The key issue in the emerging national health care debate is the role of the federal government. While some Members of Congress favor a “single-payer” national health insurance system—”Medicare for ...

David Cohen, Mass-Care’s board co-chair, says creating a Massachusetts Healthcare Trust could save the state billions in health insurance costs annually. Mass-Care’s Board Co-Chair David Cohen, right, ...

You have to give some lawmakers in Washington state credit for continuing to push for a state-run, single-payer health care delivery system. The latest piece of proposed legislation, Senate Joint ...

No matter where you live in North Carolina, you're likely to receive a political mailer about health care. Democratic candidates in North Carolina say the GOP-controlled state legislature hasn't done ...

NEW YORK STATE — A plan to create a universal single-payer health insurance plan in New York state passed the Assembly on Tuesday, May 16, on the birthday of Health Committee Chairman Richard ...

A single-payer health system could mean a variety of changes for the healthcare system, depending on its design. One thing is clear, according to the Congressional Budget Office: All participants ...

A group of more than 2,000 physicians is calling for the creation of a publicly financed, single-payer national health program that would cover all Americans for all medically necessary care. The ...

The for-profit hospitals, the health insurance industry and the drug industry are united in opposing any consideration of a single-payer health insurance system for the United States! President Obama ...

For 25 years I've been saying that I wished a little state like Vermont would implement a single-payer Canadian-style health insurance system -- "Medicare For All." I have always thought that this ...

On VPR's call-in show last week a self-employed caller who was happy with his own health insurance coverage expressed concern that if Vermont adopted a single payer system, his taxes might rise and he ...