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Doctor: Md. single-payer plan would allow ‘prioritizing’ in tight budget

Bob Graham — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:50:48 +0000

A Maryland doctor lobbying for a bill to create a single-payer health care system in Maryland said one of the advantages of the approach is the ability to “prioritize” care if state money becomes tight.

Doctor: Md. single-payer plan would allow ‘prioritizing’ in tight budget via IFAwebnews.

Md. plan for single-payer health system set for March 9 public hearing

Bob Graham — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:01:07 +0000

The Maryland Senate Finance Committee is scheduled to hold a public hearing on a proposal to exceed the provisions of the federal health reform overhaul by creating a single-payer system in the state.

Md. plan for single-payer health system set for March 9 public hearing via IFAwebnews.

Maryland bill to create single-payer system excludes insurance agents

Bob Graham — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:28:23 +0000

The Maryland General Assembly has scheduled a March 9 public hearing on a bill that would take a far more aggressive approach toward health reform in the state than passed at the federal level last year.

Maryland bill to create single-payer system excludes insurance agents via IFAwebnews.

Insurance companies criticized as Obama calls for final vote on reform

Bob Graham — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:02:43 +0000

President Barack Obama said Americans “deserve a final vote on health reform” and called on leaders of the U.S. House and Senate to schedule a vote on his latest proposal “in the next few weeks.”

Insurance companies criticized as Obama calls for final vote on reform via IFAwebnews.

Pennsylvania holds hearing on single-payer health reform for state

Bob Graham — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:20:19 +0000

Several representatives of the health care industry told a Pennsylvania Senate committee that its bill to create a single-payer system in the state does not control costs or guarantee more people get health care.

Pennsylvania holds hearing on single-payer health reform for state via IFAwebnews.

Legal group says portrait of Pennsylvania’s uninsured is skewed

Bob Graham — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:00:13 +0000

A Pennsylvania legal organization is pushing to ensure federal health care reform covers all Pennsylvania residents, saying people have a faulty perception of the uninsured.

Legal group says portrait of Pennsylvania’s uninsured is skewed via IFAwebnews.

Four arrested at single-payer sit-in at Baltimore CareFirst office

Sharmina Manandhar — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:01:04 +0000

Four protesters, including two doctors, were arrested at a "single-payer health care plan" sit-in at the CareFirst insurance company office in Baltimore Oct. 29.

Four arrested at single-payer sit-in at Baltimore CareFirst office via IFAwebnews.

Insurers in ‘driver’s seat’ with reform, single-payer advocate says

Bob Graham — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:35:53 +0000

Private insurance companies will remain in “driver’s seat” if health care reforms being promoted by the president and Congress are approved, according to a prominent advocate for a single-payer system.

Insurers in ‘driver’s seat’ with reform, single-payer advocate says via IFAwebnews.

NAIFA group fears move toward single-payer system

Keith L. Martin — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:37:18 +0000

The health insurance division of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors is voicing its opposition to a government-sponsored health plan as a part of any national health care ... Read →

NAIFA group fears move toward single-payer system via IFAwebnews.

Nurses group says health insurers’ offer to cover all equates to ‘blackmail’

Keith L. Martin — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:46:52 +0000

A national nursing group says a reform measure offered by two health insurance groups to cover all Americans despite pre-existing conditions is essentially “blackmail,” since it comes with strings attached.

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Nurses group says health insurers’ offer to cover all equates to ‘blackmail’ via IFAwebnews.