Literature

Will We Get Health Care Reform this Year?
A comprehensive overview of the current health care reform proposals and how such proposals are essentially a private health insurance industry bail-out as well as an excellent description of the underlying politics and the benefits of a single payer program. (Sept. 1, 2009)
By Len Rodberg

ObamaCare vs Single Payer: The Path Not Taken
Brief analysis of flaws in ObamaCare and how it does not meet health care reform goals (2009)

Testimony at Town Hall Meeting on Economic Security Achieving Economic Security Requires Comprehensive Health Care Reform (July 31, 2008)
By Len Rodberg

Testimony on proposed GHI/HIP conversion to a for-profit company before the New York State Insurance Department (January 29, 2008)
By Len Rodberg

Testimony Before Hearing on Partnership for Coverage  (Word doc)
Before the Dept. of Health and Dept. of Insurance (November 2, 2007)
By Len Rodberg

20 Reasons to End Private Health Insurance  (Word doc)
Top 10 Reasons Why We Don’t Need PHI and
Top 10 Reasons Why We Should Not Require People Buy PHI (Summer 2007)
By Len Rodberg

Private Health Insurance Time Has Passed (Word doc)
Upgrading to National Health Insruance (Medicare 2.0) (Summer 2007)
By Len Rodberg and Don McCanne

Indicting Insurance Companies  (Word doc)
... and the System that Supports Them
based on evidence from many sources including the “SiCKO” film (Summer 2007)
By Len Rodberg

Critique of the Edwards’ Plan  (Word doc)
John Edward’ Plan for “Universal Health Care” (Jun. 2007)
By Len Rodberg

Business Case for NHI (Acrobat PDF)
Why Business Should Support National Health Insurance (Nov. 2006)
By Len Rodberg

Citizens Health Care Working Group (HTML page)
Listened to the American Public with One Ear (Jul. 2006)
By Len Rodberg

Too Good To Be True  (Acrobat PDF)
The Fine Print in Medicare Private Health Plan Benefits (Apr. 2007)
By Medicare Rights Center

Why Current “Universal” Health Care Plans Won’t Work (Word doc)
Testimony before Hearing on Increasing Health Insurance
for the Gottfried Committee of NYS Assembly (Mar. 9, 2007)
By Leonard Rodberg, PNHP-NY Metro Chapter

A Guide to PNHP Student Chapters (Acrobat PDF)
How to Start a Chapter and Tips on Planning and Running Events (Sept. 2006)

Why Labor Needs NHI (Acrobat PDF)
Labor’s Case for Single Payer National Health Insurance (July 2006)

Massachusetts Health Plan (Word doc)
A Poor Choice for New York — Just Follow the Money (Apr. 6, 2006)
By Leonard Rodberg, PNHP-NY Metro Chapter

Why New York City Needs Improved
and Expanded “Medicare For All” (Acrobat PDF)
 The Case for Single Payer National Health Insurance (Jan. 2006)

FEHBP: A Feeble Model for Universal Health Care! (Acrobat PDF)
On the Issues #2 (Sept. 2004)
By Leonard Rodberg and Joanne Landy, PNHP-NY Metro Chapter

The AMA Health Care Reform Proposals (Acrobat PDF)
Shuck and Jive by the AMA Establishment
On the Issues #1 (Sept. 2003)
By Leonard Rodberg, PNHP-NY Metro Chapter