by Andrew McGuire | Aug 23, 2011 | News
The U.S. Health System in Perspective: A Comparison of Twelve Industrialized Nations By David A. Squires The Commonwealth Fund, July 2011 This analysis concentrated on 2010 OECD health data for Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand,...
by Sylvia Moore | Aug 19, 2011 | News
The Saint-Louis Post Dispatch recently published an editorial that finally addresses the real solution to the nation’s debt woes: If America truly is serious about dealing with its deficit problems, there’s a fairly simple solution. But you’re...
by Andrew McGuire | Aug 12, 2011 | News
National Health Spending Projections Through 2020: Economic Recovery And Reform Drive Faster Spending Growth From the Office of the Actuary, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Health Affairs, July 28, 2011 National Health Expenditures, billions: 2011 –...
by Sylvia Moore | Aug 11, 2011 | News
Last month’s Summer Conference on universal health care was a huge success, with activists from a variety of backgrounds convening at the University of Southern California to hear about the state of the single payer movement and where we go from here. The...
by Andrew McGuire | Aug 5, 2011 | News
Happy Birthday, Medicare! I should send you one of those gag cards that teases you about getting older—but at 46, you’re a year younger than I am, so I won’t go there. On your special day, a little reminiscing about your life… You sure did have a hard time in the...