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1994 All Over Again: Bob Dole Downplays Health Crisis
Wonk Room —
... , and the growing number of Americans skipping preventive care and doctors visits only adds to the countries health care tab (in the form of more expensive chronic disease management etc…). Currently, health care spending makes up “$1 out of every $6 in the economy, dwarfing automobiles and all other economic segments” and represents the “single most important factor influencing the Federal Government’s long-term fiscal balance.” ...
GM CEO: Serious Health Care Reform ‘Undoubtedy Would Help Level The Playing Field’
Think Progress —
... health care system puts enormous burdens on all employers — and has both helped create the Big Three’s current financial troubles as well as fueled the overall economic downturn. Health care costs ...
Dallek: Obama Should Sell Health Care Like Johnson Sold Civil Rights
Wonk Room —
... ” and ultimately, Congress cannot help American families or address the economic woes “in a lasting, meaningful way without health care reform” that includes an upfront investment in coverage and health care infrastructure. ...
Clyburn On Health Care: ‘I Would Much Rather See It Done Incrementally’
Wonk Room —
... Clyburn certainly understands and appreciates the facts, statistics, and economic arguments — he just doesn’t think that it’s politically feasible. But given the intimate connection between the economy and health care costs and ...
Clyburn hitting the breaks on healthcare
Political Animal —
... , or worse, inaction. Clyburn certainly understands and appreciates the facts, statistics, and economic arguments -- he just doesn't think that it's politically feasible. But given the intimate connection between the economy and health care costs and ...
What Came First — The Economic Chicken Or The Health Care Egg?
Wonk Room —
... Since September, the Wonk Room has argued that spiraling health care costs have contributed to the current economic crisis. But on Sunday, the Boston Globe reported that the opposite is also true — ...
Orszag: We’ll Do Health Care And Balance The Budget?
Wonk Room —
... , with savings accruing down the road. You can’t offer universal coverage and balance the budget. But down the road, you can’t achieve fiscal responsibility without fundamentally reforming the health care system. ...
Obama: Health Reform ‘Will Not Wait Another Year’
Wonk Room —
... Obama’s urgency is well placed. Skyrocketing health care costs are threatening the country’s economic stability and Congress cannot help American families or address the economic woes “in a lasting, meaningful way without health care reform.” ...
Hutchison: Economic Crisis Should Postpone ‘Our Nation’s Answers To Health Care’
Wonk Room —
... As Peter Orszag suggested this morning during the budget unveiling, getting health care costs under control and expanding access to coverage is the “single most important thing” we can do to solve the economic crisis. Health care costs “are the long-term driving force in federal and state budgets” and health spending consumes “ ...
Card: Health Care Is A ‘Want,’ Not A ‘Need’ — ‘Don’t Have The Government Fund It’
Think Progress —
... Despite what Card claims, the economic crisis shouldn’t delay health care reform. In fact, it demands reform. As a New America Foundation study has found, “the economic and social impact of inaction” on health care “is high and ...
Gephardt: Universal Coverage ‘Cannot Pass This Year’, Health Care Reform Should Be ‘Incremental’
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... have health coverage and those who do not. And for too many, trying to cross from one side to the other is a hopeless pursuit.” [Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 04/24/2003]
- “We have proven our mettle at liberating oppressed peoples. Let us prove our worth at liberating millions of Americans from economic oppression and a life without health care.” [NY Daily News, 04/24/2003]
The current economic crisis demands health reform. Approximately 14,000 Americans are losing health insurance coverage ...
