The Senate bill is worse than you may think. A few upsetting facts:
1. Insurance companies can charge people up to 50% more for having any condition the insurance companies determine to be a relevant pre-existing condition, high cholesterol, high...
Rachel Maddow just mentioned and the AP feed here at The Planet also presents the story that the Senate Dems meeting on health care that just ended, the Medicare buy-in and the Public Option will be killed to get...
Very few people know that the sausage business was started by an ex-senator who learned everything he needed to from his career in The Senate. Including rolling in contributions from rats into the final product.
So now that The Senate...
For people without healthcare insurance and need it or want it the answer to the question posed is very obvious. To moral people the answer to that question is most obvious as well. But what is that answer for...
The CBO is estimating that 2/3 of the U.S. population will have a Public Option available in their state, according to the Senate bill.
Unless I'm reading this breaking news wrong, this does not mean the Public Option will be...
Bravo Senator Reid. Again you are showing some gumption and political acumen. The CBO score is very good and the bill does not limit abortion coverage like the Stupak language in the House bill.
"Setting up a historic...
Most progressives and pro-choice Democrats properly hate the Stupak (D-MI) anti-choice amendment in the House healthcare bill because it legislates beyond the Hyde amendment which bans direct payments from government for abortions. If I was voting this weekend...
I put together some charts/stats based on a table in the Washington Post. My charts and conclusions are based on all of the reps who received at least $1 million or more from the health care industry. I am...
UPDATE #3 HOUSE HEALTHCARE REFORM PASSES HOUSE 220-215 IN HISTORIC VOTE!
UPDATE #2 Anti-choice amendment passes 240-194 and Republic alternate "healthcare plan" rejected resoundingly 176-258.
UPDATE #1 based on whip counts by Democratic aids Politico reports the Dems have the votes...
Elections are about choices between the two alternatives. Sure I wish we have a viable multi-party system but for the most part we have two parties to choose from in elections. That's why when I see people...
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