WR122 HEALTH-INSURANCE CRISIS PAGE

Winter 2006

 

 

 

Link to CQ Researcher (Enter your name and barcode and hit return. This should bring up the CQ Researcher page. Type Insurance in the search box, click on Go, then click on Covering the Uninsured.)

 

Link to Opposing Viewpoints (Enter your name and barcode and hit return. This should bring up the Opposing Viewpoints page. Click on Health Care Reform)

 

Link to The Diane Rehm Show's radio conversation on healthcare.

 

The New York Times: the most prominent U.S. mainstream newspaper. It's very easy to sign up for ongoing access, and it costs you nothing. However, for free access to archived articles and to opinions, you may need to go through the PCC website (www.pcc.edu/library, then click on Article Databases by Title).

 

The Oregonian: for a local perspective. As in the above, for archived articles, you may need to go through the PCC site.

 

National Review Online - "America's Premiere Conservative Magazine." News and opinion from a conservative point of view.

 

The Nation - Links to articles from The Nation : news and opinion from the left. Here are articles on healthcare policy.

 

The American Prospect Online: Links to articles from another journal from the left. Click on "Issues in Depth" for a special dossier on Secrecy and Civil Liberties.

 

The Weekly Standard: One of the most influential sources of conservative thought.

 

Town Hall: Conservative News and Information. With links to a number of conservative organizations and links to prominent conservative columnists.

 

AlterNet: A similar resource, this time for those on the left. Excellent access to a variety of "progressive" writers.

 

Health Care for All Oregon: A coalition of activists trying to bring "single-payer" health care to Oregon.

 

Cover the Uninsured Week: A national organization advocating for the uninsured.

 

The Archimedes Movement: Former Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber's effort to radically revise the funding of health care in the nation.

 

Associated Industries of Oregon: For a pro-business perspective in Oregon.

 

U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Same as the above, but on a national scale.

 

The Cato InstituteOn Health Policy:The leading Libertarian think tank.

 

The Heritage Foundation On Health Policy: Leading conservative think tank.

 

The Brookings Institution On Health Policy: Leading liberal think tank.

 

 

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