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There are 4 entries tagged with "healthcare reform".
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An American Center for Cures?

Katie Hood | Posted May 8, 2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Election, Basic Research, Biomedical Research, Disease Cures, Health Care, Healthcare Reform, Nih, Parkinson's Disease, Pharmaceutical Industry, Science, Translational Research
Katie Hood

This election campaign, there has been a lot of talk of change, and one area that has received its fair share of attention is health care reform. Unfortunately in my point of view, much of the reform rhetoric continues to be about how and whether we pay for health care...

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"Cash Before Chemo" Two Arguments for Health Reform

Harold Pollack | Posted April 28, 2008 | Politics

Read More: Healthcare Reform, Individual Mandate, MD Anderson, Wall Street Journal
Harold Pollack

This is the story of MD Anderson's treatment of Lisa Kelly, an underinsured cancer patient. The hospital asked for $105,000 cash up-front before it would admit her.

This story comes from the excellent newspaper site of the http://online.wsj.com/article_print/SB120934207044648511.html">Wall Street Journal.

MD Anderson is shredded--as it should...

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The Biggest Education Issue That Is Not Education

Michele McNeil | Posted February 14, 2008 | Off The Bus

Read More: 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Barack Obama Education, Education, Education 2008 Election, Education Policy, Education Reform, Health Care, Health Care Reform, Healthcare, Healthcare Reform, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton Education, John McCain, John McCain Education, Offthebus
Michele McNeil

If you pay attention to the presidential debates, you'll notice that education barely gets a passing mention.

But it occurred to me during a recent Democratic face-off between Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama that perhaps the single most important thing that the next president can...

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Add Insurance Industry to the Iowa Loss Column

Rose Ann DeMoro | Posted January 4, 2008 | Politics

Read More: Arnold Schwarzenegger Health Care Plan, California Healthcare Plan, Fabian Nunez, Healthcare Reform, Hillary Health Care, Hillarycare, Individual Mandate Plan, John Edwards Health Care Plan, Romney Health Care
Rose Ann DeMoro

As the scorecard in Iowa is tallied, add insurance companies to the loser camp along with the disgraceful, rhetorical sham that forcing individuals to buy insurance is universal healthcare.

Individual mandate, the policy wonk lingo for requiring the uninsured to purchase private insurance premiums, was the key talking point of...

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