2014 National Strategy Conference for Single Payer

By Don McCanne August 25, 2014 This weekend numerous organizations dedicated to single payer reform assembled in Oakland, California for the 2014 National Strategy Conference. Participating organizations included Healthcare NOW!, Labor Campaign for Single-Payer...

Don McCanne, MD: Geraldo Rivera supports single payer

Geraldo Rivera November 1, 2013 “You know, it’s great that people get health care. I want everyone to have health care. I want single payer. I want Medicare for everybody. I want it to be like Sweden. I want it to be like the United Kingdom or Canada. I want everyone...

A Republican talks about single payer

American College of Cardiology ACC-in-Touch Blog April 23, 2013 I Am A Republican… Can We Talk About A Single Payer System? By David May I am a Republican. For those who know me that is not a surprise. I live in a red state. I have never voted for a Democratic...

Don McCanne, MD: Medi-Cal could implode

Court ruling could cut California spending on Medi-Cal By Maura Dolan and Chris Megerian Los Angeles Times, December 13, 2012 A federal appeals court decided unanimously Thursday that California may cut reimbursements to doctors, pharmacies and others who serve the...