…substantial public support for single payer, succeeded in mobilizing a social movement that could potentially break down those barriers.” The politicians will not lead on single payer; the people must….
A Push For A National Health Service?
…Journal of Medicine lead the group, which went public with its so-called “Proposal of the Physicians’ Working Group for Single-Payer National Health Insurance” at a press conference in New York…
President Bush’s State of the Union response on health care
The White House January 20, 2004 State of the Union Address President George W. Bush On the critical issue of health care, our goal is to ensure that Americans can…
ABC News’ Medical Editor Dr. Tim Johnson says the U.S. health-care system is in Critical Condition
…single-payer system, and all of the rich ones do, manage to cover everyone, have universal care, get very good results and do it at a far lower overhead than in…
Health care in America/Canada’S way
…system as a mark of their national identity, something that separates them from Americans. Meanwhile, a recent ABC News poll showed that while Americans value the quality of U.S. health…
Timothy Jost reviews what four years have brought us
…a generation, once the politically active people with good jobs and decent incomes realize what happened and what they could have had, the demand for single payer Medicare for all…
Dr. Ann Settgast Celebrates Medicare’s Birthday
…As a physician, I’m embarrassed to say organized medicine was among its key opponents. It all seems silly today. Since its inception, Medicare has afforded hundreds of millions of Americans…
Worse Than the Mob: The Insurance Industry Is Organized Crime
…of all Americans could suffer from the disease by the year 2050. The Centers for Disease Control estimate that some 50 million Americans suffer from arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, or…
As Vermont Goes, So Goes the Nation?
…role that race played in this story: Too many white Americans have rejected reforms for fear that their tax dollars would help black Americans. Yet the main lesson that Americans…
Almost 17 Million Gained Coverage Under Obamacare
But many Americans still can’t afford medical care, expert says By Steven Reinberg HealthDay, May 6, 2015 As a result of the landmark health-reform law known as the Affordable Care…
Let’s celebrate Medicare by expanding it to cover everyone
…percent, according to its trustees, compared with typical overhead of 12 to 19 percent for private insurers. A publicly financed single payer of all medical bills would enable Americans to…
Problem of Lost Health Benefits Is Reaching Into the Middle Class
…changing portrait of the 41 million Americans who do not have health insurance today. Once thought to be a problem chiefly of the poor and the unemployed, the health care…
