…financial health of the US public — and the body count continues to rise. Today, the American Medical Association (AMA) says it is the voice of American doctors. But it…
Learning from Costa Rica
…ailments of individuals. … As the pandemic ebbs, countries will be assessing what went wrong with their public-health systems. A fundamental failure has been the separation of public health from…
Health Insurers Hedge Bets With Fast Food Stock
Researchers Lambast Health Insurance Companies; Not All Convinced Investment Is Irresponsible
…during the peer-review process by outside referees,” according to a spokesperson for the American Public Health Association, which publishes the American Journal of Public Health. The $1.9 billion worth of…
“Medicare for All: Still the One”
Remarks by Kip Sullivan Conference call hosted by Healthcare-NOW! February 16, 2010 INTRODUCTION It’s easy enough to explain why the “public option” was defeated. It’s a lot harder to explain…
Illinois governor names Dr. Quentin Young state’s health advocate
Quinn names state’s public health advocate WBBM Radio, Jan. 10, 2009 CHICAGO — Gov. Pat Quinn has named Dr. Quentin Young as the state’s Public Health Advocate, according to a…
BMA launches public campaign against NHS commercialisation
…been revamped from today (Friday 12 February, 2010), so that members of the public can show their support for an NHS which is publicly funded and publicly provided. And next…
Richard Gottfried on private and public coverage decisions
…anyone would ask whether CTC is covered. Since someone is going to make choices about what gets covered, we’re all better off if it is done by publicly-sponsored, publicly-funded and…
International experts tell senators that single-payer improves national health at less cost
…and profit. According to the advocacy organization Public Citizen, a number of experts from single-payer nations recently testified at a Senate sub-committee hearing chaired by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), a leading supporter…
Wealth & Health: Public Taxes, Private Dollars
…member and past president of the American Public Health Association told a San Francisco public forum on October 29, “We know what works, all we have to do is pay…
For a model health care system, how about Australia’s?
…an American immigrant (and now dual national). But I don’t recall reading very much about how public-option universal health care systems like Australia’s actually work, from the perspective of someone…
U.S. Census Bureau data on the medically uninsured simply can’t be denied
…“uninsured” are the same people agitating against the public option in healthcare reform. In other words, they’re saying that up to 14 million Americans wouldn’t be uninsured if they just…
Dr. Sidney Wolfe’s Testimony before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce at Hearing on Health Insurance
June 24, 2009 Testimony of Sidney M. Wolfe MD Acting President, Public Citizen and Director, Health Research Group at Public Citizen Before the Subcommittee on Health House Committee on Energy…
