Single Payer System

[dorktv]

I suck at googling, does anyone know any decent books or sites that have current information on a US Single Payer System?

I am doing a paper on it and I need stats.

[Nashyra]

1. Go to Clark forum

There is a thread and a link

[dorktv]

2. does not look like what I need. But thanks.

[Coastie for Truth]

3. Here;s where to get some articles

Go to the NIH Pub Med Search Engine--
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi


Search on Steffi Woolhandler and/or David Himmelstein

They have done the best - and most readable research.

[dorktv]

5. Wow, this looks great!

Thanks.

on edit, you are a lifesaver!

[MercutioATC]

4. Also look at the "Federal Employee Health Benefits Program"

Not single-payer and it's an existing system that wouldn't have to be created from scratch...just expanded.

It's what Dean was advocating in 2004.

[dorktv]

6. No Dean was advocating expanding Medicare, getting catastrophic

and expanding medicaid.

I would have to go pull out some of the campaign materials I have lying around but that is what he always said to us in AZ.

[MercutioATC]

7. I'm a member of FEHBP...I distinctly remember Dean advocating expanding

the plan.

I didn't intend to make this a Dean isssue. My point was that the FEHBP, expanded to include everybody, could be an alternative to a single-payer plan.

[dorktv]

8. It is cool, I just never remember him saying it. :)

I have to read all of these articles that the other person lead me to before I can ask a sensible question regarding the FEHBP and its expansion. Especially since not all medical treatments might be covered, such as the really expensive $1,000,000 a heart replacement or something.

[Minnesota Libra]

9. Mayve this will help.......

I typed in "single payer system" and got this, hope it helps


http://www.google.com/search?q=single+payer+system&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official

[area51]

10. Link to Physicians for a National Health Program:

PNHP

[blondeatlast]

11. American Medical Students Association is an advocate for UHP/single payer.

Lots of great resources from their links page:

http://www.amsa.org/uhc/uhcres.cfm

[brook]

12. California has a single

payer system bill struggling through the State Senate now. I'm invovled with the supporting group called Health Care For All.

SB840 Content & History here

Hope this helps.

[TheBaldyMan]

13. you might want to try the WHO for some data for comparative

systems of health care internationally. A universal healthcare system makes a big difference to quality of life, even in countries that are ridiculously poor and can't afford top notch care. You might get a shock when you see where the USA come globally in infant mortality rates.

[many a good man]

14. Start here

Good overview of what we know about health care systems:

The Health Care Crisis and What to Do About It
By Paul Krugman, Robin Wells
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/18802