Kaiser Health Tracking Poll
Kaiser Family Foundation
April 2-8, 2009

7. Now I'm going to read you some different ways to increase the number of Americans covered by

He said that if we make people responsible for their own insurance (individual mandate), then we must grant a hardship waiver to exempt people who

Letter from President Barack Obama to Senator Edward Kennedy and Senator Max Baucus
The White House
June 2, 2009

Excerpt

The meeting that we held today was very productive

Medical Bankruptcy in the United States, 2007: Results of a National Study
By David U. Himmelstein, MD, Deborah Thorne, PhD, Elizabeth Warren, JD, Steffie Woolhandler, MD,

WellPoint/Anthem/Blue Cross has become the largest provider of private health plans through its highly successful business model that has kept their premiums very competitive. How

Health Insurers Balk at Some Changes
By Reed Abelson
The New York Times
June 2, 2009

With the reform debate having been diverted to issues such as offering a public option, changing the tax status of employer-sponsored coverage, or mandating individuals

Trends In Underinsurance And The Affordability Of Employer Coverage, 2004-2007
Employer coverage helps, but it does not shield workers from health care costs deemed "unaffordable" as

Rampant health care cost escalation is a problem for everyone. In bad economic times the problems are compounded, threatening the viability of employer-sponsored coverage. Small

More Small Firms Drop Health Care
By Dana Mattioli
The Wall Street Journal
May 26, 2009

So according to Sen. Baucus, a key to reform is "everyone having health insurance." By that he means that everyone will have health insurance -

Health Care Reform Newsmaker Series: Sen. Max Baucus
Kaiser Family Foundation
May 21, 2009