politico.com - 7/1/2009
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N.Y. senator says his option competes on a level playing field with private insurance companies.
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 6/25/2009
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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com —
Speaking moments ago to a large crowd of
union organizers and health reform advocates in a brewing
house just North of the Capitol, Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) said he supports a public insurance option. "Schumer has it right about having a public ...
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Specter: Schumer Has It Right On The Public Option
thehill.com - 7/5/2009
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thehill.com —
The healthcare reform bill that emerges from Congress
this year will include a government-run public health insurance
option, regardless of the bipartisan negotiations seeking a compromise in the Senate, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Sunday. "Make ...
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Schumer promises public option in healthcare bill
newhavenindependent.org - 7/1/2009
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newhavenindependent.org —
U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman has a bipartisan group
of senators ready to help pass health care reform
-- minus a government-run insurance plan....
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Joe: No Go On "Public Option"
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Wednesday's Mini-Report
Political Animal —
... to a public option. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), meanwhile, is still " hard at work " drafting a public option that "competes on a level playing field with private insurance companies." * If Howard Dean's co-authors -- Igor Volsky And Faiz Shakir -- are any indication, "Howard Dean's Prescription for Real Health Care Reform" ...
Newspaper Roundup for July 2, 2009
CNSNews.com Headlines —
... new 2010 Taurus could be key to financial future Los Angeles Times: U.S. to check 652 companies for illegal immigrants Washington Post: Saddam Hussein told U.S. that specter of nukes made him appear strong Pointed to Iranian threat Washington Times: Sotomayor advised critics of Bork Los Angeles Times: Veterans to be trained for green jobs under U.S. program Washington Post: Staffer at SEC had warned of Madoff as far back as 2004 Politico: Health care reform: Democrat Chuck Schumer crafting public option Denver Post: Fear of ...
Health Care: Why So Damn Difficult?
The Moderate Voice —
... I share the cost concerns of the cost concerned. I share the coverage concerns of the coverage concerned. I like the “cooperatives” idea; but I’m not opposed to the “public plan” idea, especially if it can be honestly structured to “compete on a level playing field with private insurers,” as Sen. Schumer has suggested and ...
Sunday's Breakfast Menu, July 5
The Caucus —
... . The more moderate group is likely to come out with a proposal with bipartisan appeal, perhaps offering nonprofit insurance cooperatives instead . “Fox News Sunday” also talks health care with Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, of Maryland and the House minority leader, John Boehner, of Ohio. (The Times’s Carl Hulse, the chief congressional correspondent, ...
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Open Left
openleft.com 6/12/2009 — To read a post about how to give Dems a little fear o' God, and then read posts about how we need "a public option."
"Public option" is the gateway drug to a weasel deal. The answer is called "single payer," and there's a house resolution (HR 676) ...
Schumer Promises a Public Option… or Not? Whip Him into Shape!
campaignsilo.firedoglake.com 7/7/2009 —
On Sunday, Joe over at AmericaBlog reported (and Christy picked up the theme earlier today) that Schumer practically guaranteed a public option as a part of health care reform during his appearance on Meet the Press this morning:
The ...
Sen. Schumer: "There will be a public option in the final bill."
americablog.com 7/5/2009 — The thing about Senator Chuck Schumer is that he's a political creature. All Senators are to some extent, but Schumer sees all things through a political lens. So, when Schumer supports the public option in legislation to reform health care, it makes ...
Schumer guarantees public health care option
democraticunderground.com 7/5/2009 — Source: [b]Politico[/b]
July 05, 2009
Categories: Health care
Schumer guarantees public health care option
Senate Finance Committee chairman Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), one of the major health care players on Capitol Hill, guaranteed that there ...
Schumer guarantees public health care option
politico.com 7/5/2009 — Senate Finance Committee chairman Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), one of the major health care players on Capitol Hill, guaranteed that there will be a government-managed health care insurance option in any legislation that emerges from the Senate.
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Schumer: Co-Ops are No Substitute for Public Option
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 6/22/2009 — Chuck Schumer (Wikimedia)
CBS News reports that some Democrats are feeling emboldened by recent polls showing overwhelming public support for providing people with a public-sector alternative to for-profit health insurance.
Behind-the-scenes ...
It's not just the public option
washingtonmonthly.com 6/21/2009 — IT'S NOT JUST THE PUBLIC OPTION.... The latest NYT poll on health care shows 72% support for a public option, which, under the circumstances, is a statistic with considerable political salience. But looking through the poll, there was one other...
More on the public option
balloon-juice.com 8/17/2009 — I recommend Nate Silver’s post about the possible death of the public option.
A couple key points:
?Why doesn’t the public option have the votes for passage? You’d think that a provision that is both fairly popular and ...
Public Support for the Public Option
fivethirtyeight.com 6/21/2009 — A major, though by no means the only, substantive point of debate regarding health care reform is whether the plan considered by Congress will include a "public option" -- a government-run insurance program that would compete with private plans. ...
What's the point of a public option?
gregmankiw.blogspot.com 6/5/2009 — In the national debate over health insurance reform, a key issue is whether the government should offer a "public plan" to compete with private insurers. For example, in today's NY Times, Paul Krugman writes , What’s still not settled, however, is ...
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