Wisconsin
Wisconsin Information
Contact Information
The Coalition for Wisconsin Health
Website: http://www.wisconsinhealth.org/
E-mail: info@wisconsinhealth.org
Media Contact
LINDA FARLEY, MD
608.845.8724
esfarley@wisc.edu
Dr. Farley is Assistant Professor Emeritus in the Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin. Semi-retired, she practices at the Madison Community Health Center and supervises medical students in the Salvation Army homeless clinic. Dr. Farley is the co-founder (with her husband, Dr. Eugene Farley) of PNHP’s Wisconsin chapter, and is a frequent lecturer and media spokesperson for universal access to health care. Dr. Farley received the “Physician of the Year” award for her region by the Wisconsin Medical Society.
Local Unions Endorsing HR676
- South Central Federation of Labor, Madison, WI
- Wisconsin State AFL-CIO
October 14, 2007
Private insurance system is the problem
Roger Bybee | Letter to the Editor | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Journal Sentinel editorial contended that a single-payer system — like those in Canada, Taiwan and France — is not “politically doable.” Yet BusinessWeek’s May 17, 2005, poll showed “67% of all Americans think it’s a good idea to guarantee health care for all U.S. citizens, as Canada and Britain do, with just 27% dissenting.”