Legislation Could Boost State Single-Payer Efforts

Rep. Jim McDermott, a Democrat from Washington, will soon introduce legislation that would allow states to use federal funds to create their own single payer plans. From The Los Angeles Times: If passed into law — admittedly a long shot with Republicans controlling...

Thoughtful Analysis of Why SB 810 Failed This Year

From LaborNotes Blog: Angry activists pointed to the fact that five of the six errant Democrats had received money from the insurance industry and Big Pharma, ranging from $100,000 to over $250,000. Three of the six senators had been endorsed by the California Labor...

Healthcare Reform 2.0 – Woolhandler and Himmelstein

Healthcare Reform 2.0 By Steffie Woolhandler, MD, MPH and David Himmelstein, MD CUNY School of Public Health, Social Research, Fall 2011 So while the American people want an expanded and improved Medicare for All — that is, a single-payer system — corporations...