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"Sicko" Vs. A Sick Show by Isaiah J. Poole, OurFuture.org | July 2, 2007
"Sicko" is required viewing, not because it's a contender for the Oscar for Best Picture—though given this year's paltry offerings, anything is possible—but because it is far better than the play now being staged by the White House. read more »Bloggingheads on the Obstructionists by Bill Scher, OurFuture.org | July 2, 2007
I had the pleasure of doing a BloggingHeads.tv segment with Eric Alterman, where we had a lively discussion about how to handle the obstructionist conservative minority, how SiCKO will impact the health care debate, and more. read more »'Sicko' Draws A Line by John Nichols, The Nation | June 25, 2007
Either health care is a right or it isn't. Michael Moore challenges lawmakers to take a side. read more »Framing The Health Care Picture by RJ Eskow, | June 19, 2007
To win, Dems need to develop and verbalize solid positions on health care. read more »An Entrepreneurial Take On Health Care by Ned Lamont, | June 18, 2007
A return to a bold and willing political spirit will cure health care stagnation. read more »Health Care, Not Borders by David Gartner, | June 14, 2007
The new TB comes from decades of medical neglect, not weak border controls. read more »Lindsay Lohan And The Rest Of Us by Kirsten D. Levingston and Alan Jenkins, | June 5, 2007
From Beverly Hills to Brooklyn, the nation needs accessible and evenly-applied drug treatment programs for all. read more »Poor Country, Rich Health Care by Sarah van Gelder, yesmagazine.org | June 5, 2007
Cuba is increasing export of its outstanding level of medical care. read more »Hacker: Obama's Health Plan's Actually Pretty Good by Isaiah J. Poole, OurFuture.org | June 4, 2007
Jacob S. Hacker, the Yale University professor who has crafted a health-care-for-all plan that he has discussed with several Democratic presidential candidates, has taken a close look at the health care proposal released last week by Sen. Barack Obama and concludes that it's better than the early reviews concluded. read more »Obamacare: Clearing Away The Fog by Jacob S. Hacker, | June 4, 2007
The closer you look, the more radical Sen. Barack Obama's health plan appears. 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 »
