Roger Hickey

Support for the Public Option Keeps Getting Stronger

Roger Hickey | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics


Roger Hickey

It is not surprising that public and Congressional support for the public option has surged again, just as the insurance industry has tried to manipulate key decision-makers in the Senate.

The House Will Make Sure the Senate Includes a Robust Public Option

Roger Hickey | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics


Roger Hickey

Suddenly, all Democratic politicians, even the most conservative, are realizing that their voters will blame them, not the health insurance companies, if the policies the voters are required to buy are too expensive.

President Obama: Make Sure Families Can Afford the Insurance They Are Forced to Buy

Roger Hickey | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics


Roger Hickey

Obama has done the easy part: agreeing to a windfall for the insurance companies. How does he make sure people are happy with the quality and cost of the insurance they're going to be forced to buy?

Let's Pass Ted Kennedy's Health Plan

Roger Hickey | Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics


Roger Hickey

Some are urging that the best tribute we could construct to the great man's memory is to pass a watered-down health bill that could win the support of a large number of conservative Republicans.

McCain's Radical Health Plan, Once Ignored, Now Hotly Debated

Roger Hickey | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics


Roger Hickey

Instead of working to guarantee health care for those without insurance, conservatives want to tax the health benefits of the 160 million people who get insurance on the job.

Watch A New Health Care Documentary From Brave New Films!

Jason Rosenbaum | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics


Jason Rosenbaum

This weekend, come watch the new documentary about health care by Robert Greenwald at Brave New Films called Diagnosis: NOW! Here's the trailer: Th...

Health Care for America Now!

Roger Hickey | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics


Roger Hickey

Most politicians say they favor some kind of health care "reform," but HCAN is mobilizing a citizens' force that can make sure we do it right -- based on choice, affordability, shared responsibility, and fairness.