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Now is the time to build a movement in support of single payer, a health care system that would provide care to all while drastically cutting health expenditures and eliminating medical bankruptcies. With the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act … Continue reading →

“I have put my life on hold. I’ve depleted my entire savings account, pretty much,” Heather Bixler, the mother of a chronically ill child said. Her son, Sean, has seizures due to an accident. Heather estimates that between 30% to … Continue reading →

Last week, the Massachusetts Senate voted not to study the potential cost-cutting effects of a single-payer healthcare system. The study–which would have required a year-by-year comparison between single payer and the existing system–was proposed as an amendment to a bill … Continue reading →

The uninsured patient spends an inordinate amount of time waiting to receive care in emergency rooms, sometimes for acute problems that could have been preventable if he or she had access to continuous care. It’s time we stand for single-payer, … Continue reading →

Health insurers will gain $1 trillion in new revenue over the next eight years under the 2010 health-care law, assuming it’s upheld by the Supreme Court, according to a Bloomberg Government study. The money comes from U.S. subsidies to people … Continue reading →

Last week, Senator Thomas Duane and Assembly member Richard Gottfried introduced their bill that would create a universal, single-payer healthcare system in New York. The bill is an updated version of one introduced by Gottfried in the early 90s. If … Continue reading →

A growing number of Americans are finding their credit destroyed due to medical debt. In many cases the size of the debt is small and the debtor is simply unaware of it existence until contacted by a collection agency. Due … Continue reading →

Doctors, Nurses, Patients Advocates (of course including members from HCN!-NYC) joined Assembly member Richard Gottfried, Senator Thomas Duane and 70 lawmakers in unveiling an updated and revised single-payer legislative proposal for New York State. A state study says that single payer … Continue reading →

Americans with private health insurance are increasingly postponing needed care or foregoing it altogether because of rising out-of-pocket costs. At the same time, public programs are failing to keep up with the needs of the uninsured and those living in … Continue reading →

Debt collection agencies have become more aggressive in their pursuit of medical debt.  A recent investigation into the practices of Accretive Health, one of largest medical debt collection agencies, reveals that agency workers were given front-line staffing positions, such as … Continue reading →