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Weekly Pulse: Healthcare Bill Poised to Suck
(tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com)
The Senate Finance Committee is reportedly very close to finishing its healthcare legislation. But as the bill's details leak, anticipation is quickly turning to dejection in progressive healthcare... More
Submitted 7 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Weekly Pulse: The Rocky Road to Reform
(open.salon.com)
Healthcare is dominating domestic politics this week, as Congress and President Obama outline their visions for reform. The president is pushing Congress to pass a bill that keeps healthcare costs in... More
Submitted 8 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Obama: All healthcare, all the time (www.boston.com)
He's staying firmly on message with his persistent push on healthcare. But for good reason: While the fate of the sweeping legislation might not be the "Waterloo" turning point of his presidency --... More
Submitted 8 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Governors And Obama Work On Health Care
(uptake-editorial.groups.theuptake.org)
President Obama meets with Governors Jennifer Granholm (D-MI), Jim Douglas (R-VT), Jim Doyle (D-WI), Mike Rounds (R-SD), and Christine Gregoire (D-WA), all of whom helped co-host forums in their... More
Submitted 8 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Public Option or Bust
(www.truthdig.com)
Health care reform looks like it will be astronomically expensive, but that’s only if private insurers and big pharma get their way, writes Clinton-era Labor Secretary Robert Reich. Without... More
Submitted 8 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
A LITTLE HEALTHIER AFTER ALL
(www.washingtonmonthly.com)
There were plenty of developments last week that suggested health care reform was in trouble. This week is obviously just getting started, but it already seems more encouraging than last week. Mike... More
Submitted 8 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Head-Banging Time?
(www.washingtonmonthly.com)
Michael Tomasky surveyed the landscape on the political debate over health care reform, and has come to the conclusion that if President Obama wants Congress to send him a good bill, he's going to... More
Submitted 8 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Healthcare makes a miraculous recovery
(www.salon.com)
Last week didn't bring much good news for the Obama administration's drive to overhaul healthcare. Congressional budget wonks announced the draft legislation the Senate was working on would cost more... More
Submitted 8 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Health Care Reform Villains
(www.prospect.org)
In December 2007, with the first contest of the 2008 primaries approaching, Prospect executive editor Mark Schmitt wrote what would become one of the most influential articles of the campaign. In the... More
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Obama tackles Medicare’s prescription doughnut hole
(coloradoindependent.com)
President Obama today made official an $80 billion deal with the pharmaceutical industry to cut prescription drug costs for the nation’s seniors. As it is, Medicare patients are forced to pay the... More
Submitted 8 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
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