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The Road to Healthcare is Paved with Bad Intentions

Randall Amster | Posted 01.08.2010 | Politics

Read More: Power Elite, Public Health Insurance Plan, Franklin Roosevelt, Health Insurance, Corporate Power, Power, Mandatory Private Insurance, Politics News, Fascism, Politics, Company Town, Dwight Eisenhower, Elites, Corporations, Corporate America, Health, Universal Health Care, Health Care, Healthcare, Politics News
Randall Amster

A few months ago I inquired, rhetorically, "does anyone in the healthcare debate really care about health?" Obviously the answer was and is a resoundi...

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Why This Progressive Is Sticking By the Tax on Insurance Companies

John Kerry | Posted 01.07.2010 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Excise Tax, John Kerry, Health Insurance, Insurance Companies, Politics News
John Kerry

A lot of the arguments against an excise tax on insurance companies come from those who want to kill health care reform. But a lot of them also come from friends who share my convictions about health care.

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Schwarzenegger Withdraws Support For Health Bill: 'Trough Of Bribes, Deals And Loopholes'

CBS News | Stephanie Condon | Posted 01.06.2010 | Politics

Read More: Flip-Flops, California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governator, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Health Care, Politics News

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger withdrew his support for President Obama's health care plan today, making him one of the latest politicians to e...

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Rep. Mike Rogers: Health Care Reform a "Death Sentence" for 36,000 U.S. Women

Chris Savage | Posted 01.06.2010 | Politics

Read More: Mike Rogers, Women's Health, Livingston County, Health Care Reform, Livingston-County, Mammograms, Health Insurance, Health Care, Michigan, Healthcare, Politics News
Chris Savage

Livingston County, Michigan is a hot bed of conservative Republican politics and Rogers appears to have a very sympathetic ear with the newspaper editors there.

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Health Care Reform Should Not Include a Lifetime Cap Loophole

Adriano Espaillat | Posted 01.05.2010 | New York

Read More: Health Care Reform, Lifetime-Cap, Medicaid, Health Insurance, Coverage Caps, Health Insurance Reform, New York News
Adriano Espaillat

There is cause for concern that one of the most pernicious features of our current insurance system -- lifetime and annual insurance coverage caps -- may in fact not disappear.

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I'm the Guy Who Cut Your Health Benefits. Trust Me.

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 01.05.2010 | Politics

Read More: Health Insurance, Cadillac Plans, Excise Tax, Cadillac Tax, Health Reform, Politics News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

If Congress and the White House are serious about creating effective reform, they need to pay more attention to how some of these proposals will play out in the actual arena of medical economics.

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Mercury Is Poison

Marty Kaplan | Posted 01.04.2010 | Politics

Read More: Mercury Insurance, Health Insurance, Preexisting Condition, Car Insurance, Health Insurance Reform, Politics News
Marty Kaplan

If you want a preview of what health insurers may do if they're forced to cover people with pre-existing medical conditions, have a look at what Mercury Insurance wants to do to drivers with pre-existing driving conditions.

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Bust The Filibuster

Norman Goldman | Posted 01.04.2010 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Filibuster, Joe Lieberman, Senate, Health Insurance, Health Care, Politics News
Norman Goldman

Allowing the use of obstructionist techniques like the filibuster in the Senate is undemocratic, anti-democratic, and just a plain insane way to make public policy.

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Cadillac Plans, Mandates, and the Proletariat

Matt Osborne | Posted 01.03.2010 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Bill, Public Health Insurance Plan, Health Care Debate, Public Option, Mandates, Progressives, So-Called Cadillac Plans, Individual Mandate, Progressive Movement, Obama Progressives, Health Insurance, Insurance Companies, Mandate, Progressive, Health Care Reform, Public Health Care Option, Health Care Public Option, Health Insurance Reform, Obama Public Option, Caverject, Politics News
Matt Osborne

I'm happy for union workers who've earned "better" plans through collective bargaining. But I'm somewhat unsympathetic on the subject when most of us working stiffs can't afford any plan at all.

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Health Care, Insurance and the Phone Call That Made the Difference

Nikki Stone | Posted 12.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Health Insurance, Attitude, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Service, Healthcare, Living News
Nikki Stone

Have you ever noticed how a mean tone on the other end of the phone can leave you bitter for the rest of the day and a warm, helpful voice can spur on a cheerier, more productive day?

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Remembering August

Vanessa Carmichael | Posted 12.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Left Wing, Congress, Teabaggers, Health Insurance, Insurance Companies, Obama Health Care, Election, Civil Rights, Barack Obama, Conservatives, Change Congress, Health Care Reform, Health Care, Tea Party, Hillarycare, Republicans, Politics News
Vanessa Carmichael

It would be great if senators listened to all the polls the left likes to cite when defending the public option. I suppose polls are hard to pay attention to when August is still vivid in your mind.

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Federal Health Reform Bill May Lead To Community Clinics Closing

nydailynews.com | Kate Nocera, Edgar Sandoval and Oren Yaniv | Posted 12.23.2009 | New York

Read More: Free Clinic, Health Clinics, Health Insurance, Bronx, Health Care, New York City, New York, New York News

Needy New Yorkers shuddered at the thought that community health clinics would close or cut services if proposed health reform legislation slashes mil...

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David Sirota: Senate Health Care Bill Is A 'Handout To The Health Industry'

USA Today | David Sirota | Posted 12.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Bill, David Sirota, Health Care Debate, Public Option, Senate Health Care Bill, Health Insurance Industry, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Health Care, Health Care Public Option, Senate Health Care, Politics News

The Senate health care bill betrays the promise of fundamental "change" Democrats made during the 2008 election. It cloaks a handout to the health ind...

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Health Care Reform : It Is Time to Transcend Myopic Devotion to Sideshow Issues

Bradford Kane | Posted 12.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Abortion Laws, Health, President Obama, Health Care Reform, Anti-Abortion, Health Insurance, Health Care, Healthcare, Health Insurance Reform, Obama Health Care Reform, Politics News
Bradford Kane

It is time that the quest to achieve health care reform no longer be used to serve lawmakers ulterior agendas. Maneuvering must now take a back seat so that the American people can best be served.

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Improving the Health Care Bill After It Passes Will Not Be Easy

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 12.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Nazi Germany, Preexisting Conditions, Public Option, Death Panels, Joseph Lieberman, Let Them Eat Cake, Health Insurance, Alice in Wonderland, Single Payer, Barack Obama, Communism, Democratic, Catch 22, Republican, Health Care Reform, New York Times, Joe Lieberman, Medicare Expansion, Paul Krugman, Health Care, Healthcare, Politics News
Lincoln Mitchell

Progressives who oppose this bill are not being obstructionist. Rather, they are taking the position that when real opportunities to reform health care arise, it is essential to get it right.

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Ryan Grim

After Ripping Clinton And McCain, Obama Embraces Their Policies

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 12.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Big Pharma, Cadillac Tax, Public Option, Mccain, Clinton, Senate Health Care Bill, Drug Companies, Obama, Health Insurance, Campaign, 2008 Election, Reimportation, Senate, Billy Tauzin, Health Care Reform, Medicare, Health Care, Politics News

In an interview with The Washington Post on Tuesday, President Barack Obama challenged his critics to identify any "gap" between what he campaigned ...

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An Inglorious End to the Promise of Reform

Rose Ann DeMoro | Posted 12.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Nurses, California Nurses Association, National Nurses Organizing Committee, Health Insurance, Insurance Companies, Senate Bill, Politics News
Rose Ann DeMoro

The greatest tragedy of the current health reform bill is that it may lock into place a dysfunctional and inhumane system that threatens to move beyond the reach of more comprehensive reform for generations to come.

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How Nebraska's Insurance Companies Stand To Profit From Ben Nelson's Compromises In Health Care Bill

AP | NATE JENKINS | Posted 12.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Business, Democrats, Senate Bill, Senate, Industry, Mutual of Omaha, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Gop, Ben Nelson, Nebraska, Medicare, Medicaid, Health Care, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Republicans, Politics News

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska – never seen as a key player with special needs in the health care debate – stands to reap millions of doll...

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14-Year-Old About To Reach Lifetime Limit On Insurance Policy

Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 12.21.2009 | Impact

Read More: Rafael Curiel, Unemployed Workers, Unemployed, Bowling, Berenice Vite, College Fee Hikes, Rusty Hanna, Brendan Staub, Brad Pate, Kaysie Pralle, Bearing Witness 2.0, Health Insurance, Wendy Pate, Bearing Witness, Max Out Health Insurance, Impact News

As part of our Bearing Witness 2.0 project, the Huffington Post is rounding up compelling local stories about the victims of the recession. Fourteen...

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Healthcare: A Christmas Present of Epic Proportions

Philip Lee Miller | Posted 12.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Marcia Angell, Jeffrey S. Flier, Howard Dean, Glenn Beck, Robert Reich, Health Insurance, Health Care, Dr. Andrew Weil, David Axelrod, Politics News
Philip Lee Miller

Here is your Christmas present -- a big lump of coal. You are ill and need help. You want the best. Whose wise counsel and help do you seek? You want someone who is sympathetic, skilled and competent.

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2009 Hall of Shame Inductees

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 12.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Hall of Shame, Kanye West, Michele Bachman, Lou Dobbs, Larry Blankfein, Tareq and Michaele Salahi, Health Insurance, Glen Beck, Big Pharma, Barack Obama, Richard Heene, Michael Vick, Rod Blagojevich, Tiger Woods, Joe Lieberman, Bernie Madoff, Entertainment News
Dr. Jim Taylor

The 2009 inductees who have been selected have distinguished themselves by their egregious behavior that has brought shame on themselves and soiled all those who have been touched by them.

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Scarborough: Health Insurance Stocks Reached 52-Week High On Friday

Posted 12.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Insurance Industry, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Video, Joe Scarborough, Health Care, Politics News

On Sunday's Meet The Press, MSNBC host Joe Scarborough was asked a simple question about health care: What has President Obama achieved? His answer: "...

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Do Not Kill That Bill

Reno | Posted 12.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Change We Can Believe In, New York Phonebanking Obama, Progressives, President Obama, Barack Obama Organizing, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance Industry, Harry Reid, Health Insurance, Obama-Rapid-Response, Phonebanking, Rapid Response Teams, Barack Obama, Progressive Agenda, Organizing for America, Monologist, Politics News
Reno

You may have heard a lotta ugly kill-the-bill crap about our man and our progressive agenda - I just need to remind us all of a few points about this ...

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COBRA Help For Laid-Off Workers May Come By Christmas

McClatchy | Jenny Gold | Posted 12.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Layoffs, Cobra, Benefits, Congress, Unemployment Benefits, Health Insurance, Jobs, Cobra Extention, Unemployment Rate, Health Care, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Laid-off workers may soon get a reprieve from one of their worries: health insurance. A proposal to extend the health insurance subsid...

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Grand Junction Hospital To Lay Off Workers Due To 44% Increase In Uninsured Patients

Grand Junction Daily Sentinel | AMY HAMILTON | Posted 12.18.2009 | Denver

Read More: Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Grand Junction Hospital, Uninsured, Denver News

The numbers of layoffs haven't been announced, but positions will be eliminated in areas that do not include patient care, spokeswoman Becky Jessen sa...

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