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Ruined by Health Care: My Family Learned that Even with Insurance We Weren't Safe from Financial Ruin

Kate Michelman, The Nation. April 10, 2009.

Two medical crises brought one financially stable family to its knees. And their story is happening all across America.

How Long Will Your Doctor Continue Accepting Private Insurance?

Maggie Mahar, Health Beat. July 18, 2008.

Doctors are getting fed up with private insurers. Here's a look at what out-of-pocket costs could look like for patients.

Paying More, Getting Less: Just Where Do America's Health Care Dollars Go?

Joel A. Harrison, Dollars and Sense. June 23, 2008.

If people grasped the size of the health care bill they already pay (through taxes), opponents of a universal single-payer system would be in trouble.

A Health Plan That Covers Everyone and Saves Money

Sen. John Marty, Workday Minnesota. March 7, 2008.

Most health care reform proposals fall far short -- here is a plan that will actually work.