October 2009

Communal Responsibility for Health Care — The Example of Benefit Assessment in Germany
October 30, 2009
Here's a worthwhile intervention - from abroad! - in the U.S. health care debate, published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Here's an excerpt of "Communal Responsibility for Health Care - The Example of Benefit Assessment in Germany" by Peter T. Sawicki": "Many German... Keep reading »
Beyond the Market: Health Care as a Civil or Human Right? From the Amnesty International USA Blog
October 26, 2009
NESRI's Human Right to Health Program has a new post on Amnesty International USA’s blog, Human Rights Now, cross-posted on The Huffington Post. Here are the first couple of paragraphs: “A dramatic disconnect between principles and policies has hampered current U.S.... Keep reading »
Lack of Solidarity in Health Care – Reflections on a NY Times Op-ed
October 7, 2009
Here is a great example of how the health care debate is finally beginning to inspire more thoughtful reflections and critiques – possibly informed by human rights advocacy – at the same time as dominant policy proposals continue clinging to the status quo. In particular, an ... Keep reading »