From the Huffington Post: Just hours before the Senate Finance Committee is set to vote (and likely pass) its version of health care reform legislation, the liberal advocacy group MoveOn.org has announced a new television advertisement slamming the final product. Narrated by former health insurance executive Wendell Potter, the spot[Read More…]
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LWVPFA Health Care Reform Presentation Coming to Village Hall
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Confused about Health Care Reform proposals? Members of the League of Women Voters of the Park Forest Area admit they’re confused as well. That’s why they’ve invited Dr. Nike Mourikes from Physicians for a National Health Program to Park Forest Village Hall to explain what bills have[Read More…]
Weekly Address – President Obama Praises Emerging Consensus on Health Insurance Reform
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2009. The historic movement to bring real, meaningful health insurance reform to the American people gathered momentum this week as we approach the final days of this debate. Having worked on this issue for the better part of a year, the Senate Finance Committee is finishing deliberations[Read More…]
Kerry, Kirk Renew Call for Public Option
BOSTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2009. Senators John Kerry and Paul Kirk signed a letter urging the inclusion of a public option in any health reform legislation that will be considered on the Senate floor. “I believe deeply in a robust public option,” said Senator Kerry. “With Ted Kennedy, I’ve fought hard on[Read More…]
Preliminary Analysis by CBO of the America’s Healthy Future Act of 2009 As Amended
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2009. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) have just issued a preliminary analysis of the Senate Finance Committee Chairman’s mark for the America’s Healthy Future Act of 2009, incorporating the amendments that have been adopted to date by[Read More…]
Bob Dole: Health Care Will Pass, ‘We’ve Got to do Something’
From the Huffington Post: Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (R-Kans.) told reporters on Wednesday that opposition to the president’s health care package was driven, in part, by knee-jerk partisanship and he urged Congressional Republicans to consider backing a version of reform. The 1996 Republican presidential candidate also predicted, following[Read More…]
People in Other Democratic Nations Spend Less on Health Care, Provide Health Care for All, and Live Longer
Commentary ENEWSPF– Here are the most recent health care statistics from the World Health Organization for the United States and other democratic nations: Statistics for the United States: Total population: 302,841,000 Gross national income per capita (PPP international $): 44,070 Life expectancy at birth m/f (years): 75/80 Healthy life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2003): 67/71 Probability of dying[Read More…]
Video: Olbermann’s Closing Pitch for Health Care Reform
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy Commentary If you missed Countdown tonight, at least watch the last 11 minutes of tonight’s show, which was dedicated in its entirety to a call for health care reform. I was expecting a rant. Instead, Keith personalized the[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Health Insurance Reform Event With U.S. Doctors
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2009 – 11:17 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. Thank you, guys. Thank you. Please, have a seat on this spectacular day here in the Rose Garden. I want to welcome all the doctors who gave joined us today at the White House. But there[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation Re: Child Health Day, 2009
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2009. Our Nation has an obligation to provide access to affordable, high-quality health care for all our children. No child should be forced to go without medical attention because the cost of a doctor visit is too high. Healthy children are better equipped to combat illness and[Read More…]
