By Shefali Luthra DECEMBER 18, 2017 TORONTO — For Dr. Peter Cram, an American internist who spent most of his career practicing in Iowa City, Iowa, moving here about four years ago was almost a no-brainer. He’s part of a small cohort of American doctors […]
Drug industry lawsuit shows it wants to keep patients in dark on pricing By David Lazarus. December 15, 2017. Los Angeles Times Excerpts. Read complete article here. The drug industry really, really doesn’t want you to know that it’s ripping you off with frequent and […]
Select Committee Assembly hearings on Senate Bill 562 were a flagrant kabuki theater Link to original article here. By GEORGE SAVAGE | Los Angeles Daily News PUBLISHED: November 29, 2017 at 6:15 pm | UPDATED: November 29, 2017 at 8:18 pm I traveled to Sacramento last month for the first […]
My Army Service Made Me Believe in Universal Health Care A veteran argues that civilians deserve the same access to coverage and treatment as those who wear the uniform. DOMINICK TAO Excerpts only. Read complete article here. In July, I experienced a flash of panic […]
Single-payer health care gains traction, local physician advocates By: AMANDA ZHOU AND KRIS B. MAMULA Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, NOV 23, 2017 Excerpts only. Read complete article here. When Rep. John Conyers, D-Michigan., introduced a bill in Congress in 2015 that would create a single-payer health care system, […]
On this Special Edition Podcast shared by Nurse Talk Media, hear Michael Lighty, Director of Public Policy for National Nurses United, and Sanders Institute Fellow, reveal the true intent behind the Trump Administration’s changes to Medicaid, which include opening the door to work requirements. Click here […]
In spite of Trump’s announcement last month that “Obamacare is finished, it’s dead, it’s gone,” it’s not gone. Nearly everyone is still required by law to carry health insurance. That requirement is called the Individual Mandate and it was included in the Affordable Care Act. The IRS recently announced […]
Are Payers the Leading Cause of Death in the United States? Milton Packer wonders if people suffer and die because it is cost effective by Milton Packer MD. (November 01, 2017). MedPage Today [Excerpts only. Read complete article here.) On September 17, 2017 The New York Times and ProPublica collaborated on […]
