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Comment on What impact will the Stupak amendment have on healthcare reform? by Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:27:49 +0000

Brilliant, Stohn.

Comment on What impact will the Stupak amendment have on healthcare reform? by Speaker Pelosi joins McDermott and Inslee at Swedish in Seattle « healthcareWA

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:15:14 +0000

[...] and I’ll just go to the emergency room and hand the bill to [taxpayers]?” Confronting the ‘abortion amendment’ Pelosi said, “Let me say that we have for a long time now… been trying to find a common [...]

Comment on Where our head is by What impact will the Stupak amendment have? « healthcareWA

What impact will the Stupak amendment have? « healthcareWA — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:22:32 +0000

[...] impact will the Stupak amendment have? In a previous post, DJ asked the question: What are the practical economic impacts of the Stupak amendment limiting [...]

Comment on Representative Larsen responds to introduction of new House healthcare bill by Representative Rick Larsen supports public option in new House health bill « healthcareWA

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:09:53 +0000

[...] Larsen previously stated he was likely to support the bill, but wanted to read it before making further [...]

Comment on Got any ideas? by Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:53:24 +0000

Ron Paul has some ideas: http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul339.html

Comment on Breaking down the cost projections of the Senate and House healthcare bills by Good and bad reasons to oppose current healthcare legislation « healthcareWA

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:46:51 +0000

[...] to do is bankrupt America.” Carroll responds to this by pointing out the current proposal is deficit reducing. He also compares numbers – showing that current proposals put the cost of healthcare reform at [...]

Comment on The Right Responds to Healthcare Reform by Good and bad reasons to oppose current healthcare legislation « healthcareWA

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:45:46 +0000

[...] he also points out that the current talking points for the Republican opposition to healthcare reform are out of touch with reality and lack [...]

Comment on The Right Responds to Healthcare Reform by Republicans to propose alternative healthcare bill « healthcareWA

Republicans to propose alternative healthcare bill « healthcareWA — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:34:48 +0000

[...] to propose alternative healthcare bill I indicated a few days ago that Republicans have been extremely critical of the House healthcare bill, while [...]

Comment on New poll suggests 1033 race closer than expected by 2009 Election Update « healthcareWA

2009 Election Update « healthcareWA — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:58:44 +0000

[...] Election Update Initiative 1033 Two recent polls from SurveyUSA and UW researchers on Initiative 1033 show a significant shift from less than a month ago. On October 6th a SurveyUSA [...]

Comment on Gillespie says Dems set to lose 20 seats, perhaps House by Stohn

Stohn — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:52:52 +0000

The Washington Post has an article today about hot seats for 2010:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/01/AR2009110102518.html?wpisrc=newsletter

Comment on Lieberman to Join Republican Filibuster by The movers and shakers of healthcare reform « healthcareWA

The movers and shakers of healthcare reform « healthcareWA — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:53:27 +0000

[...] how just a handful of legislators can determine the outcome of important legislation. Last week, I wrote about Sen. Joe Lieberman’s (I-CT) opposition to the public option – here’s what the [...]

Comment on What Obama’s numbers mean for reform by Gillespie says Dems set to lose 20 seats, perhaps House « healthcareWA

Gillespie says Dems set to lose 20 seats, perhaps House « healthcareWA — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:15:15 +0000

[...] says Dems set to lose 20 seats, perhaps House As I discussed last week, passing healthcare reform is increasingly about next year’s midterm elections as much as it [...]

Comment on Breaking down the cost projections of the Senate and House healthcare bills by Max Brown

Max Brown — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:41:03 +0000

Hey! Thought you guys might like to check out this NYtimes article I saw recently… interesting stuff

http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/24/universal-coverage-a-revenue-windfall/

Comment on The Right Responds to Healthcare Reform by Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:28:02 +0000

I wonder how many of the conservatives would have supported President Bush if he had pushed for a “universal” health care system?

While I fundamentally don’t disagree with the conservatives that the government should become extensively involved in health care, the reality is that the government has been extensively involved with the contemporary conception of health care since its inception. The question isn’t so much more involvement per say as much as it is more investment into what already exists.

Comment on Everett Clinic opposes Public Option by A “robust” public option means no public option « healthcareWA

A “robust” public option means no public option « healthcareWA — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:45:32 +0000

[...] in getting positive outcomes for Medicare patients at a low cost, makes the point just as well. We posted his letter to the Washington delegation earlier. Here’s the crux. As you know, Medicare pays less in Washington than it pays in other states. [...]

Comment on “All the news that’s fit to print” by S. 1776 dies « healthcareWA

S. 1776 dies « healthcareWA — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:54:17 +0000

[...] Medicare Physician Fairness Act, will not see a vote this week. I talked about this bill here and here. A motion for cloture failed today 47-53. Sen. Cantwell and Sen. Murray both voted yes. In Oregon, [...]

Comment on R-71 forum at Edmonds Community College sponsored by healthcareWA by Healthcare implications of Referendum 71 « healthcareWA

Healthcare implications of Referendum 71 « healthcareWA — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:00:40 +0000

[...] of Referendum 71 from Joe Mirabella, one of the panelists at healthcareWA’s recent forum on the referendum. The ACLU sent a film crew around the state of Washington to gather stories of [...]

Comment on R-71 forum at Edmonds Community College sponsored by healthcareWA by Reject 71 campaign uses robo calls to reach voters « healthcareWA

Reject 71 campaign uses robo calls to reach voters « healthcareWA — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:10:48 +0000

[...] campaign. Click the link to listen to the robo call. Reject 71 Robo Call healthcareWA sponsored a forum on Referendum 71 and the “Everything but Marriage Law” almost two weeks ago at Edmonds [...]

Comment on The silent bomb in healthcare reform by S. 1776 dies « healthcareWA

S. 1776 dies « healthcareWA — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:44:14 +0000

[...] 1776, the Medicare Physician Fairness Act, will not see a vote this week. I talked about this bill here and here. A motion for cloture failed today 47-53. Sen. Cantwell and Sen. Murray both voted yes. In [...]

Comment on Snohomish County hosts healthcare discussion by Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon speaks to healthcare policy « healthcareWA

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:20:50 +0000

[...] County Executive Aaron Reardon speaks to healthcare policy Last week healthcareWA reported that Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon hosted a healthcare summit for Snohomish County. [...]

Comment on The silent bomb in healthcare reform by “All the news that’s fit to print” « healthcareWA

“All the news that’s fit to print” « healthcareWA — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:16:38 +0000

[...] was discussed. But more importantly in my mind was the discussion on adjusting Medicare rates. I wrote about this earlier this week. It looks like the bill to eliminate the, now reported at 21.5%, cut to physician payments effective [...]

Comment on First local swine flu death by First King Co. Swine Flu Death; Male in 20’s

First King Co. Swine Flu Death; Male in 20’s — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:41:19 +0000

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