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Rush, who is planning to retire in March after 23 years on the job, said a government-funded federal public plan that competes against private health care insurers would raise costs and bring down quality. "We think it is a very big mistake that would...
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Congressional budget experts say the new Senate health care bill would make a government health plan widely available. The Congressional Budget Office said Thursday that about two-thirds of the U.S. population would have a public plan available in their...
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As promised, Senator ReidSenator Reid released the full text of his Health Care Reform Plan in easy to read PDF format. Here is the link to the Senate bill H.R.3590http://democrats.senate.gov/reform/patient-protection-affordable-care-act.pdfPersonally,...
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In dueling floor speeches, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) each portrayed himself “on the right side of history.” Reid trumpeted the Democrats’ $849 billion bill, which received its cost analysis from the...
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A feud between Congressman Patrick Kennedy and Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop threatens to spiritually exile the son of the nation's most famous Catholic family. Their feud over abortion and the health care overhaul has escalated to the...
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The bishop from America’s most Catholic state, and increasingly one of the church’s most provocative prelates, has provided a rather concise explanation for his willingness to clash with politicians: Christians are not supposed to be nice, at least not...
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You know what one of the biggest lies the conservatives spread about healthcare reform and the public option? It’s that both are not supported by the American public at large. In order to make such a statement they have to ignore...
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As nightfall does not come all at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly unchanged. And it is in such twilight that we all must be aware of change in the air however slight, lest we become...
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The Health Care Reform head-ache, the news coverage of the head-ache, and why not real Medicare for everyone? This article below is also found in the blog. The House is eager for us to go blind before we find out there is no Medicare for all, or real...
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Delay is rarely good for politicians trying to pass legislation. The possibility that Congress might not complete action on a major health care bill this year is another frustration for President Barack Obama and his allies. Even if it doesn't sink the...
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