Dr. Hsiao

Health Reform Debate Must Start with Human Rights Principles
February 11, 2011
For thousands of Vermonters, health care reform is not an abstract policy debate ("Debate single-payer must start with the facts" Jan. 23). Instead, across the state, Vermonters are organizing and mobilizing because they are faced with a choice between health or suffering, dignity or... Keep Reading »
Shumlin’s Universal Healthcare H.202 Bill Includes Human Rights Guidelines
February 8, 2011
Campaign Begins Assessment Based on Human Rights Standards and Announces Call To Action: “Vermont, Stand Up, Stand Together!” Montpelier, VT -- State House -- The anxiously anticipated universal healthcare bill - H.202 - was unveiled this morning in the House Committee on Healthcare by... Keep Reading »
Healthcare is a Human Right Campaign Submits Comments on Hsiao Report
February 3, 2011
The Healthcare Is a Human Right Campaign today released comments on the healthcare system design proposals Dr. William Hsiao presented to the Vermont legislature in January. The comments, along with several questions, focus on the human rights requirements for Vermont’s healthcare system,... Keep Reading »
Vermont Can Lead the Way
January 23, 2011
This op-ed from the Vermont Workers' Center appeared in the weekend editon of the Times-Argus and Rutland Herald   We do things differently in Vermont. Rarely has there been a week that showed so clearly how independent Vermonters are from national politicking. As federal lawmakers moved... Keep Reading »
Dr. Hsaio Confirms Healthcare System Broken and True Change Is Possible--Analysis by Healthcare Is a Human Campaign to Follow
January 20, 2011
Montpelier, VT -- State House -- The Healthcare is a Human Right Campaign welcomes Dr. William Hsaio’s draft report of designs for fixing Vermont’s healthcare system. The grassroots human rights campaign, which was instrumental in passing the law that led to the hiring of Dr. Hsiao... Keep Reading »
Health Care Answers in Black and White
January 20, 2011
Health Care Answers in Black and White With receipt of a comprehensive report from health care system expert and economist William Hsiao, Vermont lawmakers now have all the reasons they need to push ahead with a single-payer system for the state that could prove an example for the United States. In... Keep Reading »
Public-Private Single Payer System Recommended for Vermont
January 19, 2011
Vermont should adopt a “public/private single-payer system,” recommends Harvard expert Dr. William Hsiao, hired by the state to develop implementation plans for a new universal health care system. Such a system would, in Hsiao’s words “set in place a policy that controls the... Keep Reading »
Universal Health Care Designs Introduced in Vermont
January 19, 2011
Dr. Hsiao, Harvard expert hired by Vermont, has proposed three universal health care models for Vermont. In his draft report  released at the Statehouse today, January 19, 2011, Hsiao presents detailed implementation plans for a human rights-based health care system. All designs must meet the... Keep Reading »
In Advance of Dr. Hsiao’s Health Reform Plans, Healthcare Is a Human Right Campaign Releases "Detailed Human Rights Standards"
January 18, 2011
In Advance of Dr. Hsiao’s Health Reform Plans, the Healthcare Is a Human Right Campaign Releases “Detailed Human Rights Standards for Healthcare Systems” Montpelier, VT -- State House -- The Health Care Is a Human Right Campaign is releasing detailed human rights standards for... Keep Reading »