Commentary By Jamison Foser All year, the media have told us that passage of health care reform requires not just the 51 Senate votes that would constitute a majority, but the 60 votes required to invoke cloture and shut off debate. It’s such a common refrain, the media often employ[Read More…]
Health Care Reform
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Socialized Medicine? Not At All. 5 Myths About Health Care Around the World
Blog Commentary. From T.R. Reid at the Washington Post: As Americans search for the cure to what ails our health-care system, we’ve overlooked an invaluable source of ideas and solutions: the rest of the world. All the other industrialized democracies have faced problems like ours, yet they’ve found ways to[Read More…]
eNews Park Forest Health Care Reform Resources
Analysis By Rosemary Piser Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The time has come for comprehensive health care reform that will put the United States on a path to the delivery of high performance health care for all its citizens. According to data published by the Department of Health and Human Services, in[Read More…]
Let’s Get Back To Basics On Reform Of U.S. Health Insurance System
Commentary By John A. Ostenburg Lots of people are trying to make the Washington debate on health care much more complicated than it should be. Actually it’s really about only two issues: (1) making sure that the millions of Americans who presently have no health insurance are able to get[Read More…]
Myths and Falsehoods About Health Care Reform
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Media Matters for America identifies and debunks 14 myths and falsehoods surrounding the health care reform debate. MYTH 1: There is no health care crisis CLAIM: The health care system currently works fine, and only a purportedly small number of uninsured people would benefit from reform. RUSH LIMBAUGH:[Read More…]
Extreme Challenges: Health Care on Anderson Cooper 360
Embedded video from CNN Video Health care reform has become one of the most controversial issues in the country. We debunk the myths surrounding this hot-button issue and clarify the plans for overhauling the health care system. We’ll break through the political rhetoric, explain the various proposals, and weigh the[Read More…]
Weekly Address – President Obama Debunks ‘Phony Claims’ about Health Reform; Emphasizes Consumer Protections, August 22, 2009
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2009. Each and every day in this country, Americans are grappling with health care premiums that are growing three times the rate of wages and insurance company policies that limit coverage and raise out-of-pocket costs. Thousands are losing their insurance coverage each day. Without real reform, the[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Meeting With Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2009. “The President invited Senator Daschle to the White House for a quick check-in on the health insurance reform process and to exchange views on the process moving forward. Senator Daschle is one of the foremost experts on health care and on the legislative process, and has[Read More…]
Insurance Jive: The Real ‘Death Panels’
Commentary from Courage Campaign: Our “Insurance Jive” video shows that insurance companies actually operate de facto “death panels” — and demonstrates why we must demand that a strong public option be included in health care reform. Send this video to your friends and help spread a progressive message that shows[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at the Organizing for American National Health Care Forum
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2009 – 2:45 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. Hey! Thank you. AUDIENCE: Yes we can! Yes we can! Yes we can! Yes we can! THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Please have a seat. This looks like a casual crowd; I’m going to —[Read More…]
