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Vermont passes health insurance exchange, pushes forward on single payer - CivSource
05/17/2012 11:18 AM

CBC.ca

Vermont passes health insurance exchange, pushes forward on single payer
CivSource
Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin has signed a new health care bill into law that will create a health insurance exchange and continue the state's push toward a single payer health system. Several hundred million dollars in federal subsidies will be ...
Vt. governor signs health "exchange" billBusinessWeek
With Governor's Signature, Health Care Bill Becomes LawVermont Public Radio

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Single payer amendment falls short in Senate - Wicked Local
05/15/2012 11:31 PM

Single payer amendment falls short in Senate
Wicked Local
By Anonymous Several senators made a concerted push on Tuesday to put Massachusetts on a track toward single-payer health care, and though their plan failed it generated a level of debate on the topic unseen in recent years.
Massachusetts Single-payer amendment fails by 24-15 VoteDemocratic Underground

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Senate KOs study of single-payer health-care model - Sentinel and Enterprise
05/16/2012 05:51 AM

GoLocal Worcester

Senate KOs study of single-payer health-care model
Sentinel and Enterprise
By Matt Murphy BOSTON -- Several senators made a concerted push on Tuesday to put Massachusetts on a track toward single-payer health care, and though their plan failed it generated a level of debate on the topic unseen in recent years.
State Senate conjures new health costWorcester Telegram
Mass. Senate Tackles Health Care Payment PlanWBUR

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Should Obama's Health Care Be Opposed?: An Exchange - The New York Review of Books
05/17/2012 07:02 PM

Should Obama's Health Care Be Opposed?: An Exchange
The New York Review of Books
In a press conference on July 22, 2009, while the ACA was being crafted, President Obama said, “Now, the truth is that unless you have what's called a single-payer system in which everybody is automatically covered, then you're probably not going to ...

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In Statehouse, single payer health care amendment attracts some support - SouthCoastToday.com
05/14/2012 02:19 PM

The Cypress Times

In Statehouse, single payer health care amendment attracts some support
SouthCoastToday.com
By STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE While it's not expected to pass, a Senate health care reform amendment enabling Massachusetts to transition to a single payer universal health care system in 2015 has attracted support from the co-chairs of legislative ...
Supreme Court decision on ACA will determine future of employer-based health ...MedCity News

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Costs would decline with single payer health care - Statesman Journal
05/17/2012 05:17 AM

Costs would decline with single payer health care
Statesman Journal
That bus is single payer health care. As demonstrated by every other industrialized nation in the world (all of whom have better health care and health than we do), costs can be brought under control and many lives saved.



Single-Payer Health Care Group Speaks Out - MPBN News
05/11/2012 06:59 PM

MPBN News

Single-Payer Health Care Group Speaks Out
MPBN News
Maine AllCare wants a single-payer system, where everyone gets health insurance under a government-run program. To draw attention to the issue, the group held a rally in Portland last night with members of Occupy Maine. They also brought in a renowned ...



Single-payer health to be proposed - WWLP 22News
05/07/2012 04:53 PM

WWLP 22News

Single-payer health to be proposed
WWLP 22News
(WWLP) - Health advocates believe there's one more step the state can make to raise health care standards, and that's through the single-payer health care system – A sort of “Medicaid For All” – where health insurance is publicly financed through ...
Senate: Global payments for health careWorcester Telegram

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Green Party presidential candidates lay out their visions during a debate in ... - San Francisco Bay Guardian
05/16/2012 06:51 PM

Big Hollywood

Green Party presidential candidates lay out their visions during a debate in ...
San Francisco Bay Guardian
Jerry Brown to take up single-payer health care. Inside, the audience steadily grew to about 100 people, nearly filling the Victoria, but still was a grim turnout for what was once the Valhalla of progressive politics in America.
Roseanne Barr seeks Green Party presidential spotSan Francisco Chronicle

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Physicians say US needs single-payer national health insurance program - TriCities.com
05/10/2012 07:13 AM

Physicians say US needs single-payer national health insurance program
TriCities.com
The United States must move toward adopting a single-payer national health insurance program – or continue to risk seeing its future threatened by an inadequate system that wastes huge amounts of money and keeps millions of Americans from getting ...

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