Vermont moves to implement new law that is seen as a “road map” to a single-payer health care system.
Vermont is about to accomplish something the federal government couldn’t — the state is on track to having a single-payer health care system. If Vermont does get it right, it could see more businesses and jobs coming in, supporters say.
All Vermont residents would receive health benefits paid for by the state, regardless of their employment status or income.
The Western Washington chapter of the Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), which advocates a single-payer health-care system, will meet tonight at the Swedish Medical Center’s Cherry Hill Campus to discuss the latest developments in the health-care reform debate in Washington, D.C. Fifteen people will be able to participate in the meeting via the [...]
New York Times profiles Seattle’s Group Health Cooperative Opponents to a public health insurance plan are proposing private-sector insurance cooperatives as an alternative, and they are pointing to Seattle’s Group Health Cooperative as an example of what such cooperatives can accomplish, writes New York Times reporter Kevin Sack in today’s issue of the paper. Group [...]
By Rick Schmitt – Kaiser Health News July 07, 2009 The YouTube video shows Donna Smith pulling on a white hazmat suit and protective rubber gloves. She is going to work, trying to clean up the nation’s health insurance industry. With a bullhorn in one hand, and a picket sign in the other, she leads [...]
The $300 billion U.S. health-insurance industry is dying and should be replaced with a cheaper, more efficient, and equitable single-payer system, says Dr. John Geyman, professor emeritus of Family Medicine at the University of Washington, in a video commentary on the online medical journal MedScape. Premiums are unaffordable, millions go without coverage, and often those [...]
The Western Washington Chapter of a Physicians for a National Health Program, a group that supports the establishment of a single-payer health-care system for the United States, will hold its monthly meeting this Wednesday evening, Dec. 17. The meeting will focus on responding to President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team’s call for community discussions [...]
The Western Washington Chapter of a Physicians for a National Health Program, a group that supports the establishment of a single-payer health-care system for the United States, will hold its monthly meeting this Wednesday evening, Dec. 17. The meeting will focus on responding to President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team’s call for community discussions on health-care [...]
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Experts divided over recommendation to screen children for cholesterol
Some clinicians say universal screening is an important tool to help identify children who are genetically predisposed to high cholesterol and to pinpoint others who could benefit from treatment. Others express concerns that screening may do more harm than good.
People in state high-risk insurance plans often feel left behind
The federal health law set up new plans that are cheaper and more comprehensive than the older ones run by states but consumers need to go without insurance for six months to qualify.
Peeking in on your doctor’s notes
Although federal law guarantees patients the right to examine and get copies of their medical records, providers haven’t always made it easy to do so. But the movement to give patients direct access to their health information has picked up steam, and policymakers have encouraged it as a way to empower patients to help manage their health and their medical care.
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