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Fight the intrusion of quackery and religious woo in health care reform

Healthcare Reform nicole473 - October 30, 2009 43

By Orac, Respectful Insolence Not long ago, I wrote a post warning about how funding for non-science-based modalities and, indeed, modalities that are purely religion-based,...

Healthcare Reform Update: Historic Move by the House of Representatves

Healthcare Reform KQµårk 死神 - October 29, 2009 72

The House has announced that it has a healthcare reform bill with a public option that it will release to the floor next week. ...

Corporate Main Stream Media Determined to Kill Public Option

Healthcare Reform KQµårk 死神 - October 28, 2009 12

Reading through the AP and Reuters wire articles last night and today it's clear that the corporate media wants the public option dead and...

SickJo

Healthcare Reform AdLib - October 27, 2009 21

Joe Lieberman is quoted by TPM to promise to side with Republicans on a filibuster to kill the public option. Who's surprised? Raise your...

“The Empire Strikes Back” on Public Option

Healthcare Reform KQµårk 死神 - October 27, 2009 21

Yesterday Harry Skywalker blew up the death star when he decided to add the public option to the Senate healthcare bill that is going...

Senate Majority Reid (D-NV) will add the “opt out” Version of the Public Option to the Healthcare Bill

Healthcare Reform KQµårk 死神 - October 26, 2009 26

Reid says health care bill to have public option One of the few times the red banner headlines are apropos. "WASHINGTON – Majority Leader Harry...

Is this really any sort of health care reform?

Healthcare Reform KevenSeven - October 24, 2009 1

Seriously, I am having doubts that any of this has anything to do with resolving the nation’s health care issues. I see almost nothing that...

Wow Under Different Circumstances this could be Me.

Healthcare Reform KQµårk 死神 - October 23, 2009 14

Some stories hit you hard because you were in that exact situation at some point. "In 2003, William Koehler of Pittsburgh, Pa. lost his job...

Historic Day for Healthcare Reform

Healthcare Reform KQµårk 死神 - October 13, 2009 4

Now let's get a good bill with the public option.

Insurance Lobby Promotes Public Option

Healthcare Reform AdLib - October 12, 2009 2

Yes, you read that right, the insurance industry has come out strong to promote the need of a public option. They announced in a report...

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Healthcare Reform

Fight the intrusion of quackery and religious woo in health care reform

Healthcare Reform Update: Historic Move by the House of Representatves

Corporate Main Stream Media Determined to Kill Public Option

SickJo

“The Empire Strikes Back” on Public Option

Senate Majority Reid (D-NV) will add the “opt out” Version of the Public Option to the Healthcare Bill

Is this really any sort of health care reform?

Wow Under Different Circumstances this could be Me.

Historic Day for Healthcare Reform

Insurance Lobby Promotes Public Option

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