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Monthly Archives: August 2009
FactCheck: Health Care for Members of Congress?
Q: What type of health insurance do members of Congress receive? Is it a single-payer, government-run system? A: Members of Congress are covered by private insurance under the same system that covers all federal workers.
Fact Check of RNC’s Health Care Bill of Rights for Seniors
FactCheck says it is a mix of false, true and misleading claims. [FactCheck.org] The Republican National Committee this week posted a “Health Care Bill of Rights for Seniors,” which RNC Chairman Michael Steele and others have taken to the airwaves … Continue reading
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Tagged FactCheck, Medicare Advantage, Michael Steele, RNC, TRICARE
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Senator, “Whose side are you on?”
Chuck Grassley, the main Senate Republican negotiator, has taken over $2.9 million from health and insurance interests that oppose reform. He’s also said he won’t support a public option because it would beat private insurance in the marketplace!
The for-profit insurance industry’s war on America
Wendell Potter cringes when opponents suggests that a “government takeover” of health care will be a milestone on the road to “socialized medicine.” He’s embarrassed that opponents are using a playbook that he helped devise, Nicholas Kristof, two time Pulitzer … Continue reading
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Tagged Corporate Greed, Health Care, Healthcare Reform, Wendell Potter
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My Healthcare Pitch to Nevada’s Congressional Delegation
It is Sunday morning, August 30, 2009. This afternoon between 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. there will be a “Town Hall Meeting” at the Pahrump Nugget about healthcare reform. I have been invited to attend as a “moderator.” The event has … Continue reading
Heller angers constituent
Dean Heller, R-Nev., told some 70 members of Carson City’s Rotary Club Tuesday he has voted against all the stimulus projects, including the Cash for Clunkers program, because they will run up the national debt but won’t work. [See Heller’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Capital Gains Tax, Cash for Clunkers, Dean Heller, Estate Tax, Healthcare Reform, Jobs, Payroll Tax, Pharmaceuticals, Stimulus, Tort reform, Unemployment
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Senator Harry Reid supports public option
In today’s Las Vegas Sun, Lisa Mascaro reported that Senator Harry Reid held a private meeting of health care providers in Las Vegas last Tuesday. Reid is quoted as saying: “We have a problem in America and it’s called the … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Goodman, Bill Moyers, Cigna, Harry Reid, Health Care, Healthcare Reform, Wall Street, Wendell Potter
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Proposal of the Physicians’ Working Group for Single-Payer National Health Insurance
Back in 2003 the Physicians for a National Health Care Program (PNHP) the following summary and conclusion in their article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The United States spends more than twice as much on health … Continue reading
Read Books. Over a million on Google for free
Google Books offers free downloads of more than one million more public domain books. Google hopes to make these books more accessible by helping people around the world to find and read them in more places. [Inside Google Books] Just … Continue reading