AMA president accused the Senate Republicans of following the "direction of the Bush Administration" by voting to "protect health insurance companies at the expense of America's seniors, disabled, and military families." "thanks to some senators, we stand at the brink of a Medicare meltdown."  Seniors' health care not a priority for the Bush administration. Read 

U.S. Conference of Mayors backs a resolution calling for the enactment of HR 676 - The U.S. National Health Insurance Act. West Palm Beach Florida Mayor introduces resolution to unanimous vote.    

State Democratic Parties in Colorado and New Hampshire back single-payer health plans. The national party's platform committee will be considering our health care plank in Denver Read
 
CNN's Health Care Hero: Not a soldier in Iraq, but one individual making a real difference in the lives of so many "Each day, I get to treat the patients whom our medical system has forgotten, without the hassle of insurance paperwork. Is it any wonder I once again feel the real joy of practicing the craft that I love" Dr Stewart's story

Software  used by the insurance companies to exploit minor technicalities denies millions due in payment to health care providers. The same software companies offer software to beat health insurance denials as well, toward which hospitals spend millions. Is this insane? Read. 

With health care costs out of control - How much longer will we be able to afford Medicare for all our seniors? Read.

Hot Facts -  59% , a solid majority of Physicians now support National Health Insurance. Read.
More Hot Facts The AFL-CIO latest survey results:   Read survey summary   Other surveys

Market-Based-Failure - U.S. health care costs
Read from the New England Journal of Medicine

Annual deaths attributed to lack of insurance revised upward. In 2006  22,000 annual deaths

Harvard study finds dangerous increase in Emergency Department waits nationwide. Read

Experts say there would be 101,000 fewer deaths each year in the U.S. if our health care system performed as well as other countries.
Read research summary    View rankings 

The nation’s second-largest physician group -The Philadelphia based American College of Physicians, now endorses a single-payer health care system.  Read more

Health insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policy holders: Corporate greed at its worst... another health insurer exposed. Read LA Times

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program,
t his costly alternative to HR 676 is not good for the taxpayer or the uninsured.  NY Times 

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