Why Is Maggie Mahar Lying About Health Reform?

By: Thursday November 5, 2009 2:42 am

Sad to say, but Maggie Mahar is lying about health care reform.

Race for Ted Kennedy’s Senate Seat Ignores Issues

By: Saturday October 31, 2009 7:01 pm

Issues take a back seat in the Massachusetts Senate race.

The New House Bill’s CBO Numbers

By: Friday October 30, 2009 2:04 am

It’s not so different from the last bill.

Kucinich Amendment Stripped from House Bill

By: Wednesday October 28, 2009 10:26 pm

According to Progressive Democrats of America and OpEdNews, the Kucinich Amendment has been stripped from the bill.

The “We’ve Been Trying to Get Single Payer for 60 Years” Myth

By: Sunday October 25, 2009 3:54 pm

There’s only been one President to support single payer in the last 60 years: Harry Truman.

Medicare for All Public Support Levels: An Analysis

By: Thursday October 22, 2009 3:12 pm

How much does the public support Medicare for All?

Does the US Have the World’s #1 Health Care System? Maybe

By: Monday October 5, 2009 6:16 am

It’s a popular leftist talking point that the US doesn’t have the best health care system in the world. However, deciding which health care system is best really depends upon how we measure success. The WHO rankings are often cited as proof that the US system is not the best, but this ranking has several problems, the most obvious being that it’s nine years out of date. But even aside from that, this study is open to question because it does not just measure health care quality but also, in part, health care equity and even potential health care quality given GDP.

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