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Nationalize the health industry

July 1, 2005 By David Lawrence

The paradox is inescapable. The United States pays more for health care by any measure than any other nation in the world, yet the quality of health care in the U.S. has been declining for decades.

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American Indian and Alaska Native health struggles

May 27, 2005 By David Lawrence

The Bush administration does not care about low- and middle-income Americans, and they certainly don’t care about the nation’s indigenous peoples.

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Bush shows arrogance, deceit on Blacks and Social Security

February 25, 2005 By David Lawrence

Desperate to turn Social Security into an entitlement program for corporations, President Bush and his right-wing cronies have been making ever more wild and bizarre statements in the face of massive opposition. Bush recently stated that...

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Rich will be richer, rest will become sicker

January 7, 2005 By David Lawrence

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) were created as part of the Medicare drug legislation. The Bush administration has promoted this concept as a magic bullet that will both rein in the cost of health care and broaden...

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Best health insurance deal in the United States

April 2, 2004 By David Lawrence

I want to tell you about the best health insurance deal in the United States, bar none. Here it is: The purchaser pays $35 per month. In return he or she gets ...

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Why are veterans getting sick?

March 19, 2004 By David Lawrence

America’s recent wars have killed many hundreds of American soldiers on the battlefields.

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HealthSouth fraud impacts millions

November 22, 2003 By David Lawrence

You may have already heard a lot about Mr. Richard Scrushy, the founder and former CEO of HealthSouth Corp. Scrushy was indicted on 85 criminal counts alleging that he was the mastermind of an enormous corporate...

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Drug patents: Rx for profits

November 7, 2003 By David Lawrence

An analysis by researchers at the Center for Economic and Policy Research demonstrates that the U.S. government could directly manage pharmaceutical research far more efficiently than the private sector currently does.

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