There seems to be some confusion here, even among well-informed readers, as to what the public option is and is not. And given that this particular bit of policy has become ALL THAT MATTERS -- pro- and contra -- to many folks about the … [Read more...]
How to support the public option
It's like everything else. Show them the money. The good folks at FireDogLake have taken the trouble of setting up an ActBlue page listing every member of Congress who has promised not to support a health care bill that lacks a … [Read more...]
(Re)Calling Out Tsongas & Kerry On The Public Option (NOW w/Poll)
At the beginning of June, I sent this short note to my US Congressional delegation which consists of Senators Kennedy and Kerry, plus Congresswoman Tsongas. I have been working since I was 14. Now, for the first time at the age of 43, I am … [Read more...]
Calling Out Tsongas & Kerry On The Public Option
Each response has the standard, we understand the scope of the problem (cite statistics) and this is what we have accomplished (cite legislation). What neither have is a bold statement that the PUBLIC OPTION is vital to reform.:v( Kerry's … [Read more...]
Public Option Under Media Assault:Meet the Press allows falsehoods to go unchallenged
Today June 21, 2009 Meet The Press had Nina Easton the Washington Bureau Chief for Fortune magazine on as guest.They were discussing President Obama's health care reform agenda when she said the following MS. EASTON: ...on every front with … [Read more...]
Why A Public Option Is Not An Option
The public option is not an option... it is a necessity. The LA Times reports that insurance executives want to keep their right to drop sick people off the plan for stupid reasons. The industry calls this "rescission," and … [Read more...]
Lehigh boots it again, this time on health care
How do you solve a problem like Scot Lehigh? How do you hold a moonbeam in your hand?Yes, the CBO costed out a not-finished, in-progress, incomplete version of a Senate health care bill, and found it wanting. That's to be patched up, … [Read more...]
Single Payer Amendment
Would one of you guys organizing for the single-payer amendment to the platform please explain why it seems so important to insert the single-payer language, rather than supporting Obama's public option, which would actually get us far down … [Read more...]
Health insurers: It’s not fair — we can’t compete!
Isn't the health insurance industry basically making our own case for us when they say stuff like this?“There’s no way to run a side-by-side competition within the current structure,” said Karen Ignagni, the chief … [Read more...]