Letter to Sen. Edward Kennedy, Chairman, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
From CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf
Congressional Budget Office
June 15, 2009
Since the Affordable Health Choices

What does President Obama mean when he says that this is how we're going to pay for most of his health care reform proposals? Is

Paying for Health Care Reform
The White House
June 13, 2009

Health Care Reserve Fund ($ in billions - over 10 years)

$635 - FY 2010 Budget
$309 - Medicare

Paying for Health Care Reform
The White House
June 13, 2009

Health Care Reserve Fund ($ in billions - over 10 years)

$635 - FY 2010 Budget
$309 - Medicare

The Health Care Council of Orange County (California) has a mission of promoting access to improved health care for all Orange County residents through unified

Keynote: "Health Care Reform - What Has to Be Done"
By Don McCanne, M.D.
Health Care Council of Orange County
June 11, 2009
Annual Meeting

Opening questions directed to the

In opposing a government-sponsored insurance plan, why would the AMA limit its objection to a public plan that would cover only non-disabled individuals under age

Doctors' Group Opposes Public Insurance Plan
By Robert Pear
The New York Times
June 10, 2009

As the health care debate heats up, the American Medical Association is letting

Although there are many individual heroes in the single payer movement, joint citizen activism has played a crucial role in bringing the single payer message

Examining the Single Payer Health Care Option
Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Hearing
U.S. House of Representatives
June 10, 2009

Marcia Angell, M.D.:
Although there are many individual heroes

State decides to let higher health-care premiums do dirty work
By Kyung M. Song
The Seattle Times
June 9, 2009

(Washington's Basic Health Plan) has been open to any

Pretending that the majority of Americans would risk their current health security for a more egalitarian system for everyone will not move the process for