Clinton Healthcare

Honoring Paul Wellstone's Legacy: Fighting Like Hell for Health Care Reform

Mike Elk | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics


Mike Elk

Many Senators referred to Paul as "The Conscience of the Senate." Only 5 feet 4 inches tall and with a severe limp, Wellstone would stand on the floor of the Senate and rail against corporate interests.

The Health Care Troubles

Mike Lux | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics


Mike Lux

Having been in the Clinton Health Care War Room, I knew that moments like this would come, times I would describe as "the troubles." We are officially in that phase.

The Measure of Obama's Presidency

Mike Lux | Posted 07.13.2009 | Politics


Mike Lux

Clinton did not deliver the big lasting progressive changes he promised because he was largely unwilling to stand up to the big special interests in corporate America.

Bill Clinton: Obama Has A Chance On Universal Healthcare

AP | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics


RALEIGH, N.C. -- Bill Clinton said Monday that President Barack Obama has a chance to develop a universal health care system because he is free to spe...

Clinton Role In Children's Health Care Disputed

Boston Globe | Susan Milligan | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Hillary Clinton, who has frequently described herself on the campaign trail as playing a pivotal role in forging a children's health insurance plan, h...

Clinton: Insurance Discriminating Against Sick "Unconstitutional"

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Hillary often discusses the unfairness built into the healthcare system: That discrimination by race and gender is barred, but that insurance companie...

Bill Clinton: Healthcare Fliers Are "Pure Garbage"

Political Radar | Sarah Amos | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


While the Obama and Clinton camps go back and forth over the issues, old photos and everything in between, former President Bill Clinton has surprisin...

Michael Moore: Insurance Industry Would Love Hillary's Healthcare Plan

The Hill | Jeffrey Young | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


en. Hillary Rodham Clinton's (D-N.Y.) proposal to mandate that all people purchase health insurance would be a boon to the industry, filmmaker Michael...

Bill Clinton: Would Be "Tragic If The Democratic Party Walked Away From Universal Health Care"

Dallas Morning News | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Former President Clinton on Friday offered voters an image of his wife as the only Democratic presidential candidate with a plan to offer universal he...

Krugman: Zero Chance Of Universal Health Care With Obama

NY Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The principal policy division between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama involves health care. It's a division that can seem technical and obscure -- an...

Preview: Hillary To Debut "Sweeping Change" Health Care Plans

Wall Street Journal | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Thirteen years after Hillary Rodham Clinton's plan for health care went down to disastrous defeat, she is back with a new proposal that again seeks to...