How Co-Ops Could Work; Hint: Ignore Kent Conrad |
| By: thebagofhealthandpolitics Monday August 17, 2009 1:30 pm |
Conrad probably doesn’t get that he’s on to something which may drastically alter the American health care system for the better.
Universal Coverage, Not Terminology, Is Non-Negotiable |
| By: thebagofhealthandpolitics Sunday August 16, 2009 4:01 pm |
I understand the frustration, but think people need to realize that Kent Conrad and Max Baucus aren’t dictators of health care reform.
Without a public option, Obama’s health plan must die |
| By: Kirk Murphy Sunday August 16, 2009 11:48 am |
This morning the NYT reports President Obama’s ready to throw the public option under the insurance companies limousines.
According to The Associated Press, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is suggesting the White House is ready to accept nonprofit insurance cooperatives instead of a government-run public option in a health overhaul plan.
Speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Ms. Sebelius says Mr. Obama still believes there should be choice and competition” in the health insurance market — but that a public option is “not the essential element.”
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