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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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"Therapy" for Obama and His Demoralization by the Insurance Industry
Bruce E. Levine | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics
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Obama is trapped in the same kind of thinking that initially demoralized his hero Abraham Lincoln, who ultimately rejected that kind of thinking, regained his morale, and fought against what was morally wrong.
Speaker Pelosi: Please Stop Bullsh*ting Us on Dropping State Single Payer Amendment
Miles Mogulescu | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics
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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.
The Next Phase of Health Care Apartheid
Norman Solomon | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics
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When it comes to guaranteeing quality health care for all, the gist of the policy is: "Let's not, and say we did." In Washington, "health care reform" has degenerated into a sick joke.
Fans of House Health Option Cite Rights, Hopes, But Risk Big Defeat
Andrew Kreig | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics
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Despite favorable national poll numbers, the public option faces a potentially fatal counter-attack during the weeks ahead because of lack of follow-up by its proponents.
The Medicare-for-All Moment
Robert Weissman | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics
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In a Medicare-for-All system, health care is available as a matter of right. No one is denied treatment because they can't pay. No one is mandated to buy coverage.
Calling Out the House Progressive Caucus: Are You Men and Women, or Are You Mice?
Miles Mogulescu | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics
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If you break your pledge and vote for a health reform bill without this minimally robust version of the public option, you've ensured that even with a Democratic majority, all "reform" will be limited by your Blue Dog colleagues.
So What if a Public Option Leads to Single-Payer?
Sahil Kapur | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics
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The conservative indictment against a public option is deeply ironic, and when closely examined, consists of two entirely contradictory cases about the nature of government.
Health Care: I Hate Everyone, Part 2 in a Series, Democrats
Nato Green | Posted 10.27.2009 | Comedy
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We may still get health care reform that's bad policy and bad politics. The Democratic Party gave me Stockholm Syndrome, which my insurance doesn't cover.
Who's Killing the Public Option? President Obama With a Rahm-Bow
Miles Mogulescu | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics
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Those fighting for a "robust" public option need to finally accept the hard truth that Barack Obama is not an ally. He's an obstacle.
BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina Urges Its Enrollees to Oppose Health Care Reform
Yuna Shin | Posted 10.24.2009 | Politics
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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.
Health Care Reform
Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 10.24.2009 | Politics
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I am going to continue the fight for single-payer. I am cautiously optimistic that we may end up with legislation that will allow states to go forward with single-payer if they want to.
My Action Plan: 15 Things Every American Can Do Right Now
Michael Moore | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics
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I have 15 things we can all do right now to fix the very broken system in this country and to fight back against those who have brought us to where we are. C'mon people -- we can do this!
The Public Option Is Not Where You Draw the Line
Aaron E. Carroll | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics
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Many are rallying around the public option like it's a singular opportunity to save the world. It's not; it's not even close.
Breakfast with the Scars
Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics
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On the national level the blood sport game of politics is played on a grand scale. Locally, the rough and tumble can leave real scars.
Will An Oct. 27 Hill Hearing Make History For Your Health Rights?
Andrew Kreig | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics
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To energize public support for robust health care reform, a civil rights icon and two House leaders are planning a hearing and rally to duplicate the reform achievements of the 1960s.
CBO Health Care Estimates: Washington Post Profiles Agency That Estimates Health Care Bills' Costs
Washington Post | Lori Montgomery | Posted 10.19.2009 | Home
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Phil Ellis may be the most powerful guy you've never heard of in the health-care debate. A senior analyst with the Congressional Budget Office, Ellis ...
United Health Group Protest: 14 Arrested During Sit-In Protest Against Insurance Giant (VIDEO)
AP | Posted 10.16.2009 | New York
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NEW YORK — New York City police say 14 demonstrators were arrested on criminal trespass charges during a sit-in inside a midtown Manhattan build...
Will We Ever Hear the Message Instead of 'Shooting the Messenger?'
Deane Waldman | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics
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We owe it to ourselves to consider Congressman Roe's Healthcare Reform Bill memo, as our important concern, without reference to our biases, should be the message itself, not the messenger.
Inviting You to See Capitalism Today at a Theater Near You!
Michael Moore | Posted 10.02.2009 | Entertainment
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I've had enough. As far as I'm concerned, Tea Bag Nation ends today -- at noon to be precise. The days of the majority of Americans being ignored and played for chumps are over.
Single-Payer Protest Interrupts Senate Health Care Bill Markup
The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics
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Debate over the Senate Finance Committee health care bill was briefly interrupted on Tuesday by a protest in support of the one thing absolutely not u...
Doctors Mad As Hell Over Health Care In Chicago
Ellen Gill | Posted 09.28.2009 | Chicago
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The Mad As Hell Doctors are a group of physicians who are spending September driving from Portland to Washington, D.C., seeking a meeting with President Obama.
David Scheiner, Obama's Former Doctor: Insurance Companies "Screwing Up" Health Care
Sep. 24, 2009 | Parija B. Kavilanz | Posted 09.25.2009 | Business
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- President Obama's former personal physician of 22 years, Dr. David Scheiner, has been very vocal on the issue of health ins...
President Obama: Get Angry About Health Care Reform
Dr. Andrew Weil | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living
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Is the Baucus plan, the one that manages the improbable feat of making the developed world's most expensive, least effective health care system even worse, indeed the only one with a prayer of passage?
The New York Times Trashes Single-Payer Health Reform
Dave Lindorff | Posted 09.22.2009 | Media
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If every person were on Medicare, the overall savings would overwhelm the small increase in the Medicare payroll tax of 5.8%.. Seelye and the Times have never mentioned any of this
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Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics