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Health Care Reform

Posted in August 6th, 2009
by hallslug in Health Care, Human Rights, Middle Class, Obama, Politics

Health Care Reform, Time to Go All In
It is time to go all in to support comprehensive health care reform. The stakes have gotten prohibitive. Republicans have essentially bet the House on it. Obama, for all intents and purposes, has wagered the White House agenda. The insurance and drug companies are pouring in dough.
This month [...]

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Not Everything in America Has to Make a Profit

Posted in July 26th, 2009
by hallslug in Health Care, Rich People

Not Everything in America Has to Make a Profit
How about this for a New Rule: Not everything in America has to make a profit. It used to be that there were some services and institutions so vital to our nation that they were exempt from market pressures. Some things we just didn’t do [...]

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Follow the Money in Health Care Debate

Posted in June 14th, 2009
by hallslug in Health Care, Human Rights, Middle Class, Obama

Follow the Money in Health Care Debate
Congress appears ready to confront one of the nation’s most contentious issues — health care reform — and arguments will fill the air in the coming months.
Much of the discussion so far has focused on President Obama’s proposal for a government-sponsored health plan that he says will reduce costs. [...]

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Medical Bills Causing Majority of Bankruptcies

Posted in June 5th, 2009
by hallslug in Health Care, Human Rights, Middle Class

Medical Bills Driving Majority of Middle Class Bankruptcy Filings
THURSDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) — In 2007, medical problems and expenses contributed to nearly two-thirds of all bankruptcies in the United States, a jump of nearly 50 percent from 2001, new research has found.
Since the data used in the study were collected prior to the current [...]

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