Health Care

Friday Talking Points [85] -- Roll Up! See The Show!

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

"Welcome back, my friends, to the show that never ends..." All week long, this line has been running through my head. It's from an Emerson, Lake, and...

Democrats in Control in DC

Huff Radio | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics


Huff Radio

Al Franken in the Senate and the Democrats' now-60 seat majority, we thought we'd take this opportunity to sort through the differences between Democratic factions as the Obama revolution gets underway.

Who Killed Obama's Health Care Reform?

John R. Price | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics


John R. Price

Is health care reform best left to the capitalists, or to the government? These are not appealing choices. They might have been when we still naively believed that both were competent.

Government Health Care? Not a Health Scare

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 07.10.2009 | Business


Andrea Chalupa

Profits have no place where people's lives are concerned, where the heartbreak and stress of raising a sick child is concerned.

Health Care Reform is Very, Very Good to You

Alan Rosenblatt | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics


Alan Rosenblatt

It is essential for government to play a role in health care. Market forces alone are simply not up to the task of ensuring good health for the nation while containing costs.

The Health Care We Deserve

John Graham | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics


John Graham

We deserve better than what the health care industry is willing to give us. We deserve better than a weak compromise from Congress described as victory.

I Was Treated to a Foreign First World Public Health Care System

Katharine Zaleski | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics


Katharine Zaleski

Last Friday I learned what it was like to be part of a civilized, first world health system. I was in England, staying at my godmother's house, when I got slammed by one of my chronic migraines.

The Biggest Risk To US Physicians: The AMA

Dr. Daniel Palestrant | Posted 07.10.2009 | Living


Dr. Daniel Palestrant

The sad fact is that the AMA membership has now shrunk to the point where the organization should no longer claim that it represents physicians in this country.

NY Hospitals Have High Readmission Rate

New York Times | ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS | Posted 07.10.2009 | New York


Hospitals in New York State are significantly worse than those elsewhere in the nation at limiting patients from having to return shortly after being ...

The Case for Broad-based Health Care Funding

Rep. Earl Blumenauer | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics


Rep. Earl Blumenauer

Reform should be financed with a small increase in the Medicare payroll tax by about a third of a percentage point. For about half of working Americans, this would cost a latte a week ($3) or less.

A "Supreme Court" for Bioethics?

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics


Jacob M. Appel

The recent decision by President Obama to disband his predecessor's Council on Bioethics raises important questions regarding the role of professional bioethicists in contemporary society.

Private-Sector Partnerships Bode Well for Health Reform

Doug Schoen | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics


Doug Schoen

Bringing industry leaders into the legislative process diffuses one of the biggest threats to comprehensive health care reform.

Addressing America's Health Care Disparities

Clayola Brown | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics


Clayola Brown

Providing health care for all must recognize and address health disparities that exist among minority populations.

VIPs and Lousy Healthcare: Poor Celebrity Care May Provide Lessons for Everyone

Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 07.09.2009 | Living


Dr. Jon LaPook

You don't have to be rich and famous -- or even insured -- to get the same bad medical care that VIPs can get. You just have to have the wrong attitude and the wrong doctor.

Victoria Jackson Speaks for Conservatives?

Stephanie Vaughn Hapke | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics


Miss Jackson reminds me of a quote, attributed to Abraham Lincoln: "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."

Joe Klein: Obama Needs To Get Tougher On Domestic Agenda

TIME | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics


Barack Obama has been President for six months now, and we are beginning to learn a few things about how he does business. The most surprising of thes...

Sahil Kapur

Pelosi Promises Passage of Health Reform Bill With Public Option

HuffingtonPost.com | Sahil Kapur | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics


Speaker Nancy Pelosi affirmed on Wednesday that the House would pass a health care bill before the August recess, and she said in no equivocal terms t...

Health Care Keeps Many Americans At Low-Wage Jobs

Yahoo! News | Ed Stoddard | Posted 07.09.2009 | Business


SOUTHLAKE, Texas (Reuters) -- Real estate agent Lisa DeWaal serves coffee at a Starbucks outlet for four hours every morning before she goes to the of...

Orszag: Current Health Care Bill 'Not Enough' To Fix System

Bloomberg | Ryan J. Donmoyer and Nicole Gaouette | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics


The Obama administration pressed House lawmakers to strengthen legislation to revamp health care, saying it doesn't go far enough to fix a system plag...

Who is the American Middle Class? Lessons for Health Care Reform

Drew Westen | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics


Drew Westen

Before we start going after middle class taxpayers, both as good policy and good politics, we would do well to remember that the middle class is and always has been the backbone of our economy

Fight for the Health of Our Country

Gavin Newsom | Posted 07.08.2009 | Politics


Gavin Newsom

The president has been telling Americans that a public plan will create competition, lower the cost of private insurance, and improve care. The data from San Francisco is proving that he's right.

If You Don't Want the Public Option, Get the Hell Out of the Way

Bob Cesca | Posted 07.08.2009 | Politics


Bob Cesca

If certain wingnuts and Republicans don't want affordable, guaranteed health insurance, then they don't have to sign up. They're welcome to continue to defiantly roll the dice with their private plans.

Obama and Bright Lines in the Sand

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.08.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Obama again refused to give a strong defense of the public option himself. By doing so, he just dug the hole deeper. What exactly does Obama stand for in the health care debate?

Roy Sekoff Discusses the Roadblocks to Health Care Reform with MSNBC's Carlos Watson

Huff TV | Posted 07.08.2009 | Politics


Huff TV

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Don't Enshrine Discrimination in Health Care Reform

Deepak Bhargava | Posted 07.08.2009 | Politics


Deepak Bhargava

A "universal" health care program that leaves out millions of Americans is a fraud and hurts all Americans, not just those who are excluded.