Health Care Reform – Page 14

Twitter War Between Specter And Grassley

By Unstable Isotope August 14, 20099 Comments

I can't tell you how awesome this is. I'm sure this is a direct result of the forum that Specter spoke at this morning. During the forum he was asked…

The GOP Has Already Lost The Argument On Health Care Reform

By Unstable Isotope August 11, 200910 Comments

Back in May, Republican language guru Frank Luntz wrote a memo for Republicans on how to fight the Democratic plan for health care reform. The Republicans did a good job…

Privatized Death Panels

By Unstable Isotope August 11, 200940 Comments

In the conservative utopian fantasy world private insurance companies are warm, loving entities that have only your best interests at heart and can make bucketfuls of profits doing it. In…

This is How It is Supposed To Work

By cassandra_m August 10, 200910 Comments

The peripatetic Mike Stark went to a Town Hall Meeting for held by Rep. Tom Perriello in rural VA, and found an interesting dynamic:

Briefing on the Progress of Health Insurance Legislation Tonite

By cassandra_m August 10, 20099 Comments

There is an event tonite in Newark to providing up-to-date information and some training on the current state of the health insurance reform effort:

Conservative vs. Conservative

By Unstable Isotope August 10, 200932 Comments

Sarah Palin weighed in on health care reform last week by accusing the Obama administration of wanting to kill her parents and her baby. So, what do other conservatives have…

I’ve Been Thinking About This All Wrong

By Unstable Isotope August 7, 200926 Comments

I've realized that I've been thinking about this health care reform thing all wrong, and I have the wingnuts to thank for it. I've been worried about Republican office holders…

Pearlstein Tells It Like It Is

By pandora August 7, 200911 Comments

As a columnist who regularly dishes out sharp criticism, I try not to question the motives of people with whom I don't agree. Today, I'm going to step over that…

Has Violence Already Started?

By Unstable Isotope August 6, 2009176 Comments

As has been documented before, the Republican party and astroturf lobbying groups have been encouraging people to disrupt townhall meetings of Democratic members of Congress. These tea party activists are…

Paul Krugman Simplifies Health Care Reform For You

By Unstable Isotope August 3, 200914 Comments

The invaluable Paul Krugman explains health care reform for easy understanding: The essence is really quite simple: regulation of insurers, so that they can’t cherry-pick only the healthy, and subsidies,…

Best Health Care System In The World!

By Unstable Isotope August 2, 200936 Comments

Newsweek's Jonathan Alter channels his inner blogger to defend our current health care system: Why should I be entitled to the same insurance that members of Congress get? Blue Dogs…

Susan Collins Wants To Kill Your Grandmother

By Unstable Isotope July 30, 200910 Comments

The newest silly GOP talking point about healthcare reform is about the provision requiring hospitals to provide end-of-life counseling to people who wanted it. This proposal has turned into a…

What Is The Process To Get A Healthcare Reform Bill?

By Unstable Isotope July 30, 200913 Comments

My understanding of the legislative process is pretty low, but here is what is happening to the best of my understanding. Health care reform is not dead! It's moving forward,…