Health Reform

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House Health Bill Clears Last Committee Before Floor Vote, Recess

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: House Energy and Commerce Committee, August Recess, Health Care Reform, Henry Waxman, Health Care, Health Reform, House Health Care Bill, Politics News

After nearly two weeks of delays, a health care bill passed the House Energy and Commerce Committee late Friday night, setting the stage for a full fl...

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Pelosi: Health Insurance Companies The Real "Villains"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 08.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Progressives, Nancy Pelosi, Health Care Reform, House Health Care Bill, Blue Dogs, Health Insurers, Health Reform, Health Care, Politics News

Forget the Blue Dogs, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters Thursday. The real "villains" in the fight for health care reform are insurance compan...

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Dealbreaker: Five Reasons Co-Ops Will Fail

RJ Eskow | Posted 08.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Blue Cross, Health Care Cooperatives, Public Plan Option, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Kent Conrad, Health Reform, Co-Opers, Politics News

Co-ops are not a bad idea -- if they are offered alongside a public option. As a replacement for them, however, they're a dealbreaker.

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Blue Dogs Delay, Water Down House Health Care Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 08.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mike Ross, Energy and Commerce Committee, Health Care Reform, Blue Dogs, House Health Care Bill, Henry Waxman, Health Care, Health Reform, Politics News

Conservative Blue Dog Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee are celebrating their success in delaying a full floor vote on health care...

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Ask the House to Pass Reform Before Going on Vacation!

Jason Rosenbaum | Posted 08.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Health Care for America Now, Action, Health Reform, Health Care, Health Care Reform, Congress Health Care Reform, Obama Health Care Reform, Politics News

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.

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Bachmann, Other GOP 'Mother Bears' Decry Health Care Reform, Long Fast-Food Lines

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michelle Bachmann, Health Care Reform, Judy Biggert, Health Reform, Health Care, Politics News

Why offer more people health insurance, Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn.) asked at a press conference Friday, if they might lengthen waits for doctors ...

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Rick Scott Crows About Delay Killing The Public Option

Noelle Cigarroa Perese | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rick Scott, Public Option, Health Reform, 2009, Health Care Reform Congress, Bipartisanship Health Care, Health Care Reform, Bipartisanship, Politics News

When Senators are looking for "bipartisan" solutions to health care, and need more "time" to work on a "bipartisan" compromise, what they're really looking for is a way to kill real health care reform.

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Blue Dogs Keeping Health Care Stuck In Committee

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mike Ross, Health Care Reform, Blue Dogs, Baron Hill, Henry Waxman, Nancy Ann DeParle, Health Care, Health Reform, Charlie Melancon, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Politics News

Henry Waxman is looking to resume health care negotiations Thursday night. Maybe. Waxman (D-Calif.) heads the House Energy and Commerce Committee, th...

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The Moon and Health Reform

RJ Eskow | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, India, Mckinsey, Health Reform, Bill Kristol, Moon Launch, Politics News

Why not create a new national mission, on the scale of the mission to the Moon? We'll need to study, identify, and reduce the use of unneeded and harmful medical procedures within ten years.

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Obama Calls Into Health Care Negotiations

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senate Finance Committee, John Kerry, Health Care Reform, Coalition of the Willing, Max Baucus, Tom Barthold, Kent Conrad, Health Care, Health Reform, Barack Obama, Politics News

The phone rang toward the end of Max Baucus' meeting Tuesday night: It was President Obama. Obama has been pushing for a health care bill before Cong...

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Healthcare Reform: WIIFM?

Ruth Sherman | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, President Obama, Communication, Universal Health Care, Health Reform, Healthcare, Politics News

Clients come to me when they want help selling themselves and their ideas. I work from one primary line of reasoning: What's In It For Me, a.k.a., WIIFM. Policy makers should do the same.

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What Americans Want for the Future of Health Care

John Zogby | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Health Care, Zogby Poll, Health Care, Health Reform, Zogby International, Public Plan, Politics News

Health care has taken center stage in Washington, and a new poll gives unique insight into how Americans feel about this hot-button issue.

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Finance Committee Making "Headway" But Rejects Deadlines

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Max Baucus, Kent Conrad, Senate Finance Committee, Health Reform, Health Care, Politics News

Key negotiators in the Senate Finance Committee refused to set a date for their version of health care reform after their Tuesday meeting, but said th...

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Waxman: Health Care On Track To Meet Deadline

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mike Ross, Jane Harman, Health Care Reform, House Health Care Bill, Henry Waxman, Health Care, Health Reform, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Politics News

Democrats on the Energy and Commerce Committee met behind closed doors Monday as they worked to become the third and final House committee to approve ...

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What Health Care Reform Means For The Deaf

Noelle Cigarroa Perese | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Deafness, Health Reform, 2009, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Cochlear Implant, White House, Health Care Reform, Asl, National Association for the Deaf, American Sign Language, Politics News

Imagine that: being told that my deafness, which makes up a huge part of my identity, is a "pre-existing condition" which I could be denied access to care for.

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The House Health Reform Bill: How Good Is It?

RJ Eskow | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Reform, Health Care Reform, Health Care Bill, Health Care, House Health Care Bill, Politics News

While the bill represents an incremental improvement, it will leave an ongoing humanitarian problem as well as a strain on the health care system.

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Blue States Pick Up Health Reform Tab For Red States: Study

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Census, Red States, Table, Tax, Citizen for Tax Justice, Health Care Reform, Blue States, Health Care, Health Reform, Politics News

Under the new House proposal for health care reform, blue states will be picking up more than their share of the tab, according to a new study from th...

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Most Favor Health Care Reform In New Poll

HuffingtonPost.com | Sahil Kapur | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: USA Today, Poll, Gallup, Health Reform, Health Care, Health, Health Care Reform, Politics News

A new USA Today/Gallup poll finds wide public support for overhauling health care this year. There is, however, concern about its high costs and the i...

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Barack Obama Stay Home: Health Care Reform Is Dying To Hear From You

Terry Leach | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Racial Disparities, Poverty, Health Reform, Barack Obama, Politics News

Obama, we need your wisdom to elevate the parochial concerns of lawmakers facing re-election next year, to craft something many American presidents have tried to do, without success.

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The Health Care We Deserve

John Graham | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Government Option, Courage, Single Payer, Health Care, Health Care Reform, Public Option, Health Reform, Politics News

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.

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Baucus Keeps Working With GOP On Health Bill Despite Warning From Reid

Roll Call | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Baucus, Baucus and GOP, Reid Warning, Baucus Health Reform Bill, Health Care Reform, Max Baucus, Bipartisan Health Bill, Health Reform, Politics News

Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) continued working with Republicans on a bipartisan health care bill Wednesday, despite an urgent warning ...

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Interview with Health Insurance Exec/Whistleblower Wendell Potter

Rob Kall | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Corruption, Cigna, Healthcare Reform, Health Care, Health Reform, Healthcare, Politics News

"I think it's very important to understand that the private insurance industry is not trustworthy for individuals, businesses or for the government," says Potter.

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CBO Numbers On House Health Care Bill Are Fake

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congressional Budget Office, Health Care Reform, Cbo, Health Reform, Health Care, Politics News

The Congressional Budget Office has not released scores on the House health care reform proposal, despite reports that it had estimated the plan would...

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All 13 Democrats are voting for new HELP health care bill

Jason Rosenbaum | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Help Committee, Health Care for America Now, President Obama, Kay Hagan, Health Reform, Health Care, Politics News

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...

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