The Single-Payer Solution
Apr 24, 2008 As the media coverage of the Democratic presidential race continues to focus on lapel pins and pastors, America is ailing.Gouging Grandma
Oct 18, 2007 The elderly are paying for waste in the GOP-crafted Medicare drug benefit. Rep. Waxman, D-Calif., is lifting the lid on this kettle, and what's inside ain't pretty.If It’s Broke, Fix It
Sep 18, 2007 Hillary Clinton's health care proposal won't please progressives looking to do away with corporate insurance or conservatives who prefer unaffordable micromanaged care to government "bureaucracy," but at least it's a step in the right direction.
Democrats’ Faustian Bargain
May 20, 2007 In their mad race for money, the front-running Democratic presidential candidates might be selling themselves to the devil. That is, in words more familiar to political debate, they might be delivering themselves into the hands of rich and powerful opponents of progressive policies.U.S. Medical Refugees Flee to India
Dec 12, 2006 An increasing number of the 46 million Americans without health insurance have begun fleeing to places as far away as India to get lifesaving medical treatments.Marie Cocco: Ignoring the Medicare Fiasco
Dec 5, 2006 A new study suggests Medicare will lose $30 billion in overpayments to private companies over the next five years. While Republicans made the mess, the Democrats have threatened to do little more than spray Windex on a landfill.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich Tackles Healthcare
Nov 28, 2006 Rep. Dennis Kucinich speaks with Truthdig about the state of healthcare in America, his bill with Rep. John Conyers to provide universal coverage and why progress is inevitable: "It is going to happen, because there is an awareness that government has failed the American people in this regard, and it's an economic issue, it's a moral issue and it's central to who we are as a nation." Exclusive: For the first time, the Ohio congressman describes his behind-the-scenes struggle with the party to overcome corporate influence and promote healthcare reform.Marie Cocco: A Prescription for Congress
Nov 16, 2006 The Medicare prescription drug program is the single totem that best represents the ugly excesses of the now-defeated Republican-controlled Congress.
Jon Stewart to Dems: ‘Pick Up Your Game’
Mar 1, 2006 "The Daily Show" host tells Larry King in that joking-but-not-really-joking way of his, "I'm leaving the Democrats out because I honestly don't feel that they make an impact. They have 49% of the vote and 3% of the power."
