The Public Plan Option: Bipartisanship, Or Fear And Loathing?
by Rob Cunningham
Health Affairs Blog
February 5, 2009
The tea leaves say President Barack Obama will do more than
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The Public Plan Option: Bipartisanship, Or Fear And Loathing?
by Rob Cunningham
Health Affairs Blog
February 5, 2009
The tea leaves say President Barack Obama will do more than
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So with Tom Daschle stepping out of the picture, Sen. Max Baucus is maneuvering to take the lead on reform by advocating for a "uniquely
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Sen. Baucus Discusses Prospects for Health Care Overhaul This Year
Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report
February 4, 2009
So with Tom Daschle stepping out of the picture, Sen.
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In [Hacker's] proposal he was looking for a political solution to satisfy those with good employer-sponsored plans who are uncomfortable with trading them in for
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Getting Health Reform Right: A Q&A With Jacob Hacker
RJ Eskow
The Huffington Post
February 2, 2009
Professor Hacker's proposal, Health Care for America, is based on two simple
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The determination of the Bush administration and the Republican-controlled Congress to turn the Medicare Part D drug program over to private insurers produced no surprises.
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Insurers overcharged Medicare for prescriptions, report finds
By David Goldstein
The Miami Herald
February 1, 2009
If you buy medicine through Medicare's prescription drug program, you could be paying
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House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.), obviously an insider, recently confused observers of the Washington scene by stating that health care reform would be
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Waxman to push '09 health care reform
By Sean Lengell
The Washington Times
January 30, 2009
The top House lawmaker in charge of writing health care legislation said Thursday
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Let's see. It's really good news that 288,000 people lost their WellPoint insurance primarily due to job cuts, because the resultant reduction in spending on
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Recession Slows Medical Inflation, Helping Insurers
By Avram Goldstein
Bloomberg.com
January 28, 2009
The recession may restrain growth in medical expenses this year as fewer people visit doctors, buy
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