by Bill Scher | Jun 16, 2009 | Blog
As the health care debate heats up, it becomes clearer why most politicians flinch from tackling major reforms, and why it's so difficult to engage grassroots citizens to influence policy debates. The clear philosophical debate -- should our government provide a...
by Bill Scher | Jun 16, 2009 | Uncategorized
Beware Incomplete CBO Health Care Analysis NYT and AP hand obstructionists new talking points and hype preliminary CBO analysis of Sen. Ted Kennedy's health care bill showing a "cost at least $1 trillion over 10 years but [would] only insure about 16 million" leaving...
by Bill Scher | Jun 15, 2009 | Uncategorized
Obama Faces The AMA Health Care Blog's Michael Millenson previews today's presidential address to the AMA: "Look for Obama to remind the doctors how many more uninsured patients they’re seeing today and how much more involved Medicare has become in setting doctor pay...
by Bill Scher | May 27, 2009 | Uncategorized
Confirmation Expected of First Latina Supreme Court Justice NYT sizes up the SCOTUS battle ahead, or lack thereof: "The left was quiet Tuesday. Aside from commending the president’s pick of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, most liberal groups kept their comments to a minimum so...
by Bill Scher | May 26, 2009 | Uncategorized
Sotomayor Expected To Join Supreme Court Christy Hardin Smith lauds: "She grew up in the projects in the Bronx, lost her father at the age of nine, and was raised along with her brother (who is now a doctor) by her single mother. That's some life experience to bring...
