It’s worth noting that the House healthcare bill already incorporates a public health insurance plan. The issue has always been in the Senate, where we’d need at least 50 votes under reconciliation, with the Vice President casting the deciding vote. Fortunately, we seem to be making progress there as well. As of today, we’ve got […]
Tag Archives: healthcare reform
Congressman Alan Grayson calls for a vote on the Public Option now
Random thoughts on a Thursday night alone
I was all excited to write about this rumor going around today that Chief Justice John Roberts was preparing to step down from the Supreme Court for “personal reasons,” but, sadly, it looks like it’s not true. I hate when stuff like that happens, and I get my hopes all up about something, only to […]
The economic tape worm that is the U.S. healthcare industry
I just happened across and interesting graph in the New York Times, showing what, according to a non-partisan research organization called the Commonwealth Fund, we as a nation would have saved had we implemented the healthcare reforms proposed by Nixon, Carter and Clinton. I suspect it won’t change the debate much, as people seem to […]
The Public Option, alive, scratching at coffin lid
I don’t know if it’s for real this time, or if it’s just more political posturing on the part of certain Democrats, but it seems as though the so-called “public option” may not be as completely dead as we’d been led to believe. The following clip comes from The Hill: …The recess week ended up […]