by Liz Baxter | May 19, 2009 | We Can Do Better - News
People ask me all the time why I think the Archimedes Movement is different and what we are doing to help get legislation passed. For me the answer is simple – we’ve created a place for dialogue where everyone has a place at the table; we’re...
by Rick Ray | May 14, 2009 | Learn
In his blog yesterday, former labor secretary Robert Reich demystified the recent headlines about Social Security and Medicare: What are we to make of yesterday’s report from the trustees of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds that Social Security will...
by Rick Ray | Apr 21, 2009 | Learn
Powerful story in today’s New York Times about the role of community and friendship in long term health. Here’s an excerpt: In the quest for better health, many people turn to doctors, self-help books or herbal supplements. But they overlook a powerful...
by Rick Ray | Apr 15, 2009 | Learn
This article addressing how we approach end-of-life care appeared last year in the New York Times. It’s one of those makes-you-think articles, and it includes some nifty graphs. Here’s how it begins: Not long ago Dr. Joanne Lynn, a geriatrician who pulls...
by Rick Ray | Apr 8, 2009 | Learn
In an editorial publlished on April 6th, 2009, the New York Times makes the case that a public insurance plan option be included in national health reform. You can also find the editorial online. A Public Plan for Health Insurance? President Obama has rightly called...
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