Civic engagement — one citizen at a time
I am a United States citizen. I take that role quite seriously. The past few years — with the financial meltdown, polarized political debate over health care, and now the concerns about the financial...
View ArticleWhy we need a single payer system…
In a July 2 nd Op Ed that appeared in the NY Times David Brooks, makes the case against the ACA and offers a Republicans alternative. Here is a response to his concerns… A brief version will appear in...
View ArticleBarriers to effective public reporting, transparency and accountability
Any meaningful and healthy change in the healthcare system must start with creating a framework for public reporting, transparency and accountability. Public reporting of healthcare outcomes is...
View ArticleA better solution to the healthcare mess
Isn’t it time to move on to address the real issues that plaque our healthcare system and politics? The following is my response to the August 27th, 2012, Wall Street Journal editorial titled...
View ArticleCancer and the American Political System
Erskine Bowles, Co-Chairmen of the President’s Commission on Fiscal Responsibility, and currently with the Fix the Debt campaign, tells anyone who will listen that “this debt is like a cancer that will...
View ArticleCitizens4health Philly
Healthcare is local and personal with hospitals providing medical services in nearly every community across the US. Informed citizens, armed with meaningful data about hospital performance and other...
View ArticleTen Reasons for Republicans to Embrace a Single Payer Healthcare System
Republicans are finding it difficult to articulate a position about what they will do after repealing The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) aka, “Obamacare”. Nevertheless,...
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