Health Care for America Now

"Much has been given" to those Americans at the pinnacle of wealth. So it is only fair that "much will be required" when it comes to helping pay for health insurance for those who can't otherwise afford it.

In a late-game push to pass the public option, progressive groups are trying to convince Democrats that it would be political suicide to pass a bill r...

Natalin Sarkisyan was a 17-year-old from Glendale, Calif., who had leukemia and needed a liver transplant. Cigna said the procedure was "too risky." In December 2007, Sarkisyan died.

Citizens will pay a visit today to WellPoint's Indianapolis headquarters to protest the giant insurance company's abusive practices and its opposition to real health care reform.

A forum on health care was so very civil that it was almost coma-inducing. There was no debate and no need to repeatedly warn people to be civil. Everyone agreed with everyone else.

Having a president who inspires people to act collectively on their own behalf can make a difference. It gives people hope and courage to defy obstacles.

A trigger for the public health insurance option would create underpowered public plans that would be swallowed whole by the insurance industry.

You have to wonder if there shouldn't be a penalty for pundits who make self-assured predictions that are regularly wrong, and yet continue to be treated as if they know what they're talking about.

If you voted last year, gave money last year, obsessed over the blogs and debates and Sarah Palin last year, then right now is the whole ball game. Here, in ascending order of difficulty, are five things you can/should do.

In the wake of the administration's signaling that it was willing to drop the public option, progressive groups, unions and liberal Democrats came out strongly for the key reform measure Monday.

The town halls make for good television, but they're a side-show to the main event. The real story should be about the back room deals reportedly being negotiated with the Obama administration.

Even if the public option weren't part of the Obama reform plan, the Right would still be screaming about a "government take-over" as loudly as it is now.

In another sign of the urgency gripping the pro-health care reform camp, billionaire George Soros has pledged to sink $5 million into the fight, the g...

Progressives were outraged when the Bush administration banned Medicare from negotiating for lower drug prices. It's time for outrage when the Obama administration does the same.

This August, Progressives have no intention of being bowled over by the assault of the "insurance gang." There are four reasons why we are likely to prevail.

Today, the Health Care for America Now coalition is having a national call-in day. Our message? The House of Representatives needs to pass reform now, before they go home for vacation.

Now is the time for bold action to make good, affordable health care a right. The question is, can Congress rise above the demands of every lobbying group and make it happen?

Grassley told an Iowa citizen that if they wanted better health care they should get a job with John Deer (which recently laid off hundreds in Iowa) or with the federal government.

While it once seemed like our biggest battle was over whether we are going to get a strong public health insurance option as part of reform, that question has now joined a host of others in the debate.

The HELP Committee has released their final version of a health care bill, including a public health insurance option and a provision for shared respo...

If the public wants a public option and the non-competitive private insurance industry can't deliver affordable, accessible health care, what's keeping Congress from backing it strongly right now?

There's no reason for Senator Feinstein to be a nay-sayer on health care, especially given the political climate in Washington right now. So why is she?

Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) said Wednesday that he is "frankly not terribly interested" in what the major health care reform coalition thinks and is pus...