by Bill Scher | Jul 15, 2009 | Uncategorized
Cost-Saving Public Plan In House Bill The Hill on timing for legislation: "Three House committees will begin marking up their legislation before the end of the week, setting up what would be a historic vote on President Obama’s signature domestic issue in just over...
by Bill Scher | Jul 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
Wal-Mart Gives Momentum to Employer Mandate White House holds health care town hall at 1:15 PM ET Wal-Mart joins SEIU to back employer mandate to provide insurance. NYT: "But Wal-Mart’s embrace of the employer mandate may come at a price. In its letter, the company...
by Bill Scher | Jun 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Will Senate Listen To 3/4 of US on Health Care? Second major poll finds huge support for public plan option. NYT: "72 percent of those questioned supported a government-administered insurance plan — something like Medicare for those under 65 — that would compete for...
by Sam Pizzigati | Jun 21, 2009 | Blog, Economy
In a down economy, apologists for the awesomely affluent are having to dig deep for inspiration. In the process, they're getting dirty and looking dopey. In tough economic times, work for some people can suddenly become significantly more difficult. Take, for...
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...
