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Fox News Cashin' Panel: Let Americans Get Sick!
News Hounds —
... of the uninsured on the emergency department has serious economic implications, since the cost of treating patients is higher in the emergency department than in other outpatient clinics and medical practices, nor these sobering statistics about how much we're (over)spending on health care, as per the White House: ...
Fox News' Cashin' In Panel: Let Americans Get Sick!
News Hounds —
... of the uninsured on the emergency department has serious economic implications, since the cost of treating patients is higher in the emergency department than in other outpatient clinics and medical practices, nor these sobering statistics about how much we're (over)spending on health care, as per the White House: ...
Senator during health-care protest: 'We need more police.'
Politics Daily —
... President Obama has not advocated for single payer coverage, but did include a single-payer advocate at his own health care roundtable in March. ...
Steven Waldman: Obama's Health Care Pitch Should Be Less, Er, "Christian"
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Until recently, Obama has emphasized two rationales for health care reform -- reducing the burden on the economy and providing universal coverage. One attempts to appeal to our sense of fiscal responsibility, another to our conscience. "The cost of our health care has weighed down our economy and the conscience of our nation long enough," he said in February. Both require us to think long term and altruistically -- admirable but not traditionally the best way to mobilize public opinion. ...
"The confidence game"
Corrente —
... worked when he was a new President, but nice talk and not much action is already wearing thin. We could use someone at the helm who is willing to plot a course and stick with it, and instead what we have is someone long on charisma and short on resolve.
Well, maybe Yves can get Obama's attention -- she's an econoblogger, after all. Though so far as I can tell, nobody other than Larry, Timmy, and Rahm have been adept at that.
Hey, I've got an idea! Let's "check the website"! Read more…
Linda Bergthold: I want my country back! the country that elected Barack Obama
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... "? I would ask Obama supporters to ask a similar question -- "What would Obama do?" WWOD -- It's kind of what he's doing now. Staying calm, focusing on the goal, rolling out his strategy (and this is being written even before his nation wide strategy call Thursday), and having some faith that the process will result in a good outcome for all of us. ...
uggabugga — I'm beginning to wonder ... if a President Hillary Clinton would have been more focused - and successful - in getting progressive health care legislation passed. The salesmanship by the Obama administration has been dreadful. Where's the avuncular family doctor - always seen in a white coat and stethoscope - who understands health insurance problems and can reassure? (And has a near-daily press event.) Where's the chart where you find yourself (by age, income, married/single, health status) and see what advantages you ...
Nothing new under the sun
Political Animal —
NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN.... Recently, President Obama has made a more conscious effort to note that while right-wing detractors are bashing the idea of health care reform now, their forebearers were doing the same thing when previous progressive presidents tackled major challenges. As the president reminded Congress last week, "In 1935, when over half of our seniors could not support themselves and millions had seen their savings wiped away, there were those who argued that Social Security would lead to socialism, but the men and women of Congress stood fast, and we are all ...
ProPublica: Health Care Reform: Search the Competing Bills
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Until last week, President Obama took a hands-off approach health care reform. Instead, in February he included eight general principles in the presidential budget. The principles laid out requirements of a plan -- it must make insurance available to everyone and address rising costs, for example -- but did not specify policies. ...
Call 'Em Out
Democratic National Committee —
... Last week, President Obama said: “I will not waste time with those who have made the calculation that it's better politics to kill this plan than improve it... If you misrepresent what's in the ...
Baratunde Thurston: Five Ways President Obama Changed My Life - An Inspirational Video
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... The majority of her examples are a result of the stimulus. Whether it was big enough or not, time will tell. However, it's clear that many of the abstract-seeming policies and debates happening "in Washington" do have real affects on very real people. I'm still very proud of this president and the White House, and moments like those captured in the video remind me of what so many of us fought for and why it's important for us to keep on pushin. ...
State Constitutional Open Courts and the Limits of Medical Liability Reform
Constitutional Law Prof Blog —
... September 20, 2009 State Constitutional Open Courts and the Limits of Medical Liability Reform The President famously announced last week in his healthcare address to a joint session of Congress that he would order the Agency for Healthcare and Research Quality, a division of the Department of Health and Human Services, to support state demonstration projects on medical liability reform. The initiative appears to be an attempt to reach across the aisle to Republican opponents of the President's plan, who have argued that medical liability reform--or "tort reform"--is an ...
Despite Closed Doors, Dems Say Health Care Process Is Transparent
Politics Daily —
... Under the "health care" heading on the White House Web site, a paragraph reads: "The President has vowed that the health reform process will be different in his Administration - an open, inclusive, and transparent process where all ideas are encouraged and all parties work together to find a solution to the health care crisis." ...
