Litigation

SEIU Puts Money Behind Universal Health Care
Ezra Klein updates us on the push for universal health care - writing about the recent decision of the SEIU to spend $75 million promoting universal health care (Take that Harry and Louise!)...

Shareholder 14a-8 Proposals relating to Universal Health Care
Back in March, RiskMetrics reported: This is the second year that activist shareholders have waged a campaign for universal health care. In 2007, a coalition of church groups and the Nathan Cummings Foundation, with advice from the AFL-CIO, proposed a resolution asking seven companies to report on “the implications of rising health care expenses and how it is positioning itself to address...

Shouldn't we have universal voting
I have never completely understood why, in a country committed to democracy, we make every citizen pay taxes and get a social security number, but we do not make every citizen vote...

Empasize universal coverage or health care cost reductions
Robert J. Samuelson argues that rather than focusing on universal coverage candidates should focus on reducing costs. His op-ed also notes that near equality of heath care spending across income quintiles...

SEC Reverses Position on Shareholders' Proposals on Universal Health Care
The SEC, in a reversal of its position, told several companies, including United Health and Boeing, that they cannot exclude from the management proxy statement shareholders' resolutions urging universal health insurance coverage under Rule 14a-8's exclusion for ordinary business decisions,...

Some basic health-reform lessons
Paul Krugman's excellent op-ed yesterday -- Health Care Horror Stories - New York Times -- ought to be required reading across the country. There is plenty to debate about how to fix our health care system, and he's made it clear in past columns that he favors Hillary's universal-coverage-now over Obama's phased-in plan...

Medicare
Guide to government health insurance for the elderly

Military Veterans Benefits
How to obtain full range of benefits for veterans and dependnets

Lawsuit Filed Against Legacy Health Care Facilities for Nursing Home Abuse
Legacy Health Care Facilities Face Class Action Over Allegations of Abuse

Coventry Health Care, Inc. 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud
Coventry Health Care, Inc. 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud

Skilled Health Care Faces $670 Million in Damages over Nursing Home Violations
Skilled Health Care Faces $670 Million in Damages over Nursing Home Violations

Sun Mar Health Care Settles Class Action for $2 Million

Pittsburgh Health Care Facilities
Facing Wages Class Actions

Sun Mar Health Care Inc.
allegedly misrepresented nursing staff levels and training to elderly residents.