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• The Battle over Health Care (NYT) 9/23/07
• Schwarzenegger to call special legislative session (AP) 9/10/07
• Nunez's unhealthy bill (LA Times) 9/6/07
• New poll shows public distrusts flawed healthcare approach favored by Governor and Speaker in AB 8 (PRNewswire) 9/4/07
• Health reform doesn't go far enough (Visalia Times-Delta) 9/4/07
• US watches as Schwarzenegger rushes to save health care plan in California (International Herald Tribune) 8/29/07
• Speaker to ask for vote on governor's health plan (Sacramento Bee) 8/24/07
• Californians express greater dissatisfaction with the state's health care system... (Field Poll) 8/22/07
• Health care system slammed (Sacramento Bee) 8/22/07
• Poll shows more Californians favoring single-payer health care (SF Chronicle) 8/22/07
• Are you really covered? (Consumer Report) 9/07
• California healthcare reform in '07? It's looking wan (LA Times) 8/15/07
• World's Best Medical Care (NYT) 8/12/07
• Democratic leaders fight for pre-eminence (San Jose Mercury) 7/30/07
• We can afford universal health care (Newsweek) 7/30/07
• On the government's role in public health (SF Chronicle) 7/18/07
• Term limit measure lures health care donors (Sacto Bee) 7/16/07
• A lot of Sickos out there (Stockton Record) 7/13/07
• Workers left to foot the medical bills (San Diego Union Tribune) 7/11/07
• Study shows decline in state for job-based health insurance (LAT) 7/11/07
• We spend far more, but our health care is falling behind Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, U.K. spend less and do better job, studies say (S.F. Chronicle) 7/10/07
• On Health Care Reform - For employers, there's no exit from health care (S.F. Chronicle) 7/10/07
• On Health Care Reform - Long waits are really SiCKO (S.F. Chronicle) 7/10/07
• Health care terror (NYT) 7/9/07
• Why 'Sicko' hits a nerve (LA Times) 7/2/07
• Sounding Off: 'Sicko' commentary needs reality check (Huntington Beach Independent) 6/28/07
• Daniel Weintraub: CA support major change in healthcare 6/28/07
• Open wide and say, "Shame" (NY Times) 6/22/07
• Sacramento Democrats merge health plans (LA Times) 6/22/07
• Health costs eclipse reform efforts (San Jose Mercury) 6/21/07
• Broad guidelines begin to emerge, but few details (Sacto RecordNet) 6/21/07
• An hour with Michael Moore on "Sicko" (Democracy Now!) 6/18/07
• Moore lobbies Sacramento for healing (SF Chronicle) 6/13/07
• Join Michael Moore in speaking out to the California Legislature for universal health care (People's Email Network) 6/11/07
• Let voters reform health care (SF Chronicle) 6/8/07
• 2 bills open critical debate on health care (SF Chronicle) 6/8/07
• Health care as if costs didn't matter & LTE (NYT) 6/607
• The added pain of on-job injuries (San Diego Union-Tribune) 6/3/07
• Michael Moore to testify at landmark Sacramento Legislative briefing on "SICKO" June 12 (PRNewswire) 5/31/07
• Insurance mandate at heart of plan (San Diego Union-Tribune) 5/29/07
• CA nurses group joins AFL-CIO seeking reform (Washington Post) 5/22/07
• A short American life (NYT) 5/21/07
• Stage is set for possible helath care agreement (Sacramento Bee) 5/20/07
• "Sicko" Diagnoses a cure for the nation (Hoffington Post) 5/19/07
• No easy remedy for our ailing health care system (SF Chronicle) 5/17/07
• Democrats prescribe bigger health levy (LA Times) 5/16/07
• Mirror, mirror on the wall: an international update on comparative performance of American health care (commonwealthfund.org/)
• US Health System: most expensive, least effective (Press ESC) 5/15/07
• CA: Health care plan veto won't stop lawmaker (SF Chronicle) 5/15/07
• Michael Moore responds to Treasury Secretary's investigation threat (Alternet.org) 5/12/07
• Healthcare costs skyrocket (Orange Coast Voice) 4/07
• Rx for health care crisis? Who pays, who benefits in reforming health care (Sacto Bee) 4/29/07
• Healthcare system - is there a cure? (Chicoer.com)
• Healthcare is breaking our heart (Sacto Bee) 4/22/07
• Healthcare proposals due to reach lawmakers (Sacto Bee) 4/22/07
• The plot against Medicare (NY Times) 4/20/07
• Lawmakers told health plan would cost less (Ventura County Star) 4/19/07
• Unhealthy system: 'Sick' (SF Chronicle) 4/19/07
• Breaking from the pack: business leaders support Medicare for all Californians bill SB 840 (newswire) 4/18/07
• Does California have a cure? (metroactive.com) 4/07
• Hospital Bills (Capitol Weekly) 4/12/07
• Proposal to have state set rates faces tough going (San Jose Mercury) 4/12/07
• Proposal: get health insurance or pay fine (LA Times) 4/11/07
• Sick: the untold story of America's health care crisis... (bookclub.tmccafe.com) 4/10/07
• Health care is breaking our hearts (NewsReview.com) 4/5/07
• Universal Healthcare and the 2008 Campaign (CommonDreams.org) 4/4/07
• What's the one thing big business and the left have in common? (NY Times Magazine) 4/1/07
• Uninsured patient billed more than $12,000 for broken rib (SF Chronicle ) 3/30/07
• Crushing burden of health care Marin Independent Jnl (3/29/07
• Health insurance options dwindle for self-employed (LA Times) 3/27/07
• Coverage for all (Sacramento Bee) 3/25/07
• Health care leaves many in deep debt (SF Chronicle) 3/23/07
• MA sets benefits in universal health care plan (NYT) 3/21/07
• Oakland Forum: Whose got you covered? (Oakland Tribune) 3/18/07
• Assembly Republicans offer free market healthcare plan (LA Times) 3/14/07
• News report on AFL-CIO Healthcare Statement (UnionforsinglepayerHR676.org) 3/12/07
• California nurses union says it will join AFL-CIO (SF Chronicle) 3/10/07
• AFL-CIO Executive Council Statement on Health Care (aflcio.org) 3/6/07
• Without health benefits a good life turns fragile (NYT) 3/5/07
• Willing but wary of health-care reform (Capitol Weekly) 3/1/07
• One health care plan - Kuehl's - is really different (Sacramento Bee) 3/1/07
• Senator to take second stab at health care bill (San Jose Mercury ) 2/28/07
• Universal health measure revived (Ventura County Star) 2/28/07
• Single payer health care solution (Insurance newsnet.com) 2/26/07
• Health care costs likely to keep rising (SF Chronicle) 2/23/07
• Single-payer health care system (Novato Advance) 2/22/07
• Beware what the medical-industrial complex loves (SF Chronicle) 2/22/07
• Medical costs boost consumer prices (AP) 2/21/07
• The Health Care Racket (NY Times) 2/16/07
• Health plan may fall short of cash (SF Chronicle) 2/16/07
• Senate panel warned on health plan's cost (Sacramento Bee) 2/16/07
• Governor's health plan faces tough judge today (Sacramento Bee) 2/15/07
• Passing the buck on health care (ed) (NY Times) 2/12/07
• People marching for health plan (Fresno Bee) 2/11/07
• Slow start for health coalition (SF Chronicle) 2/9/07
• Edwards gets it right (NY Times) 2/9/07
• Healthcare reform calls get louder (LA Times) 2/8/07
• Gov, labor close on healthcare, but wary heavy hitters stay outside 'broad coalition' (Capitol Weekly) 2/8/07
• New CMA leader Joe Dunn takes a detailed look at healthcare reform (Capitol Weekly) 2/8/07
• Walmart, Unions unite on Health Care (SF Chronicle) 2/7/07
• Coalition to support a California healthcare plan (LA Times) 2/6/07
• Key health care groups favoring governor's plan (SF Chronicle) 2/6/07
• National Health Insurance Now, Not Later (Alternet) 2/2/07
• Republican health plan offers some good ideas (Sacramento Bee) 2/1/07
• GOP leaders offer governor a prescription for expanding health coverage (LA Times) 2/1/07
• Governor's health care plan gets no introduction (Capitol Weekly) 2/1/07
• Healthcare is central to grocery contract talks (LA Times) 1/31/07
• On Rethinking Health Care in California (SF Chronicle) 1/31/07
• Governor brings health care pitch to San Diego (SD Union-Tribune) 1/30/07
• Republicans craft health reforms (OC Register) 1/30/07
• California budget plan has budget hawks antsy (LAT) 1/29/07
• With Health Care Topic A, Some Sketches for a Solution (New York Times) 1/25/07
• Gold-Plated Indifference (Paul Krugman, Op-Ed Columnist) 1/22/07
• The Clinic Is Open (Editorial) 1/22/07
• Insurers have own ideas on coverage (Los Angeles Times) 1/22/07
• Taxes – or fees – in new health plan raise critics' ire (San Francisco Chronicle) 1/22/07
• A legal threat to the governor's plan (Sacramento Bee) 1/22/07
• A Better Idea for Health Coverage (Letter to the Editor, Davis Enterprise) 1/21/07
• Health care: The Governor's Plan: A clear choice on health care reform (SD Union Tribune) 1/19/07
• CA poor to give 6% to health insurance companies under Governator's plan (ocregister.com) 1/18/07
• Single-payer health care (LA Times) 1/11/07
• A second, third and fourth opinion on healthcare (LA Times) 1/9/07
• Looking for solutions to the rising cost of heath care (Marin Cnty Independent) 1/1/07-1/6/07
• Rethinking Health Care Options (Letters to the Editor) (ocregister.com) 1/6/07
• Poll finds most voters want government to assure health coverage (SF Chronicle) 1/3/07
• Heavy lift cause heavy sigh (SF Chronicle) 1/3/07
• Healty New Year (NYT) 1/1/07
• Health care problems? Check the American Psyche (NYT) 12/31/06
• Health Care: Looking for Answers (SF Chronicle) 12/30/06
• Health Care: Looking for Answers (SF Chronicle) 12/29/06
• New strategies to trim costs for health care-Employers eye high deductibles instead of boosting premiums (SF Chronicle) 11/21/06
• Insurers propose to close gap (LA Times) 11/14/06
• Health Code Blue: American healthcare costs the most and much of what we buy isn't the best (LA Times) 11/3/06
• Campaign 2006: Governor's Race - Health care a key issue for voters--but candidates not talking it up (SF Chronicle) 10/26/06
• Blue times at Blue Cross (SF Chronicle) 10/18/06
• Health care reform: a pill too bitter for U.S. to swallow (USA Today) 10/17/06
• Major surgery is the only cure (SF Chroniicle) 10/1/06
• How General Motors and the nation are losing an epic battle to tame the health care beast (Detroit News) 9/26/06
• Insurance Horror Stories (New York Times) 9/22/06
• Our View: State-funded health care (Op Ed) (Merced Sun Star) 9/12/06
• Commentary: Campaign for Universal Health Coverage (Berkeley Daily Planet) 9/12/06
• So this guy walks into the Emergency Room and... (Clamor Magazine) (Fall, 2006)
• Missing pillars of health care (San Diego Union-Tribune) 9/12/06
• Healthcare wars: coming soon to a ballot near you(Capitol Weekly) 9/7/06
• Single payer insurance is a cure for California's ailing health system (SF Chronicle) 9/7/06
• Single-payer insurance is a cure for all California's ailing health system (SF Chronicle) 9/7/06
• No fix for sick system (City Beat) 9/6/06
• Health care problems won't end with a veto (SJ Mercury) 9/5/06
• No Rx in Massachusetts (The Nation) 8/31/06
• Governor can make bold health care statement (Visalia Times-Delta) 8/31/06
• Barton chief not enthusiastic about health care bill (Tahoe Daily Tribune) 8/30/06
• Another view: SB 840 will cure state's struggles with health care (ed) (Sacramento Bee) 8/20/06
• Health is an ethical issue (Letter to the Editor, Sacramento Bee) 8/13/06
• Study ties bankruptcy to medical bills (NYT) 2/2/05