Posts Tagged ‘steffie woolhandler’
As Baucus Unveils Health Plan, New Study Finds 45,000 Uninsured Die Every Year
From Democracy Now – A long-awaited healthcare bill from Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus includes no public option and would require almost all Americans to buy insurance or pay a penalty. This comes as a new study finds that nearly 45,000 Americans die every year due to lack of health insurance. We speak with…
Read MoreWhy Obama’s Public Option Is Defective, and Why We Need Single-Payer
By Drs. Steffie Woolhandler and David Himmelstein for the Progressive – Once Congress finishes mandating that we all buy private health insurance, it can move on to requiring Americans to purchase other defective products. A Ford Pinto in every garage? Lead-painted toys for every child? Melamine-laced chow for every puppy? Private health insurance doesn’t work.…
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