I Am Not a Health Reform - New York Times

I Am Not a Health Reform - New York Times
This is a good article to put the candidate's proposals in perspective. They are afraid to take on the insurance companies.

Mandates and Mudslinging - New York Times

Mandates and Mudslinging - New York Times
This shows how the politicians can go from a good policy position to just running for office saying what they think people want to hear. BTW - the idea of requiring signing up for insurance is being tested in Mass. and showing it isn't covering all and is going to cost way more than just being able to get care and have the bills paid by a single source.
If the NYT site says you have to sign up to see the articles, it should be a simple process and no longer requires any payment at all -- free site.

LTE - Universal health care makes sense

Winona Daily News - 6.0
Ms. Redig replies to a recent anti-reform LTE.
Thanks Lorraine!

Former Brooklin Couple Applaud Canadian System

The Ellsworth American - Former Brooklin Couple Applaud Canadian System: "incremental systems that have failed in the past is like a train,” Volenik said. “The engineer is driving the health care train, and he stops at each stop and picks up a few more people, maybe children, or a group of low-income people. But he fails to notice that the train is on fire and that people are leaping off in all directions, because the system is ridiculous."

Doctors turn tables by ranking insurers

Doctors turn tables by ranking insurers
Maybe this will help motivate more Doctors to join the movement.

It’s Not Just the Uninsured - New York Times

It’s Not Just the Uninsured - New York Times: "the health insurance crisis that is responsible for so much unnecessary suffering and death in the U.S."
The Sandra Hightower story.

Lobbying Stalls Generic Drug Legislation

The Associated Press: Lobbying Stalls Generic Drug Legislation
We need to make this drug company lobbying illegal.