An article from some doctors who have worked on both sides of the border. They have no difficulty discussing problems with Canadian healthcare, such as some procedures that are less readily available than in the U.S. and some of the delays in some specialized services.

Detroit Free Press, Sept 28th

…another letter from a fed-up Canadian tired of the lies put forth about Canadian healthcare.

Activists from Single payer Action and Physicians for a National Health Program have set up a memorial on the National Mall for the more than 44,000 Americans who die every year from lack of health insurance. More than 3,000 American flags are planted on the mall at Constitution Avenue and 15th Street, NW, Washington, D.C.

Single payer is on it’s way regardless of what happens with the current health care reform effort

I am not convinced that Baucus has simply been trying to find common ground with Republicans in a well-intentioned but wrong-headed attempt to compromise that has backfired.
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when placed together, these two facts tell a lot about the health insurance system as a model for providing healthcare

The video focuses on Cigna, including how it denied care to a dying patient who needed a liver transplant.

It is interesting to watch how share prices vary with every change and tweak in the health care reform debate. There is a lot of money at stake in how it all plays out.

Mythbusters, from the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF), is an excellent reality check on the fabrications making rounds regarding the Canadian health insurance system. The CH is a nonprofit public policy research organization in Canada.

Have a quick look at this chart to see how massively this healthcare fight is underwritten by the health care industry.