Blogs: Health Care for All


Jacob S. Hacker's picture

The House Public Plan: Yes, It's Worth It

with Diane Archer

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Bill Scher's picture

CBO Score? Check. Bill Online For 72 Hours? Check. No Excuses To Vote Against House Healthcare Bill.

The House is expected to vote on comprehensive health care reform Saturday. And conservatives have no excuse for voting against it. Their main concerns have been addressed. more »

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Monica Sanchez's picture

GOP Health Reform Bill Shifts More Costs to You

The GOP health reform bill does very little to expand health coverage to more Americans, very little to lower overall health care costs, and very little to ensure people will be able to afford the health care they need when they need. So where's the reform?

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Terrance Heath's picture

Don't Know or Don't Care?

House Republicans have presented a health care reform "plan" that doesn't fix our broken health care system (but might make it worse), and (according to the CBO) doesn't do much to fix the deficit conservatives say t more »

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Terrance Heath's picture

What Do They Want?

First, it was Sen. Landerieu's nonsense. Now we get this from Sen. Joe Lieberman.

Enough is enough. When Democrats start parroting Republican talking points, they are showing us who they are. We need to treat accordingly. Especially when their take on health care reform is pretty much the same as the GOP's, in terms of outcome.

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Terrance Heath's picture

Failure is Their Only Option

Steve Benen asks a question about the Republican health care reform plan — or lack thereof — that I'm certain I've seen answered already.

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Isaiah J. Poole's picture

Progressive Breakfast: The Net Domestic Product

The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. Bill Scher is traveling; he will return Monday.

Thursday's news that the nation's gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of 3.5 percent in the third quarter comes with a lot of asterisks. A few of them:

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Monica Sanchez's picture

Health Insurance Monopolies Are Legal

Health insurance companies are exempt from federal antitrust laws — laws that protect commerce from monopolies and unfair business practices in most other types of markets. As a result, health insurers have become highly concentrated and premiums have soared. There is movement on Capitol Hill to remove this exemption, but the best way to quickly infuse competition into health insurance markets across the country is with a strong, national public health insurance plan option.

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Terrance Heath's picture

Are You a Pre-Existing Condition?

As long as we keep the status quo, then answer to the question "Are you a pre-existing condition?" is pretty clear: Yes. We all are, eventually.

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Bill Scher's picture

Lieberman Lies About The Public Option

Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Cigna) announced today he would filibuster the health care bill because it contains a public option compromise.

Why does he want to do this? I don't know (*cough* -- Aetna -- *cough* *cough*) exactly. But we do know his stated reasons are lies.

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