Nobel Laureate Endorses Single Payer

Here’s what Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz has to say about single payer, in an interview published in The Times of India: Why have you been pitching for a single payer system for health insurance rather than a system where several private...

A Medical Tourist in India

Three years ago I went to India with my wife to treat her thyroid problem.  Here at home, her doctor recommended surgery, and when I checked (we had no insurance), the hospital quoted us $50,000 for an overnight stay, with a 40% discount if we paid cash up front.  We...