…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…
Debunking Republican and Democratic health care myths
…for single payer are dismal. To change that, we need to listen to and act on his words: “Single-payer supporters have not articulated a convincing strategy for overcoming the formidable…
Letter to Obama: Health care access a national scandal
…single-payer national health program across Texas (yes, Texas!) and other states, I am repeatedly amazed by the ability of Americans to understand the complex issues of health reform if it…
Even the insured can buckle under health care costs
…a health care crisis, most Americans say, ‘Gee, it must be my neighbor, not me,’ ” says Uwe Reinhardt, an economics professor at Princeton. “That’s because most Americans are not…
Health Care Terror
…what we learn from the overwhelming response to Michael Moore’s “Sicko.” Health care reformers should, by all means, address the anxieties of middle-class Americans, their growing and justified fear of…
The Waiting Game
…declared recently that “the poorest Americans are getting far better service” than Canadians or the British, can wave away the desperation of uninsured Americans, who are often poor and voiceless….
Testimony by Dr. Johnathon S Ross, Past President of Physicians for a National Health Program in Support of HR 676
…such as that proposed in HR 676 and the HCFAO act) will cover all Americans comprehensively at no added cost. It’s good for business and our health. Single payer national…
In search of vision on health care
…Under so-called “single-payer” systems, the government is the payer for services delivered by private-sector hospitals, doctors and clinics. Patients would still choose their own doctors. Such a system would dramatically…
Just Off Insular Senate Floor, Life of the Uninsured Intrudes
…His experience highlights the problems of the uninsured, from which members of Congress are usually insulated. The leading Democratic presidential candidates say all Americans should have coverage as good as…
Why Does U.S. Health Care Cost So Much? (Part IV: A Primer on Medicare)
…government-run, single-payer health insurance systems in other countries (e.g., Taiwan or Canada). Furthermore, in surveys of Americans aged 50 and over respondents expressed greater trust in Medicare as a source…
Time to think big on health care
…insurance is tied to one’s employment, and because of the rising unemployment rate, about 14,000 Americans are losing their coverage daily. Many Americans are one illness away from financial ruin….
Medicare: Improve it, expand it
…Ross of Toledo is a past president of Physicians for a National Health Program and a member of the executive committee of the Single Payer Action Network of Ohio. http://www.toledoblade.com/article/20100808/OPINION04/8070349…
