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Health Insurers Make Pitch For Mandated Coverage

AP | KEVIN FREKING | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The health insurance industry said Wednesday it will support a national health care overhaul that requires them to accept all custo...

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Kennedy To Introduce Universal Health Care Bill Early Next Year

Washington Post | Shailagh Murray | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics

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Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), making his second appearance on Capitol Hill since he began treatment for a malignant brain tumor in June, told repo...

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Yes We Can ________

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

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Allison Kilkenny

"Yes We Did" what? Elect Barack Obama on good faith alone? It appears Obamanites think their journey is over, and that good people are at the helm, and all will be well.

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Finally, Health Insurance 90 Years Late

Paul A. London | Posted 11.03.2008 | Business

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Paul A. London

Americans do not understand how close the country came to having universal health insurance nine decades ago or why it failed.

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Political Tourists and Out-of-State Obama Activists in Indiana

Gail McGowan Mellor | Posted 10.27.2008 | Home

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Gail McGowan Mellor

Red and blue state Obama supporters are putting their weight on the see-saw state of Indiana, crossing state lines to help. Political tourists from ot...

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The Candidates' Health Care Plans More Hype Than Tax-Payer Relief

Miles J. Zaremski | Posted 10.20.2008 | Home

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Miles J. Zaremski

McCain's constant remarks about Obama's healthcare "fine" reminded us of political grandstanding -- like swiss cheese with holes in it.

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Learning From Others: A Virtue

Pius Kamau | Posted 10.06.2008 | Living

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Pius Kamau

For Americans, the tendency is to shrug things off, to postpone dealing with whatever may appear difficult -- to another year, another administration, another generation. Or until we are in a crisis and must deal with it.

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The Good Doctor Prescribes Health Care for the World's Poor

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 10.03.2008 | Home

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We met Paul Farmer sitting on the steps of the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford. He is a very busy man. But today, he spent the afternoon talking with u...

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Univeral Health Care and the New Fiscal Meltdown -- Run to the Border for Health Care

Thomas DeLorenzo | Posted 09.29.2008 | Living

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Thomas DeLorenzo

I got my own bailout recently when my blood work came back. I am very, very elated that my T cell count is 852, which for the first time since I started counting these things is now in the "normal" range.

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Health Care Next!

Matt Miller | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics

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Matt Miller

Now that we've socialized large chunks of the mortgage, banking and insurance industries, universal health coverage is among the most conservative initiatives left for America to pursue.

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Health Care on $7 a Day: How the Candidates Can Deliver on the Promise of Universal Coverage

Mary O'Neil Mundinger | Posted 09.11.2008 | Living

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Mary O'Neil Mundinger

The federal/state safety net is becoming overburdened, and the uninsured remain at over 15% of the U.S. population - one in six of us.

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The Four Anythings - A New Singing Group

Deane Waldman | Posted 09.03.2008 | Home

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Deane Waldman

We are forming a new singing group called the Four Anythings. We sing about healthcare and you can join in. Remember the song "Anything you can do I ...

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Universal Health Care Begins At Home

Thomas DeLorenzo | Posted 08.29.2008 | Politics

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Thomas DeLorenzo

Many people often overlook the fact that one man cannot change a whole country - one man can affect change, but people change a whole country. If eac...

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The Issues Are Enough To Achieve Change

John Bruhns | Posted 08.26.2008 | Politics

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John Bruhns

I became inspired last evening while watching the Democratic convention to write a piece outlining my strong support for the Obama/Biden ticket this November.

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"Obama May Have Edge Among Disabled" -- No Kidding

Harold Pollack | Posted 08.19.2008 | Politics

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Harold Pollack

Conventional wisdom holds that Barack Obama is a charismatic newcomer who holds less appeal to regular people. Tell that to anyone with a serious health problem.

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Why Hilda Needs Universal Health Care

Rep. Jan Schakowsky | Posted 08.18.2008 | Politics

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Rep. Jan Schakowsky

A week doesn't go by in my district offices without some constituent, often several, calling in a panic about a personal health care crisis.

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What Do MoveOn Members Think About Health Care?

Eli Pariser | Posted 08.14.2008 | Politics

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Eli Pariser

However we ask the question, our members prefer the strategy of pushing for national public health insurance.

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Is MoveOn.Org Ignoring Its Core Democratic Principles in Setting its Direction on Health Care Reform?

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 08.13.2008 | Politics

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Miles Mogulescu

Without asking its members, MoveOn's leaders have elected to join the steering committee of, and pledge at least $500,000 of its members' money to, a new health care coalition.

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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of a Platform - Dallas Platform Meeting

Esther Drew | Posted 07.28.2008 | Home

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Esther Drew

Saturday, July 26 at two in the afternoon, I found myself in the living room of Jon and Liesl McQuillan. This, my first chance to attend a Democratic ...

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As GM Goes, So Goes America

Rep. Jim McDermott | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

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Rep. Jim McDermott

While GM may be on the road to financial health, America continues down the same old road of health care going, going, gone for millions of Americans.

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Sen. Kevin Bryant: The Problem With God and Governance

Linda Hansen | Posted 07.22.2008 | Home

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Linda Hansen

The minute Lord meets Legislator all hell busts loose. We liberal believers don't recognize the far-right's God. South Carolina Republican Kevin Bryant is a leader in the Let's Prove God's a Goon PAC.

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Health Care for All

Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics

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Sen. Bernie Sanders

For a relatively small amount of money, we can provide primary health care to every American in need of it through an expansion of the successful Federally Qualified Health Center program.

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Hanging with Insurance Companies and Their Lobbyists

Mike Stark | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

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Mike Stark

I wish I had something exciting to share with you about the America's Health Insurance Plans conference, but Bill Frist, the reptile that he is, never seemed to break a sweat.

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Why Not Single Payer? Part 6: New "Health Care For America Now" Coalition May Reflect Divisions in the Movement for Universal Healthcare

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics

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Miles Mogulescu

HCAN is right that we must mobilize a massive citizens' movement for universal healthcare. Where they're mistaken is in trying for a compromise that will never work.

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When Doctors Revolt

Linda Bergthold | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics

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Linda Bergthold

Given the amount of debt most doctors accumulate in medical school and the price of housing in many places in the U.S., doctors' declining pay could be the issue that tips the scales toward healthcare reform.

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