by Isaiah J. Poole | Mar 25, 2007 | Blog
Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd said his plan was based on four principles: universality (“everyone participates, everyone benefits,” prevention, extend Medicaid to more families, and improving the use of technology. He referenced his leadership in getting the...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Mar 25, 2007 | Blog
A passionate New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton recalled the “battle scars” from the days when she tried to launch a detailed health plan when her husband, Bill Clinton, was president, into what proved to be an unforgiving political environment. In her opening...
by Bill Scher | Mar 24, 2007 | Blog
The health care goals and plans of seven presidential candidates, all Democrats, are being laid side by side for the first time Saturday as the Center for American Progress and Service Employees International Union host the "New Leadership On Health Care" presidential...
by Bill Scher | Mar 24, 2007 | Blog
The health care goals and plans of seven presidential candidates, all Democrats, are being laid side by side for the first time Saturday as the Center for American Progress and Service Employees International Union host the "New Leadership On Health Care" presidential...
by Bill Scher | Mar 24, 2007 | Blog
Senator Barack Obama reiterated his pledge to achieve universal health care by the end of his first term as president, and urged voters to "judge" his performance on that pledge. He downplayed policy details, saying "every four years someone trots out a white paper,"...
by Bill Scher | Mar 24, 2007 | Blog
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson said the "cornerstone" of his plan is to allow all Americans and business to be able to purchase the same coverage that members of Congress have, while offering "help" for those will low-incomes. He also argued for an expansion of...