You state that John Sheils has shown that building on the existing system is the single most expensive option for reform. What you didn't state

Something for Nothing
By David Brooks
The New York Times
June 22, 2009

On May 12, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on health care reform. There was

With the release of the discussion draft of the House Tri-Committee reform proposal, the progressive community is celebrating the decision to include a "strong public

The House Tri-Committee Health Reform Draft
June 19, 2009
H.R. (discussion draft)
Short Title (to be supplied)

SEC. 223. PAYMENT RATES FOR ITEMS AND SERVICES.
(a) RATES ESTABLISHED BY

The Senate Finance Committee members were informed by the Congressional Budget Office that the impact their preliminary reform proposal would have on the federal budget

Health Care Reform: Draft Proposal
Posted by Ezra Klein
The Washington Post
June 18, 2009

Senate Finance Committee

Excerpts

Benefit Options - Actuarial value
Bronze = 65%
Silver = 73%
Gold

In a landmark 1980 New England Journal of Medicine editorial, former Editor-in-Chief Arnold Relman warned us of the new "Medical-Industrial Complex," referring to "a medical

The proposal to provide a government-run Medicare-like program as an option for purchase within an insurance exchange of private health plans is vehemently opposed by

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Senator Bernie Sanders
June 16, 2009

For a quick and painless way to express your support for a single-payer Medicare-for-all program, click on this link

Sign the Petition
Senator Bernie Sanders
June 16, 2009

For a quick and painless way to express your support for a single-payer Medicare-for-all program, click on this link

Since the Affordable Health Choices Act and the CBO analysis of it are works in progress, the estimates of the net numbers who will gain