Universal health coverage in spotlight at LA forum
Los Angeles Times, CA
With the forums concluded, the action now shifts to Washington, where members of Congress also are working toward universal coverage through legislation that would modify the current private insurance market rather than replace it. …
BLANKLEY: Obama's prescription Washington Times
The Expanding Medical and Behavioral Resources with Access to Care … Annals of Internal Medicine
Progressive Caucus Backs Public Health Insurance Plan AFL-CIO
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A Medicare-Like Plan for the Non-Elderly
New York Times, United States
A public health plan, however, strikes fear in the hearts of many interest groups. There are several reasons for this. First, it is only human that the politically powerful private health-insurance industry opposes competition from such a plan. …
Study raises questions about public health plan The Associated Press
US Reduces Subsidies for Private Medicare Wall Street Journal
Study Forecasts Potential Shift of 131 Mln to Government-Run … American Spectator
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Tax can help health
Chicago Tribune, United States
Smoking is a health risk for everyone and increases the burden of disease for all smokers regardless of income as well as those exposed to secondhand smoke. 2. Smoking increases health care costs both for those who have private health insurance and for …
New tax aims to help curb smoking habit Brewton Standard
Is the cigarette tax worth it? Minnesota Daily
Cigarette smokers bemoan increased federal tax Las Vegas Sun
Baker Orange - Eyewitness News Memphis
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The Case For A Public Health Care Plan
Cherry Creek News, CO
"We have polled CPC members very carefully in recent weeks and a strong majority will only support comprehensive healthcare reform legislation that includes a public plan option on a level playing field with private health insurance plans," explained …
Opposition to universal health care baffling Las Vegas Sun
Democrats seek compromise on health care plan The Associated Press
Single Payer: Why Government-Run Health Care Will Harm Both … Heritage.org
Wall Street Journal - Register Pajaronian
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Americans want universal care
Kansas City Star, MO
But Americans wouldn’t need to be pushed. If a program similar to traditional Medicare were available, we’d leave the nightmare of private health insurance in droves. See Physicians for a National Health Program (www.PNHP.org) for thorough, …
Securing Health-Care Coverage Barron’s
Fixin' what ails us: The president wants your opinion on health … Anniston Star (subscription)
National health care can pass, with your help Dailyrecord.com
Crain’s Chicago Business - Sacramento Bee
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Making the public and private sectors partners in healthcare reform
Los Angeles Times, CA
Developing high-quality treatment for chronic illnesses can benefit greatly from creative use of new types of providers and health information technology. Private insurers may be more agile than public ones in addressing both chronic illness care …

The health care debate
Crain’s Chicago Business, IL
Mr. Haskin says he can't afford health care for all his full-time employees and certainly not for those who work part time, even though he'd like to. He buys private insurance only for himself and three employees who are family members. …
Fixin' what ails us: The president wants your opinion on health … Anniston Star (subscription)
Health care: Readers respond to last week's Forum topic Sacramento Bee
Activists march for health care reform phillyBurbs.com
Bend Weekly
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Opposition to universal health care baffling
Las Vegas Sun, NV
Many of the folks there don’t have insurance, so you’re paying for these folks in the form of higher insurance premiums. By vsestini Hank you are absolutely right about the objections to universal health care. The current private insurance system make …
The Case For A Public Health Care Plan Cherry Creek News
Single Payer: Why Government-Run Health Care Will Harm Both … Heritage.org
Medical care for profit: Will there ever be a change? Register Pajaronian
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Democrats Agree on a Health Plan; Now Comes the Hard Part
New York Times, United States
The chairmen, all Democrats, agree that everyone must carry insurance and that employers should be required to help pay for it. They also agree that the government should offer a public health insurance plan as an alternative to private insurance. …
A call for universal health care bill at Morristown Unitarian … Dailyrecord.com
The Struggle for Reform — Challenges and Hopes for Comprehensive … New England Journal of Medicine (subscription)
Health insurers pull a fast one in proposed reform Los Angeles Times
The New American - Sacramento Bee
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The Case For A Public Health Care Plan
Cherry Creek News, CO
"We have polled CPC members very carefully in recent weeks and a strong majority will only support comprehensive healthcare reform legislation that includes a public plan option on a level playing field with private health insurance plans," explained …