Study: Media Blackout on Single-Payer Healthcare
Proponents of popular policy shut out of debate
Single-payer--a model in which healthcare delivery would remain largely private, but would be paid for by a single federal health insurance fund (much like Medicare provides for seniors, and comparable to Canada's current system)--polls well with the public, who preferred it two-to-one over a privatized system in a recent survey (New York Times/CBS, 1/11-15/09). But a media consumer in the week leading up to the summit was more likely to read about ... Full Story »
Posted by Patricia Blochowiak
