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 […]
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The economic tape worm that is the U.S. healthcare industry
Could the Public Option be back on the table?
I haven’t done any poking around to verify it yet, but, according to this note that I just received from MoveOn, it looks like the public option might be trying to dig its way out of the grave… Here’s the note: The best way to rescue health care reform is also the best chance for […]
Robert Reich on the death of the public option
As usual, I agree with former Labor Secretary Robert Reich. Here’s a clip from his most recent article: The public option is dead, killed by a handful of senators from small states who are mostly bought off by Big Insurance and Big Pharma or intimidated by these industries’ deep pockets and power to run political […]
A retired surgeon speaks out on healthcare reform
Retired surgeon John Gary Maxwell, a professor emeritus at both the University of North Carolina and the University of Utah medical schools, recently penned an editorial on healthcare reform entitled Health Reform from My Side of the Surgery Table. I found it insightful, and thought I’d pass along the link… And, here, for those of […]