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Meet the New Medicare Official Republicans Wanted to Block

AlterNet Staff, Money-Driven Medicine. July 12, 2010.

Republicans promised thwart the appointment of Donald Berwick to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, so Obama gave him a recess appointment.

Hey Dems, That Senate Bill You Just Blocked Isn't Something to Celebrate

John Nichols, TheNation.com. December 7, 2009.

The Democratic "strategy" of paying for health-care reform by nickle-and-diming Medicare is a fool's errand.

Public Option Looking Good In the Senate ... Baucus Ballistic, According to ABC News

deleted, AlterNet. October 22, 2009.

Naysayers declared it impossible, but ABC News reports that Harry Reid thinks he has the votes to get a public option to the Senate floor.

Video: Dem Senator Criticizes Progressives for Pushing Public Option

deleted, AlterNet. September 30, 2009.

Sen. Charles Schumer, whose amendment for a public option in the Baucus health-care bill failed yesterday, says pressure from the left is hurting the cause.

Streaming Video: Showdown on Public Option Today in Senate

Lindsay Beyerstein, The Media Consortium. September 29, 2009.

The showdown in the Senate Finance Committee over a public health insurance plan is taking place today. Analysis here, with livestream of the debate.

Video: New Ad Calls out Baucus on Public Option; Cites $4 Million Received from Health and Insurance Industries

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. September 29, 2009.

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee and Democracy for America are running an ad targeting the Senate Finance Committee Chairman who's blocking the public option.

5 Reasons the Baucus Health Bill Fails the Basics

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. September 18, 2009.

The Baucus health care proposal is a terrible bill. And the Senate's foremost health care expert is having none of it.

In a Big Labor Day "F*ck You" to Working People, Sen. Max Baucus Continues to Ruin Healthcare Reform

Allison Kilkenny, True/Slant. September 7, 2009.

Baucus refuses to support the public option even though a majority of his constituents say they support it.

Video: Obama Ready to Go Partisan on Health Care

deleted, AlterNet. September 1, 2009.

With two of the Gang of Six negotiating in bad faith, the White House signals a change of heart.

Stay Tuned For Blue Dog Hissy Fits This Week (And What Else is in Store on Healthcare)

mcjoan, Daily Kos. August 3, 2009.

A roundup of what too look for in the ongoing battle over healthcare reform on Capitol Hill.

No Public Option in Senate Health Care Bill?

deleted, AlterNet. July 28, 2009.

Early reports on the Senate Finance Committee health care bill say it will not have a public plan.

The Wall Street-Health Care Connection: Fat Cats Want to Tax Your Benefits

Mike Elk, AlterNet. July 23, 2009.

The conservative Democrats who want to tax your health-care benefits have friends in deep-pocketed places.

Mad Max: Progressives Go After Baucus on Health Reform

Digby, Hullabaloo. July 21, 2009.

Poor Max. I'm sure he's not going to like having his constituents know that he's one of the insurance industry's very special friends.

Corporate Profits Muscle Out The Public Opition

Robert L. Borosage, Campaign for America's Future. June 17, 2009.

Senators are catering to the private insurance industry that has profited from the problem rather than helping to solve it.

AIG Won't Release Names Of Executives, Citing Death Threats

Ryan Grim, Huffington Post, American News Project. March 18, 2009.

Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), chairman of the Financial Services Committee, requested the names and threatened to subpoena them.

Will Americans Ever Get Their Health Care Reform -- And Why I Suddenly Feel Very Lucky to Have AIDS

Thomas DeLorenzo, Huffington Post. February 21, 2009.

America, let me welcome you to what those of us with chronic diseases have known all along.

Will This Man Fix American Health Care?

Ezra Klein, The American Prospect. June 27, 2008.

Max Baucus wants to convince us to let him try.

How Many "Free Trade" Senators Can PhRMA Turn Into Corporate Protectionists?

David Sirota, May 8, 2007.

David Sirota: $19 million in drug industry campaign contributions buy a big Senate vote yesterday.

Cause & Effect: The Anatomy of a Big Progressive Victory

David Sirota, April 16, 2007.

David Sirota: Progressives notch a huge victory on the biggest economic issue of all - globalization.

Congress’ Upcoming "Free" Trade Fight: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

David Sirota, March 6, 2007.

David Sirota: Fair international economic policies depend on advocacy organizations' ability to play hardball with Democrats.