institute.ourfuture.org - 12/17/2008
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Berkeley Law.jpg Download the new report here (PDF)- The Case For Public Plan Choice in National Health Reform: Key to Cost Control and Quality Coverage Download the Key Findings here (PDF) Download the Press Release here (PDF) Get the Q and A document here (PDF) Listen to an audio recording of ...
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 12/18/2008
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As the insurance industry and its conservative allies
rally against competition between public and private insurance plans,...
a new report by Jacob Hacker argues that offering a new public insurance option to Americans who lack coverage would control ...
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Report: New Public Plan Will Control Health Care Costs
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Health Care Reform May Have to Wait Until 2010
The American Spectator —
... The subject of a call was a new report issued by
Jacob Hacker, co-director of the University of California
Berkeley School of Law Center on Health, Economic and Family
Security, arguing that a new government-run plan modeled after
Medicare would have to be a part of any proposal for it to be
able to achieve cost savings. ...
Sarah van Gelder: The Health Care Debate: What It Will Take to Cover Everyone
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... , the private insurance industry is lining up against that option. It's no small matter. According to a report released Wednesday by health policy analyst Jacob Hacker, having a public option could make the difference between a system that covers everyone and controls costs, and one that will continue to leave millions out while costs soar. ...
Gerald McEntee: Health Care Reform Needs a Public Option
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... . Americans recognize that real reform must include a public plan as an option for families looking for health care that meets their needs, so that they are not at the mercy of insurance companies. A new report, released by the Institute for America's Future and the University of California Berkeley School of Law's Center on Health, Economic & Family Security, demonstrates that a public insurance option is vital to guaranteeing quality, affordable health care to all. The study finds that a public health insurance plan that competes directly with private insurers is essential ...
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Obama's picks highlight energy policy —
Reuters: Politics 12/17/2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama announced on Wednesday that former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack would head the Agriculture Department and Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar will be interior secretary, underscoring his drive to secure energy ...
Obama frustrated by Blago speculation —
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