by Bill Scher | May 9, 2007 | Blog
Business leaders jumped into the universal health care pool this week, as 36 companies formed the Coalition to Advance Healthcare Reform and called for a system where all individuals are required to carry health insurance. The announcement further shifts the center of...
by Bill Scher | May 8, 2007 | Blog
A little sampling of blogger reactions to yesterday's Senate vote scuttling an attempt to allow cheaper prescription drugs to be imported from Canada. David Sirota: "How Many 'Free Trade' Senators Can PhRMA Turn Into Corporate Protectionists?" Down With Tyranny:...
by Bill Scher | May 8, 2007 | Blog
I spoke too soon on Friday, when I heralded a Senate vote denying a filibuster on allowing drug imports from Canada, where costs are lower. Yesterday, Big Pharma struck back, winning a vote inserting a disingenuous provision, only allowing imports if the Secretary of...
by Bill Scher | May 8, 2007 | Blog
There is more evidence that partially privatizing Medicare is currently hurting our seniors. Private insurers already have been given a role in delivering Medicare coverage. In addition to private companies providing "Part D" prescription drug coverage, seniors...
by Bill Scher | May 7, 2007 | Blog
More evidence of how partially privatizing Medicare is currently hurting our seniors, in today's New York Times. Private insurers already have been given a role in delivering Medicare coverage. In addition to private companies providing "Part D" prescription drug...
