Nancy Ann Deparle

Health Insurance Industry Exposes Its Insatiable Greed

Peter Dreier | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics


Peter Dreier

After pretending for months to cooperate with the Obama administration and Democrats to secure a reasonable health reform bill, the industry's CEOs and lobbyists on Sunday double-crossed their one-time political allies.

Constitutional Experts: Obama's 'Czars' Are Perfectly Legal

latimes.com | Joe Markman | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics


In Senate testimony, constitutional experts say the president has the right to appoint independent advisers as long as the distinction between practic...

Who Are the Czars, and Where Did They Come From?

Avelino Maestas | Posted 11.15.2009 | Politics


Avelino Maestas

The "czar" situation is a little more nuanced than the current email meme. There are no formal "czars" within the framework of government, and the term itself was created by the media.

In Health Care Push, Biden Asks Americans: 'Bust This Myth'

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics


Christina Bellantoni

Biden made a renewed health care push, asking supporters to join the White House to debunk rumors and imploring Americans to send in their personal stories to showcase the need for reform.

Our Shadowy Government: Czars, Health Reform, And Bush's Resurgence

Harry Moroz | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics


Harry Moroz

Criticism of Obama and the czar "system" is overblown. In fact, a czar's power comes not from dictatorial authority, but from humble restraint.

Jeff Muskus

Blue Dogs Keeping Health Care Stuck In Committee

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics


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

Nancy-Ann DeParle, Health Aide Tapped By Obama, Has Links To Industry

New York Times | SHERYL GAY STOLBERG | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics


In picking Nancy-Ann DeParle to champion an overhaul of the nation's health system, President Obama selected someone with deep roots in the Washington...

It's More Than an Electronic Health Record -- Call It a "Health Information Highway"

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics


Richard (RJ) Eskow

With a new HHS Secretary and health czar, and a White House health care summit scheduled this week, this is the right time to create the "health highway."

Nancy Ann-DeParle, White House Office Of Health Reform

Stuart Whatley | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics


To complete his two-pronged approach to health care reform, in the wake of Tom Daschle's withdrawal, President Obama has appointed Nancy-Ann Min DePar...