Obama Health Care Reform

Obama Calls Health Plan a ‘Moral Obligation'

New York Times | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President Obama sought Wednesday to reframe the health care debate as “a core ethical and moral obligation,” imploring a coalition ...

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Why Bad Healthcare Policy Makes For Bad Politics, Too

Daniel Denvir | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

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Daniel Denvir

We should be willing to compromise, but the absence of a public option would be pure capitulation.

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Don't Tell Ted

Craig Crawford | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics

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Craig Crawford

Is it tragic or just plain ironic that health reform suffers along with Ted Kennedy? It was Kennedy, after all, who put Barack Obama on a winning path to the White House.

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It's Not Over Until You've Tried These Six Things, Mr. President

Rob Warmowski | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics

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Rob Warmowski

Notice that the insurance industry-funded opposition to reform is well-managed enough to not send shouters and swastika sign-wavers to the town halls you are scheduled to appear at.

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Obama's Town Hall Language Reveals White House Strategy

D. Brad Wright | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics

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D. Brad Wright

The whistle has blown signaling the end of the first half of health reform, and all the players are huddled in the locker room that is August recess. Obama's town hall remarks are the coach's pep talk.

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Health Care Decision: Who Does Government Help?

Dave Johnson | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics

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Dave Johnson

The health care debate is bringing America's division out into the open: Is America going to work for the benefit of its people or for the few who benefit from concentrated ownership of large corporations?

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How Bad Do You Want The Public Option?

Bill Scher | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics

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Bill Scher

We don't serve our objectives by playing armchair pundit. The right-wing knows this. They don't just listen to Rush Limbaugh: they take that misinformation, and thrust it upon the political system.

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Health Care and Daniel in the Liars' Den

Deepak Chopra | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics

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Deepak Chopra

Millions of informed citizens may not be enough to fight the health care system as it stands. That's why I keep thinking about the road less traveled: taking responsibility for your own wellness.

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"Death Panel" Scare Tactic May Backfire on Republicans

Robert Creamer | Posted 09.16.2009 | Politics

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Robert Creamer

"Death panels" are made up out of whole cloth by people who specialize in generating fear to protect wealthy special interests -- in this case the health insurance industry.

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What Now?

Jane Smiley | Posted 09.16.2009 | Politics

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Jane Smiley

If we step up to the plate and support Obama now with both our money and our feet, what will we get in return? If the last six months are any indication, the answer is, "Nothing."

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Killing Yourself with Kindness

Robert Kuttner | Posted 09.16.2009 | Politics

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Robert Kuttner

Republicans made it clear that no goodwill gesture, no effort to meet them halfway signals anything other than weakness. Will somebody explain to me why Obama is still on his bipartisan kick?

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The Divider

Taylor Marsh | Posted 09.15.2009 | Politics

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Taylor Marsh

Sarah Palin doesn't care about dividing America, because in the world from where she hails Palin already sees America divided. It's also in her interest to keep it that way.

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Friendly Town Halls Put Obama In A Bind

Washington Post | Michael D. Shear | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics

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BELGRADE, Mont., Aug. 14 -- President Obama on Friday promised a new era of protections against insurance companies that drop customers when medical c...

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Obama Willing To Stake Presidency On Health Care Reform, Says Congressman Boswell

Radio Iowa | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics

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Congressman Leonard Boswell (D-Des Moines, Iowa) held a town hall meeting in Sigourney this afternoon... The subject matter: health care reform. B...

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Obama To Take On Health-Care Critics

Washington Post | Anne E. Kornblut | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics

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President Obama is embarking on a final public relations push on health care Friday before heading off on vacation, wading into the same kind of often...

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Five Health Care Reform Lies

Sunlight Foundation. | Sunlight Foundation | Posted 09.13.2009 | Home

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With Congress preparing to vote on health care reform this fall, talk of what's in the major House bill has been dominating the news and political blo...

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Not Yet a Perfect Storm

Morton Goldfein | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics

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Morton Goldfein

The public has been dumbed down for years, so when confronted with issues as complex as health care reform, economic re-structuring, and globalization, is it any surprise our countrymen are perplexed?

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Obama on Drugs: 98% Cheney?

Greg Palast | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics

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Greg Palast

When Cheney was caught having secret meetings with oil companies, we denounced it as a case of foxes in the henhouse. But Obama's secret meetings, he assures us, are in the public interest.

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Arianna to White House: "Welcome to Reality" (VIDEO)

Huff TV | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics

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Huff TV

Arianna appeared on MSNBC's "Countdown" Wednesday to discuss the lack of bipartisanship in the health care reform debate and the resilience of rumors ...

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10 Reasons Why People of Faith Should Support Healthcare Reform

Edward J. Murray | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics

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Edward J. Murray

We must help the President and Congress do what we sent them to Washington to do: reform healthcare insurance coverage in the U.S. now. Even faith demands it. Doesn't it?

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How to Fight Healthcare Fearmongers and Demagogues

Robert Reich | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics

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Robert Reich

Obama's health care problem is that the legislation is still in the works. It's always easier to stir up fear and anger against something that's amorphous than it is to stir up enthusiasm for it.

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Rage against Reform Won't Stop It

Jim Watkins | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics

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Jim Watkins

The people trying to disrupt these town hall meetings are throwing a wrench into the workings of democracy.

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Health Care Ruckus Drives Financial Collapse out of the Headlines

Francine Hardaway | Posted 09.12.2009 | Business

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Francine Hardaway

Let's put our eye back on the ball. Focus on ourselves. Let the banks fail, but the people succeed. Survive the re-set in the economy, which I believe is permanent, by getting in shape.

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From 'Birthers' To Death Panels: Blame It On August

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 09.12.2009 | Living

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Dr. Judith Rich

Does life seem weirder and crazier than normal these days? Do you feel like you've fallen down a rabbit hole or gotten sucked into the twilight zone?...

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How the White House's Deal With Big Pharma Undermines Democracy

Robert Reich | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics

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Robert Reich

I'm a strong supporter of universal health insurance, and a fan of the Obama administration. But I'm appalled by the deal the White House has made with the pharmaceutical industry's lobbying arm to buy their support.

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