Tag: Health Care Reform
Carper’s State-Based Public Option Gains Steam
Tom Carper’s hybrid state co-op/public option plan is gaining momentum in the Senate right now. If you want to know what to think about the plan look at who’s praising it. A new proposal by Sen. Tom Carper would spell out how to boost competition in the private market by enacting government-run plans at the […]
Americans Prefer A Public Option Even If Democrats Go It Alone
Despite being declared DOA by the press multiple times, the public option is still popular with the American people. The Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll asked Americans about the public option and got some interesting results. QUESTION: Do you favor or oppose creating a government administered health insurance option that anyone can purchase to compete with […]
More Like This, Please
Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) gave a speech in the House that got the Republicans in a tizzy, because he’s so mean! Republicans are predictably and tiresomely fuming over Rep. Alan Grayson’s remark yesterday that “Republicans want you to die quickly,” and with Rep. Jimmy Duncan (R-TN) declaring: “That is about the most mean-spirited partisan statement […]
Carper’s Co-Op Compromise Plan
Tom Carper is reportedly floating a new/old compromise with Democratic leadership: Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) is quietly talking with the Senate Democratic leadership and Finance Committee members about an alternative to both the government insurance option and the nonprofit insurance cooperative. In a one-page document he began circulating last week, Carper suggests giving states the […]
Comment Rescue – Call Carper’s Office Today
John Manifold reminded us yesterday – we need to call Carper’s office today. Today the SFC will be debating several amendments relating to the public option. Carper is considered one of the Senators on the bubble, so calling him to tell him what you want is crucial. Bob Reich says Tuesday is the day to […]
Must-See Health Care Videos
The Obama plan in four minutes: Kansas Rep. Todd Tiahrt gets a laughed at by his constituents when he tries to tell another whopper about what’s in the health care reform bill. Tiarht is trying to convince his constituents that the bill will establish panels to determine doctor pay rates.
Carper Sells Out To Drug Companies
From a Booman Tribune post entitled, “For Shame, Tom Carper”, comes this gem (bold text added by me): In any case, there are people who qualify for Medicaid because they have a low income. And there are people who qualify for Medicare because they are 65 years-old. Then there are people who qualify for both, […]
Someone Needs To Update Mike Castle’s Talking Points
Steve Benen at Washington Monthly reports on a health care forum held by Rep. Eric Cantor and Rep. Bobby Scott in Virginia: Cantor was pressed, however, on a couple areas of interest. Richmond resident Ben Ragsdale demanded to know how Republicans were going to expand access to healthcare if they have only a four-page list […]
Fixing The Baucus Bill
Last week after months of negotiating, Max Baucus released his version of the health care reform bill. It was one a bill that had a rare bipartisan agreement – both Democrats and Republicans hated it. Among the concerns that Democrats had about the bill: It proposed a tax on so-called high- value health care plans, […]
The Public Is Smarter Than Republicans Think
Greg Sargent at Plumline finds some data in a Bloomberg poll that suggests that most Americans know that the Republican health-care reform opponents are just trying to scare people. Wow, this is cause for cautious optimism: Buried in a new Bloomberg poll is evidence that solid majorities dismiss all the leading right wing health care […]
Physicians Overwhelmingly Support The Public Option
As Obama pointed out in his speech last week, the U.S. has been attempting to reform its health care for many years. In years past, the opposition of physicians has been partially responsible for failure of reform. If these new poll results are any indication, this year may finally be the year that we get […]
The Speech Was A Game-Changer
Some survey data after Obama’s primetime address to Congress on health care reform shows big jumps in popularity for President Obama and for health care reform. First the Daily Kos/Research 2000 tracking poll: President Obama’s Net Favorability Rating–Cumulative Results After Each Day (Fav/Unfav rating after each day in parentheses) MONDAY: +9 (52/43) TUESDAY: +10 (52/42) […]
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