online.wsj.com - 6/24/2009
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ROBERT B. REICH Why has health-care reform stalled in Congress? Democrats, after all, control both Houses, and President Obama, whose popularity remains high, has made universal health care his No. 1 priority. What's more, an overwhelming majority of the public wants it. In the most recent Wall ...
nytimes.com - 6/28/2009
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nytimes.com —
IN the debate over health care reform ,
one issue looms large: whether to have a public...
option. Should all Americans have the opportunity to sign up for government-run health insurance? President Obama has made his own preferences clear. In a letter ...
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Economic View - The Pitfalls of the Public Option in ...
tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com - 6/24/2009
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Without a public option, the other parties that
comprise America's non-system of health care -- private insurers,...
doctors, hospitals, drug companies, and medical suppliers -- have little or no incentive to supply high-quality care at a lower cost than ...
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Why the Critics of a Public Option for Health Care Are Wrong
foxnews.com - 6/25/2009
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foxnews.com —
As the Obama administration pushes for a national
health care plan, studies show that most Americans are...
overwhelmingly happy with their own health care -- but they are dissatisfied with the country's overall system, because most Americans who have ...
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As Obama Pushes National Health Care, Most Americans ...
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ObamaCare Cometh
The Corner on National Review Online —
[image] [image] NRO BLOG ROW | THE CORNER | ARCHIVES SEARCH E-MAIL PRINT RSS [image] [image] Wednesday, June 24, 2009 [image] ObamaCare Cometh [NRO Staff] Some links: Jonathan Karl: Obama Battles the Political Gauntlet of Health Care AP: Health secretary to press lawmakers on refor m GMA: Obama says "absolutely" will get "reform" this year Reich: Defends public plan AP: Obama may need firmer hand on health care debate Rick Klein: What is the president selling on health care ? ...
Health Insurance and the Public Plan: Where's The Beef?
The Volokh Conspiracy —
... and yesterday’s Wall Street Journal had a lengthy op-ed by (former Labor Secretary) Robert Reich on the subject. Many others have been heard on the subject as well – including (in alphabetical order) ...
Sally Kohn: Dose of Truth: Five Facts About Health Care Reform
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Post online, July 21, 2009. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/health-care-reform/2009/07/health_care_continues_its_inte.html "Obama: 'If You Like Your Doctor, You Can Keep Your Doctor'", Wall Street Journal blog, June 15, 2009. http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/06/15/obama-if-you-like-your-doctor-you-can-keep-your-doctor/ "Why We Need a Public Health-Care Plan," Robert Reich, Wall Street Journal, June 24, 2009. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124580516633344953.html "No 'death panel' in ...
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