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What's So Scary About Offering People the Option of a Public Health Plan?

Dean Baker, AlterNet. July 8, 2009.
If the public plan is bad, then people will just stay with the options currently available in the private sector.

The Path to Victory on the Public Option

Chris Bowers, AlterNet: World. July 6, 2009.
It looks as if the Democrats have potentially 45 Democrats signed up to support the public option. Now is the time for the final push.

Rip-Off: Does Your Health Insurance Cover As Much As You Think It Does?

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. July 1, 2009.
Many plans don't cover basic medical expenses. This can lead to medical catastrophe.

I Would Likely Be Dead by Now if it Wasn't for One Thing ... Health Insurance

Ray McGovern, Consortium News. June 20, 2009.
My own medical emergencies have made me more conscious of the scandal in our country when it comes to health care.

When We Talk About Health Care, We're Forgetting One Important Group: The Already Insured

Michael Bader, AlterNet. June 19, 2009.
The suffering fostered by our system isn't limited to those who can't afford access to it. And their voices should be part of the debate, too.

Stuck in Your Job Because You Need the Health Benefits? You’re Not Alone.

Monica Sanchez, Blog for Our Future AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. May 31, 2009.
There are the millions of people for whom losing their employer-based coverage would have dire financial and health consequences.

Starbucks’ Health Care Policy Is Sickening

ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. May 27, 2009.
Tell Starbucks' CEO Howard Schultz to support his workers' right to unionize.

The Health Care Industry and their Capitol Hill Protectors Are Sabotaging Our Chance for True Reform

Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. April 24, 2009.
So far we have "reformed" the health insurance system by reinforcing precisely what's wrong with it.

Signs of Hope for Healthcare in the U.S. Senate

Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium AlterNet: Health and Wellness. April 16, 2009.
Of all the hurdles facing healthcare reform in 2009, the U.S. Senate is arguably the most formidable.

Sick Around America: Half-Assed Health Insurance Doesn’t Work

Christy Hardin Smith, Firedoglake AlterNet: Health and Wellness. March 30, 2009.
This infuriates me. And not just because I have a pre-existing condition that would likely have me on the "insurance blacklist."

Obama Demands Better Health Care for All: "This Time, We Will Not Fail"

Think ProgressMarch 7, 2009.
Obama has kicked off his ambitious goal of reforming health care and providing insurance to all Americans, delivering real change this year.

Keep Your Job, Lose Your Health Insurance

Monica Sanchez, Campaign for America's Future. February 7, 2009.
More and more employers are cutting or dropping health insurance coverage as the economic meltdown gains steam.

Why Employer-Based Health Insurance Doesn't Cut It

Molly M. Ginty, Women's eNews. January 14, 2009.
The majority of doctors believe a single-payer system would provide the best care.

The Dangers of McCain's Plan to Sell Health Insurance Across State Lines

Ella Hushagen, Stand Up for Health Care AlterNet: Health and Wellness. November 3, 2008.
A recent study shows that treating health insurance like an item on eBay would reduce costs for the healthy and raise them for everyone else.

Income and Education Are Bigger Determinants of Health Than Insurance, Report Shows

Maggie Mahar, Health Beat. October 20, 2008.
A new report reveals the degree to which a child's health is determined by the hand he or she draws at birth.

Cancer at 23: How Health Insurance Failed Me

Carey Purcell, AlterNet. October 15, 2008.
I had a job and health insurance when I got sick, but my claim was denied. And that was just the beginning.

Obama vs. McCain: How the Underinsured Would Fare Under the Candidates' Health Plans

Trudy Lieberman, Columbia Journalism Review. October 6, 2008.
Some 25 million Americans may be underinsured; that is, their insurance, good or bad, does not cover all their medical care.

McCain Campaign's Plan for Universal Coverage: Change the Definition of 'Uninsured'

Jason Rosenbaum, Huffington Post. September 1, 2008.
That's right. McCain's health adviser wants to solve our health care crisis by changing the definition of "uninsured" so that magically, no one is.

Universal Health Coverage Is No Silver Bullet

Niko Karvounis, Health Beat. August 29, 2008.
The key to smoothly running, affordable health care is changing medical treatments and procedures.

Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance: What to Expect and Why It Really Matters

Jared Bernstein, Huffington Post. August 21, 2008.
Going back to the 1940s, we've never completed an economic expansion where the middle-class family income failed to regain its prior peak.

[Part Two] Empty Talk Express: The Problems with McCain's Health Care Plan

Trudy Lieberman, Columbia Journalism Review. August 7, 2008.
McCain touts his health plan as a boon for consumers. But real-world data shows that buying health care is not the same as buying an iPod.

How Long Will Your Doctor Continue Accepting Private Insurance?

Maggie Mahar, Health Beat. July 18, 2008.
Doctors are getting fed up with private insurers. Here's a look at what out-of-pocket costs could look like for patients.

New Health Care Campaign To Pour $40 Million into Push for Universal Coverage

Roger Hickey, Campaign for America's Future. July 7, 2008.
It's time to replace our fragmented, wasteful health care system with one that provides quality, affordable care for every American.

Health "Insurance Jive": Do You Speak Insurance?

Rick Jacobs, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. June 20, 2008.
For anyone who has had their health insurance denied, dropped or delayed.

Health Insurance and Hard Choices

Amanda Marcotte, Pandagon AlterNet: PEEK. June 19, 2008.
Is prevention possible?

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