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Individual Mandates

Health Care on Life Support

Glenn C. Altschuler | Posted 12.04.2011 | Books
Read More: Individual Mandates, Social Welfare Policies, The Affordable Care Act, The Policy Trap, Universal Healthcare, The Public Option, Obamacare, Books News
Glenn C. Altschuler

A liberal United States Senator, let's call him Edward M. Kennedy, dies. When he gets to heaven, he asks God, "Will America ever have national health insurance?" "Yes," the Lord replies, "but not in my lifetime."

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What Would Dr. King Have Thought of Health Reform?

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Individual Mandates, Public Option, Cadillac Tax, Health Reform, Barack Obama, Politics News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

On this Martin Luther King Day, the struggle to provide decent health care to all Americans isn't over. There's still time to fight for the most just, wise, and equitable bill possible.

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A Health Care Bailout For the Middle Class

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Merrill Goozner, Individual Mandates, Kennedy Health Bill, Sen. Edward Kennedy, Medical Bankruptcies, Health Reform, Health Benefits Tax, Jonathan Cohn, Politics News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

Universal coverage is one way to describe the objective of the health debate, but here's one that might be better: We need a health care bailout for the middle class.

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