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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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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