by Sylvia Moore | Apr 30, 2015 | News
I just recently came across this essay in OpEd News by Cecile Lawrence titled “Universal health care in the U.S. v. the peculiar institution,” connecting the absence to the right to health care in the United States to the legacy of slavery. Furthermore,...
by Sylvia Moore | Oct 7, 2014 | News
As the Ebola pandemic in west Africa dominates news headlines here in the United States, the question is whether this country can adequately deal with such a public health emergency. Already, there are troubling signs. In a for-profit healthcare system such as ours,...
by Sylvia Moore | Oct 15, 2013 | News
Opinion writer Matt Miller had an interesting article in The Washington Post recently quoting entrepreneurs in Canada saying how bewildered they are over American resistance to expanding access to health care. These Canadian businessmen say they love...
by Sylvia Moore | Jul 23, 2013 | News
Across the pond, new mom, Kate Middleton, is getting health care fit for a future queen. Still, the average British pregnant woman doesn’t have to break the bank to get good medical treatment, thanks to the United Kingdom’s universal healthcare system. But...
by Sylvia Moore | Jan 16, 2013 | News
Our inadequate, for-profit healthcare system is taking a heavy toll on America’s well-being. Americans under 50 are sicker and have shorter life spans than people in other wealthy nations, according to a new study by the National Academies, the National...
