Month: September 2009

Tricky Health Policy on Undocumented Workers

When it comes to the question of illegal immigrants receiving health care, passions can run high. There are a lot of considerations. Basic humanity, as well as the hippocratic oath, requires doctors to treat patients in need of...

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Congress Is For Grown-Ups Only

I didn’t see the president’s speech on health care reform last night, because it fell right in the middle of the kids’ bedtime. I read about it afterwards. But I couldn’t believe this until I’d seen...

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Sorry, Blue Dogs, No Truce

One way for the Blue Dog Democrats to avoid criticism from progressives is to stop humping the leg of insurance companies. Since that isn’t going to happen, they just try to make us shut up: In a closed-door caucus meeting...

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The Public Option needs Zero Senate Votes

Dear Mr. President: The United States Government already owns a massive health insurance company, one with expertise, resources, and a huge debt to the US government that it can repay by offering a break even health insurance...

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