Health Care

New Medicare Benefit Helps Only Drug Companies New Medicare Benefit Helps Only Drug Companies

Why are so few elderly people signing up for the new Medicare drug benefit? It's cumbersome, costly and totally confusing.

Nov 16, 2005 / Dr. Marc Siegel

Wal-Mart Tries to Grow a Pair Wal-Mart Tries to Grow a Pair

If Wal-Mart finds resistance irksome, it should lobby for universal healthcare.

May 25, 2005 / Feature / Liza Featherstone

Life Without Health Insurance Life Without Health Insurance

Millions of young people are unprotected.

Feb 3, 2005 / Feature / Meredith Clark

Retirement Security Fight Retirement Security Fight

Call out the fifes, sound the bugles, strike on the drums. With the State of the Union behind us, the Battle for Social Security now officially begins--again.

Feb 3, 2005 / The Editors

The View From Vermont The View From Vermont

Dr. Deborah Richter has advocated state-sponsored health insurance for every Vermonter, at nearly fifty Rotary Clubs plus chambers of commerce and boardrooms.

Oct 28, 2004 / Feature / Morton Mintz

Single-Payer: Good for Business Single-Payer: Good for Business

But corporate America isn't buying.

Oct 28, 2004 / Feature / Morton Mintz

Poor Plans for Healthcare Poor Plans for Healthcare

As neither candidate seems to be aware, healthcare is increasingly available only to those who can pay.

Oct 21, 2004 / Feature / Trudy Lieberman

Dealing the Drug Cards Dealing the Drug Cards

This article represents Trudy Lieberman's personal views, not those of Consumers Union.

Jun 3, 2004 / Trudy Lieberman

Desperately Seeking Health Insurance Desperately Seeking Health Insurance

As crises go, medical insurance is not a very sexy one.

Jun 3, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Killing Medicare Killing Medicare

The Medicare "reform" legislation just passed by Congress sends the program on a path to destruction.

Nov 26, 2003 / Trudy Lieberman

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