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A Drug Deal Gone Bad by Sean Flynn and Sharon Treat, | March 30, 2007
The U.S.-Korea trade deal threatens state prescription drug programs for low-income Americans. read more »A Drug Deal Gone Bad by Sean Flynn and Sharon Treat, | March 30, 2007
The U.S.-Korea trade deal threatens state prescription drug programs for low-income Americans. read more »The Tip Of The Iceberg by John Bartlett, | March 30, 2007
Many Americans—not just the soliders at Walter Reed—suffer the consequences of hazardous housing. read more »The Tip Of The Iceberg by John Bartlett, | March 30, 2007
Many Americans—not just the soliders at Walter Reed—suffer the consequences of hazardous housing. read more »A Healthy Health Care Debate by Jacob S. Hacker, | March 26, 2007
An emboldened Democratic vision on health care emerges from the Nevada candidates' forum. read more »A Healthy Health Care Debate by Jacob S. Hacker, | March 26, 2007
An emboldened Democratic vision on health care emerges from the Nevada candidates' forum. read more »Universal Care: Getting The Right Mix by Roger Hickey, | March 26, 2007
From Las Vegas: Put Clinton, Edwards, Obama and Kucinich together and you have the beginnings of a good health care plan. read more »Universal Care: Getting The Right Mix by Roger Hickey, | March 26, 2007
From Las Vegas: Put Clinton, Edwards, Obama and Kucinich together and you have the beginnings of a good health care plan. read more »Dems Debate Health Care by Bill Scher, OurFuture.org | March 24, 2007
The health care goals and plans of seven presidential candidates, all Democrats, are being laid side by side for the first time Saturday as the Center for American Progress and Service Employees International Union host the "New Leadership On Health Care" presidential forum in Las Vegas. (You can comment on the debate here.) read more »Dems Debate Health Care by Bill Scher, OurFuture.org | March 24, 2007
The health care goals and plans of seven presidential candidates, all Democrats, are being laid side by side for the first time Saturday as the Center for American Progress and Service Employees International Union host the "New Leadership On Health Care" presidential forum in Las Vegas. (You can comment on the debate here.) read more »
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Over Break, House Dems Asked To Sound Warnings Back Home Of GOP Takeback, thehill.com | June 1, 2010
House Democrats are being urged this recess to combine their electoral sales pitch on issues like healthcare and jobs with warnings about how a Republican Congress would jeopardize the party’s legislative accomplishments. read more »
In Colorado, Craving Reform of Health Care and Congress , The New York Times | January 11, 2010
President Obama hopes to sign a bill that guarantees access to insurance, outlaws the denial of coverage for pre-existing conditions and subsidizes premiums for many low- and middle-income people. Heading into Congressional elections this fall, Democrats hope voters will reward them for a historic achievement. read more »
Hidden Costs of Medicare Advantage, The Washington Post | October 16, 2009
President Obama has proposed cutting more than $100 billion in subsidies over 10 years, a contentious component of health-care reform that will be fought in earnest as the bills move through Congress. But unlike some issues that touch off partisan sparring, Medicare Advantage has an unlikely band of bipartisan defenders who have already battled to restore $10 billion of the proposed reductions. read more »
Health Care Triumph Gives Way To Heightented Battle, Los Angeles Times | October 16, 2009
The battle over healthcare entered a new, more frenzied stage Wednesday, as lawmakers and powerful interest groups jockeyed for advantage now that most believe some form of an overhaul will ultimately be signed into law. The Senate Finance Committee's passage Tuesday of a sweeping healthcare bill -- with the support of all of its Democratic members, plus Republican Olympia J. read more »
White House Team Joins Talks on Health Care Bill , The New York Times | October 16, 2009
A delegation of senior White House officials met on Wednesday at the Capitol with the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, and the chairmen of the Finance and health committees, as Democrats turned their full attention to merging competing versions of the comprehensive health care legislation. read more »
Swing Voters To Play Trump Cards In Senate Showdown, Los Angeles Times | October 16, 2009
With Republicans almost unanimously opposed to a healthcare overhaul and with 60 votes needed to thwart a threatened GOP filibuster, every Democrat and independent has become vital for Senate strategists. read more »
Democrats Address Their Own Rifts on Health Care, The New York Times | October 15, 2009
Deep fissures among Senate Democrats became evident on Thursday as lawmakers moved closer to a floor debate on legislation to remake the health care system. The divisions involved two issues: whether the government should sell health insurance, in competition with private insurers, and whether Congress should offset any of the cost of legislation to increase Medicare payments to doctors. read more »
Health Insurers Emerge as Obama's Top Foe, The Washington Post | October 14, 2009
Now they have an enemy. For months, President Obama and his administration waged their fight for a health-care overhaul without a clear opponent, even courting the industry executives and interest groups that helped kill reform efforts 15 years ago. read more »
Health Care Turns to Harry Reid, time.com | October 14, 2009
Now that the last of the five congressional committees with jurisdiction over health care, Max Baucus' Senate Finance Committee, has passed its much anticipated reform bill, it falls to majority leader Harry Reid to cobble together something that can pass the Senate. read more »
Poll Shows Democrats Lead On Issues, CNN | September 4, 2009
Despite the drop in President Obama's approval ratings, Republican policies are still not as popular as Democratic policies, according to a new national poll. A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey indicates the GOP has gained some ground in polls in recent months, but Democrats still hold the advantage on key issues such as the economy and health care. read more »
