Posted by: Colleen Haller on Feb 26, 2010
After all the questions and anticipation surrounding
yesterday's health care summit, it was finally here! Congressional leaders and
President Obama had a unique opportunity to discuss health reform and, for the
most part, move beyond popular talking points toward a substantive discussion
of what's really in health reform. Despite moments of honest debate, Republicans
tended to revert back to those tried-and often untrue-scare tactics about
health reform. I'd like to set the record straight on some misinformation
presented at the summit.
Posted by: Kate Blocher on Feb 23, 2010
The beltway has been abuzz ever since President Obama
announced he plans to hold a Health Care Summit between key Congressional
leaders. Will Republicans attend? Will President Obama provide a health reform
proposal? Will the Republicans provide their own proposal? If they do provide a
proposal, will meet
the criteria of meaningful health reform?
Posted by: Kate Blocher on Feb 22, 2010
If the news of impending premium
hikes in California wasn't enough to convince you of the urgency of passing
health reform, then the news that insurance companies in at least six other
states (and counting) have proposed dramatic rate increases as well should
shock you into the realization that the time for reform is NOW!
Posted by: Kate Blocher on Feb 17, 2010
Despite the recent epic snowfall in D.C., our congressional
leaders and President Barack Obama have continued to work towards a compromise
on the health reform bills, in hopes of finding a way to move it across the
finish line. Unfortunately, reform has not come quickly enough for many people
in California.
Posted by: Ron Pollack on Jan 21, 2010
Health reform has never been
easy. That lesson has come up throughout this year's legislative process - as
if decades of failed reforms had not yet made that clear.
Posted by: Ron Pollack on Jan 21, 2010
This week, Republican candidate Scott Brown won the Senate
seat in Massachusetts, leaving the Democrats just short of the 60 votes needed
for a filibuster-proof majority. Unfortunately, this is not the outcome we had
hoped for.
Posted by: Erin Kelly on Jan 14, 2010
Yesterday afternoon, the National Journal published an
article stating that health insurers have been funding ads by the Chamber of
Commerce. While that may not seem like breaking news, consider the goal of
these ads: They are part of an effort to kill reform.
Posted by: Mark Fisher on Dec 17, 2009
Even though the Christmas holiday is rapidly approaching,
and many are slowly decreasing their workloads, President Obama is hard at work
convincing Senators to pass health care reform before the 25th. On Tuesday, the President invited the Democratic
Caucus to the White House to discuss health insurance reform.
Posted by: Zoe Bendixen on Sep 18, 2009
The morning was gray and the
lines were long, but I wasn't complaining. At the end of that line was the
chance to listen to President Obama give a speech to more 20,000 people
gathered at the University
of Maryland College Park
on the need to enact health reform, and to enact that reform now.
Posted by: Julia Eisman on Sep 10, 2009
In a speech traversing policy, economics and emotion,
President Obama addressed a joint-session of Congress last night to put forth
his health care proposal. Up until this point, the President has held back to
allow Congress to move forward to develop bipartisan proposals to reform our
nation's health care system - taking a different approach from President
Clinton in 1993.
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