Health Care

Sam Stein

Edwards Campaign Asserts Obama Once A Sellout To Corporate Interests

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iowa Caucus, Campaign Attacks, New Hampshire Primary, Sellout, Clinton, Corporate Interest, Edwards Health Care, John Edwards, Health Care, Obama Frontrunner, Obama Health Care, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News

Roughly twelve hours after a second-place finish in the Iowa caucus, Sen. John Edwards' campaign went on the attack against the winner, Sen. Barack Ob...

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The Eight Buck Per Hour Double Per Buck Cheeseburger

David Goldstein | Posted 01.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Progressivism, Conservatism, Minimum Wage, Economics, Health Care, Politics News
David Goldstein

Driving home from a New Years Eve party I noticed it was business as usual at one local McDonald's, where no matter what hour of the day or night the ...

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Edwards Reconsidered

Norman Solomon | Posted 01.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, New Hampshire Primary, Dennis Kucinich, War, John Edwards, Iraq, Hillary Clinton, News Media, Corporate Power, Democratic Presidential Race, Iowa Caucuses, Health Care, Barack Obama, Politics News
Norman Solomon

Ironically, history may show that the person who did the most to undermine the reasoning for a Dennis Kucinich vote at the start of 2008 was... Dennis Kucinich.

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Desperate Times, Half Measures

Larry Womack | Posted 01.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Medical Care, Health Insurance, Health Care, Democratic Health Care Plan, Hillary Health Care, Children's Health Insurance, Politics News
Larry Womack

As long as we allow them to, our leaders will offer us small solutions to big problems. The US health care system has class IV hemorrhaging and our leaders are tossing us band-aids.

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U.S. Presidential Candidates' Health Care Plans Update: A Side-by-Side Comparison

Susan Blumenthal, M.D. | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Health Insurance, 2008 Election, Health Care, Politics News
Susan Blumenthal, M.D.

It's time to compare the candidates' most recent plans and initiatives to improve the health of Americans and people worldwide.

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A European View on Obama, Clinton, Giuliani et al

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

After a couple of years of political transition that have seen Europe's own warmongers/Bush poodles and corrupt leaders retiring or getting kicked out of office, there is eager anticipation for the departure of Bush.

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Answer: Send the Editor into Space

Merrill Goozner | Posted 01.02.2008 | Media

Read More: Health Care, Ufos, Journalism, Kucinich, Single-Payer, Media News
Merrill Goozner

This is a multiple-choice question pulled from the MCAT to get into the DeVry School of Newspaper Editing: You're the page one editor of the world's...

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My Top Ten New Year's Resolutions

Nora Ephron | Posted 01.01.2008 | Politics

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Nora Ephron

I will persuade Bush to get behind the threat of global warming. I plan to do this by slipping into the White House in the dead of night, tying him naked to a bedpost and forcing him to watch footage of the melting polar icecap until he concedes.

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Setting the Record Straight on Obama, Health Care and Unions

Gerald McEntee | Posted 12.31.2007 | Politics

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Gerald McEntee

When it comes to health care, AFSCME's union and the labor movement in general are not a "special interest."

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The Ten Best Public Policies of 2007

Andrea Batista Schlesinger | Posted 12.27.2007 | Politics

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Andrea Batista Schlesinger

From DMI's Year In Review 2007 1. Arbitrary Dispute Resolution The Seventh Amendment hasn't been repealed. So how did Americans lose the right to tr...

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Cancer Fight Gets Nuclear, Despite Huge Price Tag

New York Times | Andrew Pollack | Posted 12.26.2007 | Business

Read More: Cancer Nuclear, Health Care, Cancer Treatment, Cancer, Health Care System, Business News

There is a new nuclear arms race under way -- in hospitals. Medical centers are rushing to turn nuclear particle accelerators, formerly used only for...

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De-regulation is Good. Will California Finally Kill This Myth?

Harry Fuller | Posted 12.22.2007 | Politics

Read More: Universal Health Care, California, Health Care, Politics News
Harry Fuller

Long-term, the move to institute universal health care in the nation's largest and wealthiest state is crucial. It shows government can once again be an aid to its citizens.

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Hillary Announces New Bill One Day After Edwards Challenge

CNN | Posted 12.21.2007 | Politics

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Just one day after a challenge from presidential rival John Edwards to commit to raising the minimum wage to $9.50 an hour, New York Sen. Hillary Clin...

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College Women: Give Yourself the Gift of a Healthier Future

Susan Blumenthal, M.D. | Posted 12.20.2007 | Living

Read More: University, Stds, Cigarettes, Smoking, Body Image, College, Women's Health, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Suicide, College Women Health, Sexual Assault, Health Care, Women and Body Image, Drinking, Living News
Susan Blumenthal, M.D.

The unique demands of college pose challenges to women trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle, strengthen self-esteem, and address personal safety issues.

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Democrats Cave On SCHIP

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.19.2007 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

The news just broke that Dems have completely and utterly caved on the State Children's Health Insurance Program bill.

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Hillary's Legislative Czar Leaving Senate Office But Nobody Really Leaves Hillaryland

Steve Clemons | Posted 12.19.2007 | Politics

Read More: Howard Wolfson, Health Care, Patti Solis Doyle, Neera Tanden, Hillary Clinton, Malaria, Laurie Rubiner, Politics, Politics News
Steve Clemons

Laurie Rubiner -- who is known to be one of the few insiders who "talks real" with Clinton -- is going to remain part of Hillary's circle of trusted counselors.

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Gone Daddy, Gone

Peter Mehlman | Posted 12.18.2007 | Living

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Peter Mehlman

As I see it now, in selling people on the privilege of entering the health care system, presidential candidates are basically raffling off vacations to Fallujah.

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California's New Road to Health Care Reform

Andy Stern | Posted 12.18.2007 | Politics

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Andy Stern

The one single and repeatedly proven lesson Americans have learned in the decades of failed efforts of reform is simply this: the longer we wait, the worse it gets.

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Predictions For 2008

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.17.2007 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

A reader recently took me to task for an article I wrote a month ago -- "What Will Be The Big Issue A Year And A Day From Now?" His complaint was tha...

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How to Afford Health Care Reform

Donald M. Berwick and Howard Hiatt | Posted 12.17.2007 | Politics

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Donald M. Berwick and Howard Hiatt

The best way to make universal coverage affordable is not to reduce care but to enhance it. It is to promise all the care that helps, BUT only the care that helps.

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If Dick Cheney Were Anyone Else, He'd Probably Be Dead By Now

Rose Ann DeMoro | Posted 12.11.2007 | Politics

Read More: Universal Health Care, Bush Administration, Dick Cheney Healthcare, Health Care, Dick Cheney Heart, Dick Cheney, Politics News
Rose Ann DeMoro

Everyone should be entitled to the same guaranteed, first-class health care that Cheney and other government officials receive today.

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Obama vs. Obama

Taylor Marsh | Posted 12.11.2007 | Politics

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Taylor Marsh

Obama hasn't met a principle he wouldn't switch for a wider audience with the electorate.

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Barack Obama's Progressive Cannibalism

Taylor Marsh | Posted 12.08.2007 | Politics

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Taylor Marsh

Obama's attack on Paul Krugman proves what I've been saying for over 10 months: Barack Obama has no ideological compass.

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Krugman Attacks Obama's Lack Of Healthcare Mandate

NY Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 12.07.2007 | Politics

Read More: Universal City, Democratic Primary, Barack Obama Iowa, Paul Krugman, Universal Health Care, Health Care, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News

Imagine this: It's the summer of 2009, and President Barack Obama is about to unveil his plan for universal health care. But his health policy experts...

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Reforming America's Long-Term Care System

Bob Kerrey and Newt Gingrich | Posted 12.03.2007 | Politics

Read More: Population, Elderly, 2008 Presidential Race, Long Term Health Care, Elderly Health Care, Health Care, 2008 Election, National Commission for Quality Long-Term Care, Politics News
Bob Kerrey and Newt Gingrich

Long-term care is an important piece of the larger health care debate--arguably, the most urgent piece. A perfect storm of events -- some good, and some bad -- will lead to a national crisis, if ignored.

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