Public Plan Option

Dealbreaker: Five Reasons Co-Ops Will Fail

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011

Richard (RJ) Eskow

Co-ops are not a bad idea -- if they are offered alongside a public option. As a replacement for them, however, they're a dealbreaker.

Introducing the Concept of Choice Into Our Health Care System

Sen. Robert Menendez | Posted 05.25.2011

Sen. Robert Menendez

Choice in health care isn't just about allowing families to shop around. It's about making health care better through real competition for your business.

Health Reform: Ideas At Work vs. Self-Negating Arguments

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011

Richard (RJ) Eskow

Let's redesign our health system so that it encourages ideas that work. And how will we know what works? In our country's tried-and-true way: by letting the people decide.

McConnell and Health Care: Strange Bedfellows

Miles J. Zaremski | Posted 05.25.2011

Miles J. Zaremski

With all due respect, Senator McConnell, you don't get it. Your "the sky is falling" approach in discussing a government run plan as a health care plan option for all Americans is mind-boggling.

How to Follow the Health Reform Debate

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011

Richard (RJ) Eskow

With Kathleen Sebelius's nomination beginning this week, the topic of health reform is about to heat up even more. Here's a handy guide to the action.