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Public Option

No, Rachel, No! This "Health Reform" Could Lose the Middle Class for Dems

RJ Eskow | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Option, Health Reform, Rachel Maddow, Mitt Romney, Mike Elk, Health Care, Stupak Amendment, Politics News
RJ Eskow

If Democrats and progressives are really concerned about middle-class votes -- and they should be -- it's statements like a recent pronouncement by Rachel Maddow that should concern them.

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Health Care for All Americans

Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bernie Sanders, Public Option, Single Payer, Health Care, Politics News
Sen. Bernie Sanders

In my view, the real solution to the problem of how to reform health care in this country is a Medicare-for-all, single-payer system.

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10 Reasons Why Democrats Who Opposed the Health Care Bill Made a Political Mistake

Robert Creamer | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: House Health Care Vote, Democratic Health Care Bill, Politics of Health Care Reform, Public Health Insurance Plan, Public Option, Frontline Democrats, Health Care Reform, Blue Dogs, Republicans, Pre-Existing Conditions, Health Insurance Reform, Health Care, Politics News
Robert Creamer

Even ignoring how critical it is to overhaul our broken health care system, most of the 39 Democrats who voted against reform in the House last week still made a political mistake. Here's why.

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Will Republicans Ever Have a Viable Alternative to the Public Option?

Henryk A. Kowalczyk | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Public Option, Life-Cycle Health Insurance, House Health Reform Bill, Republican, Obama, Socialism, Politics News
Henryk A. Kowalczyk

The House health care overhaul bill passed not because Democrats prepared a good proposal but because Republicans showed an amazing inability to present a viable alternative.

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Joe Lieberman Filibusters Health Care While Americans Suffer

Bob Cesca | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Evan Bayh, Blanche Lincoln, Ben Nelson, Public Option, Health Care Reform, Lieberman Filibuster, Filibuster, Joe Lieberman, Health Care, Conservadems, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News
Bob Cesca

With every month that goes by without health care reform, another 3,600 Americans die due to a lack of insurance. And Joe Lieberman, like Elaine in that classic Seinfeld episode, is stopping off for Jujyfruits.

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Blue Dog Democrats Dominate House Health Care Debate

The New York Review Of Books | Michael Tomasky | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: House Health Care Vote, House Health Bill, Public Option, Blue Dogs Health Insurance Reform, Health Care Abortion, Stupak Amendment, Health Care Reform, Health Care Vote, Blue Dogs Abortion, Blue Dogs Health Care, Health Insurance Reform, Health Care Public Option, Democrats Health Care, House Democrats Health Care, Nancy Pelosi Health Care, Politics News

So what did the House Blue Dogs do on the health care vote last Saturday? They were more supportive than one might think: Of the fifty-two-member coal...

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The Simplest Justification for a Public Option

Andy Ostroy | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Debate, Public Option, Politics News
Andy Ostroy

Americans expect and receive government provided free food stamps/welfare: Democracy. If average Americans were to receive government-provided health care: Socialism!!??

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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
Mike Lux

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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Why Roland Burris Matters to Barack Obama, Right Now

Rebecca Sive | Posted 11.11.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Health Care Reform, New York Times, Chicago Sun-Times, Stupak Amendment, Abortion, Senate, Constitution, Public Option, Abortion Rights, Harry Reid, Chicago News
Rebecca Sive

Roland could write an epitaph on that vaunted tombstone of his that actually matters. And, Roland, take note: By doing this, you will have saved the lives of millions of American women.

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Pearlstein: Restore Majority Rule To The Senate

The Washington Post | Steven Pearlstein | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion Health Care Reform, Democratic Majority, Public Option, Abortion Debate, Health Care Reform, Filibuster Health Care, Filibuster, Health Bill, Health Insurance Reform, Health Care Public Option, Politics News

By now most people have heard the story of the frog that's put in a pot of cold water on a hot stove and doesn't notice as it is gradually boiled to d...

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Tort Reform Does Not Reduce Health Care Costs--Never Has, Never Will

Miles J. Zaremski | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Tort Reform, Health Care Costs, Defensive Medicine, Public Option, Health Care, Politics News
Miles J. Zaremski

Anyone opposed to robust health care reform because it fails to include tort reform needs to examine their premise. We should be more concerned with patient safety.

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Protecting a Woman's Right to Choose

Rep. Diana DeGette | Posted 11.10.2009 | Denver

Read More: Capps Amendment, Abortion, Women's Rights, Public Option, Women's Health, Abortion Rights, Stupak Amendment, Hyde Amendment, Breast Cancer, Pro-Choice, House Health Care Bill, Denver News
Rep. Diana DeGette

Our message is clear: we will not support any final bill that restricts women's access to reproductive health services beyond current law.

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Jason Linkins

Brit Hume Corrects O'Reilly On Public Option: "It Is Kind Of Popular"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Brit Hume, Video, Public Option, Health Care Reform, Fox News, Bill O'Reilly, Media News

The Public Option! Like the sliced bread and soft ice cream of yore, it's something that's been crazy popular with the public. But for months and mo...

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No Men: The Most Ornery, Obstructionist Senators

The Daily Beast | Benjamin Sarlin | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Joe Lieberman Filibuster, Joe Lieberman Public Option, Gop Obstruction, Joe Lieberman Health Care, Republican Obstruction, Public Option, Senate Health Bill, Health Bill, Joe Lieberman, Senate Health Care, Health Care Public Option, GOP Filibuster, Politics News

When Sen. Joe Lieberman issued fresh threats to filibuster any health-care reform proposal including a public option, he did more than just blunt the ...

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Catholic Church Shows Its Influence In Health Care Fight

Wall Street Journal | Peter Wallsten | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mike Doyle, Gop, Social Justice, Communion, Catholic Congress, Nancy Pelosi, Lobbyists, Obama, American Catholics, Bishops, John Kerry, White House, Universal Health Care, Vatican, Health Care, Abortion, Church, Poverty, Public Option, Lobbying, Catholic, Democrats, House, Catholics, Religion, Senate, Catholic Church, Barack Obama, Health Insurance, Stupak Amendment, Health Care Reform, Christianity, Health Bill, Anti-Choice, Republicans, Politics News

Injecting itself aggressively into the health-care debate, the Roman Catholic Church in America has emerged as a major political force with the potent...

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Medical Industry Grumbles Over Bill, But It Stands To Gain

The New York Times | Duff Wilson and Reed Abelson | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Option, Health Insurance Industry, Health Care Reform, Health Insurers, Medicare, Health Insurers Public Option, Insurers Health Care Reform, Health Insurers Health Bill, Health Care Public Option, Health Insurance Reform, House Health Care Bill, Politics News

For any industry, there has to be at least some good news any time Congress votes to expand the market by tens of millions of customers. But the busi...

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Democratic Party Out of Bounds

RJ Eskow | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Marcia Angell, House Health Reform Bill, Public Option, Stupak Amendment, Dennis Kucinich, Mandates, Kucinich Amendment, Nancy Pelosi, Politics News
RJ Eskow

To the House Dems who reportedly chanted "Fired up! Ready to go!": This isn't a pep rally. This situation calls for a little less partying and a little more party leadership, a few less amendments and a lot more amends.

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Rep. Kosmas's Health Care Position Draws Unions' Ire

Jerry Waxman | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Orlando, Public Option, Flara, Health Care Reform, Florida, Iupat, Unions, Suzanne Kosmas, Health Care, Afscme, Gerald McEntee, Politics News
Jerry Waxman

All of the union leaders declared that their members felt betrayed by Kosmas and that she had sold out to her big insurance and real estate friends.

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Howard Dean Stresses Importance of Grassroots Pressure on Public Option

Ellen Gill | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Illinois Tenth Congressional District Democrats, Howard Dean, Illinois, Chicago, Fifty State Strategy, Public Option, Politics News
Ellen Gill

Dean said that he thinks the public option should be Medicare, administered by the same agencies and under the same rules as Medicare.

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GOP Governor Candidates Rip 'Socialized Medicine' While Dems Back Public Option

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI and CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 11.07.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Health Care, Pat Quinn, Dan Hynes, Jim Ryan, Kirk Dillard, Health Care Reform, Public Option, Public Option Opt Out, Illinois Health Care, Bill Brady, Illinois Public Option, Chicago News

CHICAGO — Candidates for Illinois governor are split over a national health care plan with all but one Republican saying the state should opt ou...

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NARAL and Planned Parenthood: Ineffectiveness Anti-Choice Democrats Can Rely On

Jane Hamsher | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Bill, Anna Eshoo, Bart Stupak, Nancy Keenan, Catholic Bishops, Public Option, Naral, Planned Parenthood, Cecile Richards, Politics News
Jane Hamsher

Democrats in Congress have just proudly signed a deal that allows a bunch of old men who have spent the better part of the last century avoiding their own sexual issues to dictate access to abortion services.

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The Ellsworth Amendment: Dems Set to Compromise on Abortion Care in Health Reform, Again

Jodi Jacobson | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hyde Amendment, Abortion, Health Insurance Exchange, Public Option, Health Reform, Politics News
Jodi Jacobson

A vote originally set for tomorrow on the House health care bill (HR 3200) may be delayed until next week, even after months of drama to arrive at th...

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Health Care Reform: Trying to Please Everyone and No One

Philip Lee Miller | Posted 11.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Financial Crisis, Harry Reid, Medicare, Public Option, Barack Obama, Howard Dean, Universal Health Care, Politics News
Philip Lee Miller

You deserve a more articulate answer to the question: just what is the problem?

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Speaker Pelosi: Please Stop Bullsh*ting Us on Dropping State Single Payer Amendment

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Option, Kucinich Amendment, Anthony Weiner Health Care, House Progressive Caucus, Single Payer, Obama Health Care, Progressive Caucus, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Health, Dennis Kucinich, Democrats Public Option, Health Care Reform, Single Payer Healthcare, Pelosi Public Option, Health Care, Health Care Public Option, Healthcare, Politics News
Miles Mogulescu

Progressive leaders are calling the neutered public option in the House bill a "once in a lifetime reform," despite the fact that it has eliminated the very provision they promised was essential.

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Sam Stein

Obama States Strong Support For House Health Care Reform, Public Plan

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: House Vote, Public Option, Administration Health Care, Obama White House, Health Care Reform, Obama, Obama Public Plan, Obama Health Care, Politics News

With the House of Representatives set to vote on health care reform during a session on Saturday, the White House announced its support for the legisl...

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