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The Big Fights and the Big Benefits in the Bill

Mike Lux | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Individual Mandate, 2009 Obama Administration, Public Option, Stupak Amendment, Politics News

The good news is that under all the hullabaloo of the public option fight and the horrendous Stupak amendment, there is actually a lot of good things that are pretty well-settled assuming a bill gets passed.

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Massachusetts Official Refutes Latest GOP Health Care Attacks

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Penatly, Dave Camp, Individual Mandate, Mandate Jail Time, Massachusetts, Mass Health Care, Politics News

The hot new Republican hit on health care reform legislation came in the form of a press release from Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich). Under Democratic-aut...

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Health Insurance Companies Want Severe Penalties For People Who Do Not Buy Coverage

The Associated Press | By ERICA WERNER | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lobbying, Lobbyists, Senate Finance Committee, Health CareHealth Care, Low-Income, Alissa Fox, Peter Orszag, Pre-Existing Conditions, Middle Class, Insurance Companies, Mandatory Insurance, Debbie Stabenow, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Health Insurance Companies, Schumer, Penalties, Public Option, Health Care Reform, Karen Ignagni, Individual Mandate, Chuck Schumer, America's Health Insurance Plans, Stabenow, Health Care, Politics News

WASHINGTON (AP)-- The health insurance industry doesn't want Congress to let you off easy if you decide to ignore a proposed requirement that all Amer...

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Conservatives Turn Their Sights On Health Care Reform's Most Obvious Provision

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Conservatives Health Care, Individual Mandate Health Care, Jon Kyl Health Care, Health Care Reform, Individual Mandate, Health Care, Reform Conservatives, Politics News

Democrats are bracing themselves for a new line of conservative attack against a provision in the health care legislation once considered so non-contr...

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President Obama: Make Sure Families Can Afford the Insurance They Are Forced to Buy

Roger Hickey | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Affordable Healthcare, Individual-Mandate, Public Option, Roger Hickey, Health Care, Barack Obama, Politics News

Obama has done the easy part: agreeing to a windfall for the insurance companies. How does he make sure people are happy with the quality and cost of the insurance they're going to be forced to buy?

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The "Insurance Companies Support Health Care Reform" Gambit

David Dayen | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Individual Mandate, Insurance Industry, Cost Controls, Public Option, Health Care, California, Blue Cross, Lobbying, Medicare, Wellpoint, Politics News

Private industry has begged off completely from limiting health care costs through any means other than denying coverage to their customers and rationing.

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So it Begins -- the August Attack on Health Care Reform

Linda Bergthold | Posted 09.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Illegal Aliens, Public Health Insurance Plan, Physician-Reimbursement, End of Life Consultations, Acorn, Private Health Insurance, Mandates, Health Reform Attacks, Employer-Sponsored Insurance, Individual Mandate, Medicare, Medicaid, Health Reform, Health Benefits, Advance Directives, Politics News

I received a mass email that exhorted the recipients to pray because of the disaster to befall on us if health care reform is passed. I went through every charge and answered it.

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