Longevity and Health Care Spending - Patterns and Outliers

The Big Picture

This graph shows two very interesting things: the US rank in life expectancy relative to other countries and US per capita spending on health care.

Health Policy and John Kerry

Paul Krugman lays out the Kerry Health Plan here. On November 2, 2004 voters will be able to chose between better health care coverage or tax breaks for the truly wealthy.

Bridging the Gap

More than 44 million Americans, mostly from working families, are without health coverage including more than 8 million children. On June 19, my wife and I and friends marched together with 10,000 others across the Golden Gate Bridge to send a message to elected officials that every man, woman, and child should have access to decent, affordable health care. We have the SEIU to thank for organizing this effort. Barely covered in the local press (page B7 of the San Francisco Chronicle), you can read about it here.