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Congress Must Continue to Make Children a Priority

Judith S. Palfrey | Posted 12.04.2009 | Politics

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Judith S. Palfrey

Children's needs must be a priority as we approach the next debates in Congress. Not only is it our moral obligation as adults to speak up for children, who cannot speak up for themselves, but it is our civic duty.

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America's Health Care Stupidity

Diane Francis | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

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Diane Francis

The momentum is there and the Senate may water down health care reform but it will pass some version. This will become one of the most popular and beloved policies since Social Security and Medicare.

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The Public Option in Congress Is Now a Sham. Who Cares If Lieberman Kills It?

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics

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Miles Mogulescu

With or without a fraudulent public option, millions of Americans who will be required to buy insurance or pay a fine will see their premiums skyrocket.

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Ryan Grim

Big Pharma Ready For "Hand To Hand Combat" To Defend White House Deal

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics

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The health care deal cut between the White House, the Senate Finance Committee and drug makers is destined for a showdown on the Senate floor. Senate ...

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I Am Not Paying Higher Taxes to Help the Uninsured

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Prisoners-Dilemma, Game Theory, Middle Class, Health Care Reform, Universal Health Care, Obama Health Care, Health Care, Single Payer Health Care, Obama Universal Health Care, Obama Health Care Reform, Public Option, Politics News
Blake Fleetwood

No social program -- Medicare, social security, rent control, public universities -- that aims to help the poor can ever succeed without appealing to, and paying off, a broad middle class.

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BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina Urges Its Enrollees to Oppose Health Care Reform

Yuna Shin | Posted 10.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Option, BlueCross BlueShield Association, Health Care Reform, Single Payer, Kay Hagan, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, President Obama, Health Care Public Option, Obama Health Care Reform, Politics News
Yuna Shin

As the Senate prepares to vote on health care reform, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina sent its enrollees a mass mailing on Wednesday asking them to oppose health care reform.

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Democratic Senate Candidates Blast Kirk Over Health Care Comment

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 10.20.2009 | Chicago

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Three Democratic U.S. Senate candidates jumped all over Republican rival Mark Kirk Tuesday after the North Shore congressmen said voting for the Obama...

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Ryan Grim

Sanders Begs Obama: Help Keep Dems United Against A GOP Filibuster

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

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President Obama should lobby individual Senate Democrats to make sure they don't join Republicans in filibustering health care reform, Sen. Bernie San...

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Obama Not Demanding Public Option Be Part Of Health Care Reform, Aides Say

AP | STEVEN R. HURST | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The White House will not commit to health care legislation that would cap insurance premiums or tax benefits, taking a wait-and-see...

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By Revealing Their True Colors, Insurers Eliminate Any Reason to Compromise With Them

Stephen M. Davidson | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics

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Stephen M. Davidson

The insurers have demonstrated that there is no reason any more to cultivate their support. That being the case, Congress has a new chance to do the job right.

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Ryan Grim

House Vote On Insurance Industry Antitrust Exemption Coming

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

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The battle against the health insurance industry is steadily intensifying. House Democrats have formally scheduled a vote to revoke the industry's che...

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Obama Weekly Radio Address: Insurers Are "Filling The Airwaves With Deceptive And Dishonest Ads"

AP | DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

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An Open Letter to Senator Max Baucus : Save Your Health Care Bill With Simple Reform

Dr. Paul Toffel | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

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Dr. Paul Toffel

I've reviewed the current form of the your Senate Finance Committee bill, which is basically a good compromise, but has significant watered-down defects as it's about to go to vote.

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Voters Tiring of Republican Partisanship on Healthcare

Andrew Baumann | Posted 10.10.2009 | Politics

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Andrew Baumann

Momentum is growing for passage of health care reform, and, because of their continued obstructionism, so is the threat to Republicans.

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Obama Invites Rep. Shimkus To Play Basketball

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — You could call it the Obama All-Stars vs. the Capitol Hills. President Barack Obama and a few members of his Cabinet played basketba...

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Louis W. Sullivan, Former Bush HHS Secretary, Supports Health Care Reform

msn.com | Athena Jones | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

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The White House is distributing a letter from former President George H. W. Bush's Health and Human Services Secretary, Louis W. Sullivan, expressing ...

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A Titanic Health Care Plan

Neal Barnard, M.D. | Posted 10.05.2009 | Living

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Neal Barnard, M.D.

While health care coverage should be viewed as a basic necessity, it has become a way of compensating for our diet excesses. It is a luxury of titanic proportions.

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Rural Communities Need Health Care Reform More Than Anyone

Deepak Bhargava | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics

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Deepak Bhargava

The lie that health care reform would hurt rural communities has been one to which progressives and moderates have been slow to respond, perhaps because there have been so many myths and distortions to keep us busy.

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Gut-Check Time For Congress Over Health Care Reform

Rich Robinson | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics

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Rich Robinson

Societies are judged by how they treat the least in their ranks. This is a gut-check for our country, a huge test whether corporate America runs this nation, or We the People do.

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All the President's Values

Drew Westen | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics

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Drew Westen

What makes the president's actions during the health care debate disturbing is their common thread: If he has values, he doesn't want to talk about them, and it's hard to find many he isn't willing to give up.

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Health Care Reform Is America's Anti-Theft Device

David A. Love | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

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David A. Love

Only in America will people justify the continued existence of private health care insurers, and making a buck over what should be the guaranteed right of access to health care.

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Reframe the Conversation: Health Care Insurance Reform is a Basic Human Rights Issue

Michelle Kraus | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

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Michelle Kraus

We can't just let the kooks rule the day or threaten violence with their words. Don't leave Speaker Pelosi fearing for political violence in the streets because we have not done our job.

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The One Statistic That Could Change the Health Care Debate Entirely

David Dayen | Posted 11.15.2009 | Politics

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David Dayen

It's not an idle threat to tell everyone that they won't have health insurance in ten years without reform. That's why the insurance industry, while fighting anything that drains their profits, supports reform.

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Admit It: A Robust Public Option Is Dead

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 11.15.2009 | Politics

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Miles Mogulescu

With a robust public option dead, the only way to prevent a massive Democratic-sponsored bailout of the health care industry is to regulate insurance premiums and put a trigger on individual mandates.

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Ryan Grim

'Gang Of Six' Moving Goal Posts On Health Care Costs

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 11.15.2009 | Politics

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President Obama promised last week, in his address to Congress, that he wouldn't sign any health care reform bill that added "one dime to the deficit,...

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