americanprogress.org - 5/21/2009
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Download this memo (pdf) An America without health care reform is an America where families face ever-higher health insurance premiums, businesses drop coverage and trim employee benefits, doctors lack access to objective information about the treatments they provide, and millions of Americans ...
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STUDY: Without Reform, Premiums Will Increase Over 70% In The Next Nine Years
Wonk Room —
An America without health care reform is an America where families face spiraling health insurance premiums, businesses drop coverage and trim benefits, doctors are denied objective information about the treatments they provide, and millions of Americans live just one medical emergency away from bankruptcy.
Those who oppose health reform are choosing to maintain this status quo.
A new paper from the Center for American Progress, “America Without Health Reform,” points out that, absent reform, average premiums (the cost of health ...
Pearlstein: Damn the CBO, Full Speed Ahead on Health Reform
Matthew Yglesias —
... would just decide to get more aggressive with its revenue-enhancements. But the fundamental point is that politicians need to be aggressive in terms of reforming the health care system and putting a new framework in place. According to the political rules of the game, the estimated costs and revenues in 2017 are very important. But the fact of the matter is that nobody really knows what’s going to happen in 2017. What we do know is that if we just keep drifting along until 2017, things will get worse and worse. ...
Jason Rosenbaum: The Health Reform Debate - Myths vs. Facts
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... If we don't reform our health care system and bring down skyrocketing costs, the average family will be paying almost $10,000 more per year for health care by 2016 than they do now. Our government will be bankrupt. And we'll spend ...
Health Care Reform: Myths vs. Facts
Firedoglake —
... If we don't reform our health care system and bring down skyrocketing costs, the average family will be paying almost $10,000 more per year for health care by 2016 than they do now. Our government will be bankrupt. And we'll spend ...
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