Going Down the Road Going Down the Road
o, my momma called, "Why are they letting them gouge us like this?" she wanted to know. "They" are our so-called political leaders in Washington, and "them" are the drugmakers now...
Apr 11, 2002 / Jim Hightower
Needed: Rx for Drug Costs Needed: Rx for Drug Costs
John Elias, my patient, has a dilemma. He can't afford to buy his medicines and also pay his rent. I'm sure he won't give up his apartment just to keep his veins filled with my ch...
Jun 28, 2001 / Dr. Marc Siegel
Greedlock in Congress Greedlock in Congress
Single-payer healthcare is favored by the public, yet the insurance industry has too much to lose if it is enacted.
Feb 8, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Kip Sullivan
No Health, No Wealth No Health, No Wealth
Foundations formed when nonprofit hospitals became for-profit are often not living up to their obligations.
Nov 30, 2000 / Feature / Annette Fuentes and Rosemary Metzler Lavan
Unhealthy Politics Unhealthy Politics
The number-one healthcare issue facing the country is not which prescription drug plan is best for seniors or whether a handful of patients will be able to sue their HMOs. It is ...
Oct 19, 2000 / Trudy Lieberman
Why We Need a Care Movement Why We Need a Care Movement
We have the Bill of Rights and we have civil rights. Now we need a Right to Care, and it's going to take a movement to get it.
Feb 23, 2000 / Feature / Deborah Stone
Medical Rebels Medical Rebels
Research support for this article was provided by the Investigative Fund of The Nation Institute.
Feb 3, 2000 / Feature / Katherine Eban Finkelstein
Bradley Does Healthcare Bradley Does Healthcare
With his recent speech on healthcare, Bill Bradley has moved the worsening plight of the uninsured back into the spotlight.
Oct 7, 1999 / Jacob S. Hacker
An Old City Seeks a New Model An Old City Seeks a New Model
In early December 1984, an undercover police officer named Marcellus Ward met with a pair of heroin dealers above a candy store in southwest Baltimore.
Sep 2, 1999 / Feature / Joshua Wolf Shenk
Remembering the 1993 Healthcare Debate While Listening to the 1999 Healthcare Debate Remembering the 1993 Healthcare Debate While Listening to the 1999 Healthcare Debate
The single-payer system, it was said, Has faults that go beyond the fact it's Red: If any faceless bureaucrat decreed That surgery the doctor says you need
Jul 22, 1999 / Column / Calvin Trillin