNHP does not endorse political…

Los Angeles Times series on private insurers

…to budge. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-insure21-2008oct21,0,2292699,full.story And… Health insurers reinvent themselves as money managers By Michael A. Hiltzik Second of three parts October 22, 2008 WellPoint Inc., the nation’s largest health insurance company,…

This August, let's turn up the heat on Congress

…http://www.motherjones.com… Narragansett, RI (August 8) Town hall meeting with Rep. James Langevin http://www.independentri.com… Minneapolis, MN (August 9) Health care forum with Rep. Keith Ellison PNHP Minnesota board member Dr. Brian…

Single payer in the Democratic debate

…care system. (APPLAUSE) http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/10/us/politics/transcript-democratic-presidential-debate.html *** Hillary Clinton’s health care proposals: https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/health-care/ Bernie Sanders’ health care proposals: https://berniesanders.com/issues/medicare-for-all/ Donald Trump’s health care proposals: https://www.donaldjtrump.com/positions/healthcare-reform *** Comment: By Don McCanne, M.D. Although…

Taking a knee for single payer – a fantasy

The Choice Between Kneeling and Winning

…Democrats in Congress have). https://www.nytimes.com… *** Responding to Ta-Nehisi Coates By David Leonhardt The New York Times, October 4, 2017 Ta-Nehisi Coates has criticized my column on kneeling athletes, and…

Quentin Young on the solution to outrageous drug prices

…highest quality. Quentin Young, M.D., is national coordinator of Physicians for a National Health Program (www.pnhp.org). http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2004-05-04-oppose_x.htm Editorial opinion of USA TODAY (concluding remarks): Two in three Americans favor lifting…

The U.S. Health Care System: Really the Best?

…Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Office of Oversight and Investigations, Majority Staff. Implementing health insurance reform: New medical loss ratio information for policymakers and consumers. Staff Report for Chairman…

Medical bankruptcy is an American scandal — no debate

Medical bankruptcy is an American scandal — and that’s not debatable

…Physicians for a National Health Program. www.berniesanders.com… Comment: By Don McCanne, M.D. The United States is unique in supporting a health care financing system that results in financial hardship for…