I feel that opening up a Medicare For All type system to everyone would lower costs and increase efficiency by injecting some much needed competition into the market.
Posts Tagged ‘health care reform’
Obama Press Conference On Health Care: TEXT, VIDEO
July 23rd, 2009 |
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Below is the full text of the prepared remarks President Obama will deliver during his press conference tonight, along with regular updates from the subsequent Q&A.
– Obama on his interactions with Congress on health care. Obama’s first ques…
Miles J. Zaremski: Reforming the Healthcare System: Why It Can Happen Now
July 22nd, 2009 |
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A countless number of ordinary folks are driving hundreds of miles to be seen for health issues because they can’t afford to pay for treatment back home. It is a sad tale indeed.
Steven Waldman: Pre-Existing Conditions, Pre-Existing Conditions, Pre-Existing Conditions, Pre-Existing Conditions
July 22nd, 2009 |
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Advocates for health care reform typically emphasize either restraining cost or covering the uninsured. I understand the practical and moral facets of both arguments but…
Jim Watkins: 10 Reasons Not to Reform Health Care
July 21st, 2009 |
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2) Just about everybody is against health care reform, except for the 85% of Americans who polls show are for it.
Pelosi: Millionaires Only Should Pay Health Care Surcharge
July 20th, 2009 |
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Trying to sell a historic health bill to a balky caucus, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told POLITICO in an interview that she wants to soften a proposed surcharge on the wealthy so that it applies only to families that make $1 million or more.
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White House Plans To Use DeMint’s “Waterloo” Quote To Rally The Troops
July 20th, 2009 |
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On Friday, on a “Conservatives for Patients Rights” conference call with conservative activists dealing with health care reform, Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., said, as Ben Smith at Politico reported, “If we’re able to stop Obama on this, it will b…
John Lundberg: Sarah Palin, The Anti-Poet
July 19th, 2009 |
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Watching Sarah Palin resign the other week, I remembered how frustrating it is to listen to her speak. She uses simple words, but combines them…
Dr. Jon LaPook: My Interview with President Obama on Health Care Reform
July 16th, 2009 |
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My conversation with President Obama illustrates a crucial focus of the current health care debate: figuring out if the American people are getting their bang for their buck at the doctor’s office.
Noelle Cigarroa Perese: Tired Of Feeling Helpless About Health Reform?
July 14th, 2009 |
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We can have a huge effect on the health care reform legislation in Congress and in the White House simply by changing our feeling of helplessness by making positive change happen.
Juan Williams Calls Out Bill Kristol For Using Health Care “Scare Tactics” (VIDEO)
July 13th, 2009 |
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On “Fox News Sunday” today Juan Williams criticized fellow panelist Bill Kristol for using what he called “scare tactics” in making the case against the current health care reform plan.
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Nelson Montana: Obama’s Health Care Reform Won’t Fly: But This Will
July 12th, 2009 |
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It’s time to pull the plug. Call off the resuscitation team. Bring in the coroner. Health care reform is dead. Obama gave it a good shot, but it was doomed from the start.
Passions over health care reform
March 11th, 2009 |
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Since the vote on a sweeping overhaul of the U.S. health care system on Sunday, almost a dozen Democrats legislators have reported threats and vandalism. Some say they found smashed office windows while another senator says he discovered the gas line at his home had been cut.
We’re asking you to take a look at the recent threats and boiling emotions from both sides of the aisle. Why is this happening? What is it about health care – or the political climate – that’s causing such a powerful emotional response?
Does health care reform have you feeling passionate or are you just fed up with it? What exactly about health care makes you passionate and wanting to fight for it? Get on camera and tell us what about health care revs your engine.
We also want to hear how this affects you. Go here to share your personal story. Your responses could be part of CNN’s coverage.