James Cowan

Single-payer is better for businesses, says one expert

By Will Weatherly on August 7, 2018

Dr. James Cowan has seen how health insurance works from multiple angles and both sides of the pond, consulting for the National Health Service, the United Kingdom’s public health-care system, to serving as an expert for the health-care insurer Aetna here in the United States. Now acting as an advisor for the Rhode Island Health […]

Posted in Economics, Featured, Health Care, National News, News, Social Services | Tagged American Hospital Association, American Medical Association, health care, James Cowan, Labor, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare for All, National Health Service, Rhode Island Health Care Access and Affordability Partnership, single payer | 3 Responses

The Sheldon Whitehouse healthcare policy Inception

By Steve Ahlquist on May 31, 2017

Though lacking in sci-fi pretense and cutting edge special effect visuals, there’s evidence that US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse had an idea planted in his head some weeks ago, an idea with important healthcare policy implications.

Posted in Congress, Featured, Health Care, Movies, National News, State House, Video | Tagged aca, Affordable Care Act, Dominick Ruggerio, Inception, James Cowan, Joshua Miller, Medicare, public option, Rhode Island State House, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services, Senate Democratic Policy Caucus, Sheldon Whitehouse, single payer | Leave a response

Sen. Whitehouse dishes to South Providence on healthcare, immigration, Trump

By Steve Ahlquist on May 15, 2017

Judging from the questions asked at US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse‘s “Saturday with Sheldon” event, healthcare is on the minds of a good portion of his constituents. About 85 people came out to see the Senator and ask difficult questions about the future of Rhode Island under President Donald Trump. Whitehouse was at times optimistic, for […]

Posted in Congress, Featured, Politics, Rhode Island, Video | Tagged Ana Quezada, donald trump, Harold Metts, J Mark Ryan, James Comey, James Cowan, Jeff Sessions, Medicare, Michael Pence, Physicians for a National Health Program, public option, Rand Paul, sanctuary, Sheldon Whitehouse, single payer | 1 Response

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James Cowan

The Sheldon Whitehouse healthcare policy Inception

Sen. Whitehouse dishes to South Providence on healthcare, immigration, Trump

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