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Taking Care of Our Constitution

Alex Glashausser | Posted 04.03.2012

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Alex Glashausser

Without the mandate, the costs of taking care of our own may become unsustainable. Striking it down thus would be a step toward the potential repeal of the Emergency Medical Treatment Act -- a repeal that would, for many, be a death trap.

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... And Justice for All?

Bill Schneider | Posted 04.02.2012

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Bill Schneider

Partisan polarization creates gridlock. And gridlock has become the new norm in American politics. The only way out, given the separation of powers in the U.S. Constitution, is for one party to win control of everything.

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Service in Resource-Poor Settings

Gifty Maria Ntim | Posted 03.27.2012

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Gifty Maria Ntim

Leaving the academic world of residency to work in a community health center has made it apparent how complex it is to serve in a climate where money dictates who, what and how you are able to assist.

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Paul Blumenthal

Auction 2012: How The Drug Industry Games Washington

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 02.01.2012

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Auction 2012 is a weeklong series in collaboration with "The Dylan Ratigan Show" and United Republic. When he first ran for president, Barack Obama...

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You're a Person, Not a Data Point

John Horton | Posted 08.03.2011

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John Horton

One could design a national health care system akin to treatment-by-vending-machine: put in your condition and a credit card, and it spits out a medicine, no discussion needed. But is that really best for patients?

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Modernizing Health Care: Lessons From The Matrix (Yes, the Movie)

Roy Schoenberg, M.D. | Posted 07.10.2011

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Roy Schoenberg, M.D.

Fortune-telling aside, if we empower patients with both the instrument to choose and acquire their care, and the way to do so responsibly -- we may see health care spending inching towards sanity

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Health Care Law "a Piece of Crap'?

Richard Geldard | Posted 05.25.2011

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Richard Geldard

What Orrin Hatch chose to do in speaking of the health care law as he did not only belittled him personally, it illustrates what intelligent and perfectly reasonable public servants have to do in this political climate to continue to serve.

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Amanda Terkel

WATCH: Durbin Admits Senate May Face Health Care Repeal Vote

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK -- Even though the "Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act" has no chance of passing the Senate and Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev....

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Empowering Patients, Reshaping Health Care

The Huffington Post | Julia Steers | Posted 05.25.2011

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For patient advocate Ben Heywood, personal experience trumps political rhetoric when it comes to this week's health care repeal vote. "Those who don...

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Boehner: 'Job Killing' Health Care Bill Now 'Job Crushing,' 'Job Destroying'

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Republicans pushing to repeal President Barack Obama's health care overhaul warn that 650,000 jobs will be lost if the law is allowed to...

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The G.O.P.'s Fiscally-Conservative Frauds

Susan J. Demas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Susan J. Demas

Repealing the new national health care reform law will explode the national deficit by $230 billion by 2021. Tea Partiers must be pretty sore at these charlatans of fiscal conservatism.

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Elise Foley

Cornyn, Thune Plan Assault On Health Care In Spending Bill Fight

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Republicans who requested millions of dollars worth of earmarks in the omnibus appropriations bill for fiscal year 2011 are now calling ...

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Do it Yourself Health Care Reform

Dave Chase | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dave Chase

In the past, health care costs weren't a big enough impact on the bottom line for business to worry about. That has changed. Many are at a breaking point, and I believe the prescription is a do-it-yourself approach.

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Top 10 Surprise Election Night Losers (PHOTOS)

Jane Hamsher | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jane Hamsher

2010-11-03-palinpull.jpgDemocrats in Congress were prepared to absorb defeats last night. But there were some surprise losers who shared the honors with them.

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Rep. Martin Heinrich and Physicians Discuss Affordable Care Act

Dora Calott Wang, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dora Calott Wang, M.D.

More than two dozen physicians and interested parties attended this event moderated by Ellen Cosgrove, M.D., a dean of education at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine.

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AP Poll: Repeal? Many Wish Health Reform Went Further

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and JENNIFER AGIESTA | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's health care overhaul has divided the nation, and Republicans believe their call for repeal will help them ...

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Après L'Election

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lincoln Mitchell

Because the outcome is likely to be close but not all that important for legislative issues, questions of spin, interpretation, expectations and positioning are what now make this election important.

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Obama's Fleeting Progressive Promise

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lincoln Mitchell

While the direction of Obama's presidency may be difficult to explain, it has demonstrated the narrow bandwidth in which American politics occurs: a very limited policy space ranging from the center to the right.

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Dr. Eric Whitaker, President Obama's Pal, Says Health Care Law 'Will Benefit Everyone'

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama's health care law will make a lot of people on Chicago's South Side and other "underserved" areas healthier, said the president's clos...

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In The Public Interest: Healthy Ways to Cut the Deficit

Larry McNeely | Posted 05.25.2011

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Larry McNeely

The Affordable Care Act is affordable not just for consumers; it's also affordable for taxpayers. The Deficit Commission should not have to re-fight last year's health care debate.

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Health Care Overhaul May Mean Longer ER Waits, Crowding

AP | CARLA K. JOHNSON | Posted 11.17.2011

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CHICAGO — Emergency rooms, the only choice for patients who can't find care elsewhere, may grow even more crowded with longer wait times under t...

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In The Public Interest: Health Care Reform - A Down Payment, Not "Broken Promises"

Larry McNeely | Posted 05.25.2011

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Larry McNeely

Health reform opponents want to spook policy-makers into backing down from implementing the new law and thereby delivering to American health care consumers the new rights and options they deserve.

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Health Care Reform Will Cost More, Cover More: Health And Human Services Department

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law is getting a mixed verdict in the first comprehensive look by neutral experts: Mo...

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Health Care Reform: Changes That Kick In Now

Francine Hardaway | Posted 11.17.2011

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Francine Hardaway

You might want to mark your calendar for the dates some of the health care reform changes take effect.

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Obama Pitches Seniors On Health Bill

AP | ERICA WERNER and JULIE PACE | Posted 05.25.2011

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WHEATON, Md. — President Barack Obama on Tuesday sought to sell the health overhaul law to skeptical seniors, launching a defense of his preside...

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