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14 hours ago ago from Hullabaloo

President Goldilocks by digby Depends on what the meaning of the word "campaign" is: Obama said the public option "has become a source of ideological contention between the left and right." But, he added, "I didn't campaign on the public option. Perhaps he didn't have it at the center of his campaign, but his campaign documents certainly included it (PDF) : The Obama plan both builds upon and improves our current insurance system, ...

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ObamaCare Then = ObamaCare Now

21 hours ago ago from Donklephant

Ezra Klein did some digging and finds that the health care plans Obama proposed during the campaign season ( pdf ) closely mirrors what is currently on the table. First, what he said then The Obama-Biden plan provides new affordable health insurance options by: (1) guaranteeing eligibility for all health insurance plans; (2) creating a National Health Insurance Exchange to help Americans and businesses purchase private health ...

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The Obama Administration Backing Down On The Public Option Health Insurance

8 hours ago ago from Public Health Insurance Option

Most of the White house aides to President Obama is downplaying the public option and their leader is no longer demanding a government run health care system. With all the opposition form the Senate from both the Republican and the Democrats, it seems that Obama  has mellowed down and will not like to see a government run health care system. These war of words from the within the democratic party has echoed through the halls of power! ...

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How come health insurance companies are allowed to discriminate against people with disabilities?

20 hours ago ago from Insurance In US

How is it legal for health insurance companies to discriminate against people with disabilities (I mean, medical disabilities), but other companies are not allowed to, like grocery stores are not allowed to? Or maybe it IS legal for other businesses to discriminate against people I am really just curious, that's all. About the legal process. Health insurance companies kind of make me mad, because of this issue. I know I am expressing a ...

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Buying the Private Health Insurance Us

10 hours ago ago from The Wonderful World of Insurance

Unless we work for a good place to start. But how do you know which policy offers you coverage for Maryland families that earn $25,600 or less annually. Other plans are available in Baltimore and determine the law student health insurance of compensation varies and it becomes simpler for you would not know this information. So it would be the best. Comparing the australia private health insurance of consumers are suddenly finding ...

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Did Obama Campaign On The Public Option? Yes But Not Entirely

2 hours ago ago from Huffington Post

President Barack Obama, in an interview with The Washington Post , said on Tuesday that in the two years leading up to his election he "didn't campaign on the public option" for insurance coverage. Could that possibly be true? A plan for government-run insurance has been the focal point of the soon-to-be-concluded health care debate; the catalyst of white-hot partisan warfare; and the provision that progressive and conservatives alike have ...

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After Ripping Clinton And McCain, Obama Embraces Their Policies

1 hour, 4 minutes ago ago from Huffington Post

In an interview with The Washington Post on Tuesday, President Barack Obama challenged his critics to identify any "gap" between what he campaigned on last year and the health care legislation Congress is on the verge of passing. Critics, however, do have a few of his campaign pledges to point to. Most notably, Obama launched high-profile attacks against two of his campaign opponents for taking policy positions that are now reflected in the ...

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Lincoln Mitchell: Improving the Health Care Bill After it Passes Will Not Be Easy

1 hour, 4 minutes ago ago from Huffington Post

There is been so many distractions around the health care bill this year, that it is hard to evaluate it on its merits. Health care reform has been something of a holy grail for progressives for more than half a century, so the debate was not likely to be simple or unemotional, but the last few months have exceeded even these expectations. Opponents of health care reform launched protest movements which warned of death panels, raised the ...

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Roger Hickey: Don't Kill the Health Reform Bill. Improve It.

22 hours ago ago from Huffington Post

The blogosphere is aflame with debate over the Senate health care bill. I've just been sent 10 reasons (in one blog post) why progressives should kill the bill and start over in the battle to really reform health care. Administration spokespeople add fuel to the flames when they lecture critics on the left about how great the legislation is -- or dismissively explain to the media how the White House doesn't need progressives politically (and ...

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Obama's Health Care Pledge: Getting a Deal Trumps Making the Process Transparent

10 hours ago ago from Politics Daily

When candidate Barack Obama was criss-crossing the country in his two-year presidential campaign, a standard part of his stump speech -- lines that always won him applause -- had to do with his promise to negotiate health care reform in public, on C-SPAN, for all to see. As the wrangling over health overhaul legislation heads into its final stretch, it's clear that was a promise President Obama did not keep. The dealmaking remained behind ...

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