Job-based Insurance Declines

The decline of job-based insurance is making employees scramble to find affordable coverage.

Single Payer Endorsed by 9000 health Care Professionals

This is a form of universal health care and one of the proponents is the group called Physicians for a National Health Program. Their idea is to let the government replace the thousands of HMOs, insurance companies, and other organizations. This Single Payer would gather revenues from the users and disperse payments to the providers.

The Uninsured: Who Are They?

In early May 2005 a poster at Free Republic asked the same thing then posted an "Opinion" By Samuel G. Dawson from the Amarillo Globe News. Mr. Dawson's piece entitled "Who are the 44 million uninsured?" helped inspire me to attempt this web site. Here are some thoughts on the uninsured and who they might be.

Health Care Cost Adds $1500 to Each GM Car

General Motors announced a future with over 25,000 layoffs in the forecast over the next few years. They say that the burden of health care costs for meeting their obligations to retirees and present employees adds $1,500 to the price of every vehicle they make. Just about every day some business makes the news with warnings of rising health insurance costs. GE employees had a rare strike in February of 2003 because the company was increasing their co-pay.

TennCare is in big trouble

The state of Tennessee made a major effort toward providing health care for it's uninsured, underinsured, and lower income citizens. Named TennCare it was a shining ray of hope but now is in big trouble.

The Faces of Tenncare

A short page on the documentary I saw tonight with that name. Very moving!