…Gunter is an OB/GYN and a pain medicine physician whose writings have appeared in USA Today, KevinMD.com, EmpowHer.com, Exceptional Parent, Parents Press, Sacramento Parent, and the Marin Independent Journal. http://drjengunter.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/an-american-doctor-experiences-an-nhs-emergency-room/…
Doctors criticize Massachusetts health law
…the people we’ve helped… is absolutely untrue,” Kingsdale said. He also noted that while some low-income Boston and Cambridge residents could obtain comprehensive care free of charge before the law…
Health Care Issue is Misunderstood
By Philip Caper, M.D. The Ellsworth American, January 30, 2014 Your editorial in the January 16 Ellsworth-American titled “There’s No Free Health Care” deserves a response. Here’s mine: I agree…
Why emergency rooms don’t close the health care gap
…care for free or at discounted rates. This has led to a number of facilities losing their nonprofit status and legislators to try to pass new laws requiring specify charity…
Testimony by Dr. Johnathon S Ross, Past President of Physicians for a National Health Program in Support of HR 676
…be less expensive than a health system based on cutthroat competition between private insurance companies that leaves 45 million Americans uncovered. Yet, this has proven to be the case for…
Today’s Republicans overlook conservative case for universal health care
They hesitate to state their views even though it's an idea consistent with conservative principles – respect for tradition, Judeo-Christian values, sanctity of life and individual freedoms.
…are limited by illness, to enter the workforce. It would free patients from restrictive networks, and their providers from complex billing and restrictions on treatment plans. Freedom, in fact, is…
What It’s Like When You’re An American Using Britain’s NHS
…ongoing health issues and sees a lot of doctors — if old people complaining like this was common. Turns out, it is. Old British people love to complain to NHS…
Understanding The 'Swiss Watch' Function Of Switzerland's Health System
…individual freedom. The Swiss are known for jealously guarding their individual freedom, too, yet they accept their own mandate to have adequate health insurance. As one such freedom-loving Swiss individual,…
Mythbusting Canadian Healthcare, Part II: Debunking the Free Marketeers
…with the sense of optimism and the common good required for a democracy to function. Part of what makes a country competitive is its own commitment to the common good….
Health Reform You Shouldn't Believe In
…Connector offers a choice of insurance plans from four different companies for those eligible for state subsidies (called Commonwealth Care), and from six companies for those who have to purchase…
The Canadian Cure
…have a better chance of living free of disability. Canadians average 70 years of disability-free life, compared to 68 in the United States. Infant mortality rates are also frequently used…
Health Economics 101
By Paul Krugman The New York Times November 14, 2005 Several readers have asked me a good question: we rely on free markets to deliver most goods and services, so…
