Doctors to Candidates: Enact Single-Payer Health Reform

Over 5,000 U.S. physicians have signed an open letter calling on the candidates for president and Congress "to stand up for the health of the American people and implement a nonprofit, single-payer national health insurance system."

Noting that the nation's private-insurance-based model is failing by denying needed medical care to millions, wasting resources and driving up costs, the doctors say that a publicly financed system is "the sole hope ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Oct 7, 2008 - 4:27 PM PDT
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by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 7, 2008

The large group of doctors do not endorse either candidate's platform on health care reform. The fall in line behind single payer universal health care. Links are included to the letter, list of signers, and an ad.

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