Universal Coverage

Pragmatism always enters into the mind of a jurist, so given the present state of those in Congress, a justice knows that a tax increase for health care would never get through Congress when Republicans would never stand for a tax increase for anyone regardless of the reason?

Policies skewed toward the maximization of profits for health insurance and, quite possibly, pharmaceutical companies, may not be good for American families.

A health care bill exists that would accomplish universal coverage. It's called the Healthy Americans Act (the HAA). It has been fully vetted for years.

Americans lost sight of why healthcare reform was vital in the first place. President Obama needs to paint a vivid, emotive picture of the need for healthcare reform.

Voters are not like policy wonks. Only when they get really riled up do they send their message -- loud and clear -- to public officials. Hence the growing public debate over reform.

Health short cuts generate headlines but have pernicious consequences -- a more disciplined approach to health reform ensures sustainable financing of coverage for all Americans.

Wanted: a framework for comprehensive health reform that provides near-universal coverage, reduces costs, and fosters continued improvement in medical care. Oh -- and the plan must be politically achievable.

Does Blue Cross gives their customer service employees special training to achieve that monotone, or do they put them in a dungeon to get them to sound like they hate their jobs?

Pivoting off of one of the few policy spats in Monday night's presidential debate in South Carolina, Hillary Clinton hit Barack Obama on Tuesday for w...