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The Health Care Crisis and What to Do About It article and book reviews by Krugman and Wells 3/23/06.  "Healthcare Myths, Realities", Globe Op-Ed invaluable perspective on the major health reform legislation underway in MA.  Paul Krugman's NYT's Op-Ed's on U.S. healthcare: the need for a universal social insurance program and the inherent flaws our current market-based system. Robert Kuttner's Globe Op-Ed offers a brief critique of the MA legislation and suggests a path toward universal coverage reform.

Featured State Organization

Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut. Whose mission is: "To serve as a catalyst that engages people and communities in shaping a health system that provides universal access to quality health care and promotes health in Connecticut. We believe that health care is a fundamental right and that our work is part of a broader movement for social and economic justice.". They fund the CT statewide campaign www.healthcare4every1.org that could be a model for MA!!

Featured National Organizations

The Leadership Conference for Guaranteed Health Care (LCGHC) is a clearinghouse and umbrella coordinating organization for groups promoting comprehensive reform legislation to guarantee health care for all Americans. Despite spending twice as much as other industrialized nations, our mostly private health insurance system performs poorly. One third of every health care dollar is taken up by paperwork and other administrative costs of private insurance that have little to do with addressing disease or injury. Poor health and poor health care hold down the U.S. economy and reduce productivity. A guaranteed health care program patterned after Medicare can provide coverage for all, while at the same time saving close to $300 billion per year.

WHAT IS THE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE'S GOAL?... read on...

Healthcare-Now! is a community-based organization with its home office in NYC whose mottos are: "Pay Less-Get More" and "Everybody In-Nobody Out."  Over the past two years they have helped to convene hundreds of community hearings.  Learn more and sign their petition that reads... "Be it Resolved That: We call on our members of Congress to pass HR 676 so our people and our nation can have the excellent health care system we deserve. Health care is a human right, and we call on our members of Congress to recognize that right."

In 2005, the Alliance to Defend Health Care joined with Healthcare-Now! and many MA groups to convene events to show support for H.R. 676, the National Medicare for All legislation.  These included a 9/1/05 Faneuil Hall Town Meeting on Universal Healthcare with Congressmen John Tierney, Maurice Hinchey, State Senator Dianne Wilkerson and others was a great success. To learn and see more: Visit Boston IndyMedia for final press release and event photos

Research Projects

Professional Satisfaction Survey of MDs, RNs, and SWs (PDF)
Our 2002-2003 statewide survey of Mass. doctors, registered nurses, and social workers shows that all share high levels of professional dissatisfaction.

Safe Nurse Staffing Saves Lives
A statewide survey of 600 Massachusetts RNs find them in agreement with the recent results of the Ad Hoc CDHC's own survey on professional satisfaction; findings indicate professional agreement that lower nurse-to-patient ratios lead to higher patient mortality, professional burnout and retention problems.