On AlterNet: health care reform
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "health care reform"
Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet. November 26, 2009.
The White House released records cataloguing 575 visits by health care industry heavyweights since Jan. 20. The ties run deep.
Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. November 23, 2009.
Harry Reid may have gotten the Senate to move his health-care bill forward, but a handful of conservative Democrats could still keep the bill from getting a final vote.
Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. November 18, 2009.
An AP poll indicates majority support for a health surtax on the rich that's even stronger than the one in the House bill.
Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. November 7, 2009.
With the vote of a single Republican, Democrats passed the Affordable Health Care Act for America.
Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. November 3, 2009.
The bill is so outlandishly aristocratic, it might just be a gift for Dems.
David Morse, AlterNet. October 12, 2009.
Americans have shaped our technology into a health care system that is less humane than those in nations plagued by colonialism and war.
Cenk Uygur, AlterNet. October 2, 2009.
In round 1, Emanuel and Dean boxed over what strategy was best for Dems to regain House seats in 2006. Dean was right there, and in the health care debate, he's right again.
Brad Reed, AlterNet. October 1, 2009.
Special interests have always worked to kill national health plans -- from the progressives' proposals during the Wilson era to Clinton's failed reforms in the 1990s.
BarbinMD, Daily Kos September 29, 2009.
Jon Walker, Firedoglake September 29, 2009.
Brad Reed, AlterNet. September 28, 2009.
Because it was created by Dr. Frankenstein and Satan? Actually, the truth is far less comforting.
Marcus Stern, ProPublica. September 23, 2009.
One-fifth of his constituents have no health insurance, and more than half want a public option, but Blue Dog Mike Ross has held fast against it. Could a sweetheart deal be why?
Kenny Smith, Religion Dispatches. September 17, 2009.
The death panel rumor is the real deal: values masquerading as truth, all in service of one heckuva group fantasy.
Cristina Jimenez, DMI Blog AlterNet: Immigration. September 16, 2009.
Contrary to the hysterical spin ...
Allison Kilkenny, True/Slant AlterNet: PEEK. September 14, 2009.
A media consumed with tracking Obama's popularity has failed to educate the American citizenry about the key elements of the debate.
Byard Duncan, AlterNet. September 12, 2009.
The debates over health care reform and the war in Afghanistan are dogged by the same questions: What is the cost to us? How have our priorities changed?
Staff, MoveOn.org AlterNet: Politics. September 9, 2009.
These people can't afford to wait for health care reform. How about you?
Dave Lindorff, This Can't Be Happening. September 9, 2009.
A few novel suggestions for how the president might use his speech before the joint session of Congress to break the health-care reform log-jam.
Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. September 7, 2009.
In his Meet the Press appearance, presidential adviser David Axelrod refused to say if Obama will trade away the public heath care plan.
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog. September 5, 2009.
To get anything meaningful through this session of Congress, the president will have to give congressional Democrats far more leadership and more cover.
Lindsay Beyerstein, The Media Consortium AlterNet: Politics. September 4, 2009.
The White House is signaling a willingness to drop the public plan from health-care reform. Progressives turn up the heat.
Chris Bowers, Open Left AlterNet: Politics. September 1, 2009.
The Democrats already have the votes and procedures in place to pass a public health-care plan. So what are they waiting for?
Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: Politics. September 1, 2009.
With two of the Gang of Six negotiating in bad faith, the White House signals a change of heart.
Staff, The Real News Network AlterNet: Video. August 31, 2009.
Howard Dean and Congressman Jim Moran (D-Va.) take on the health care debate.
Booman, Booman Tribune AlterNet: Health and Wellness. August 29, 2009.
Understanding this stuff offers a window into the prospects of health reforms passing.
