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(Nov. 20) -- Everyone knows the old cliche – Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. But what do you say when you get fooled the third, fourth, fifth or sixth time? That's what supporters of health care reform might want to ask themselves 'round about now. After all, early promises made about the health care reform law enacted in March keep falling by the wayside. Here are a few of the big ones: It will be good for Democrats in November. In mid-March, White House adviser David Axelrod told CNN that reform would help Democrats in the midterms. And Robert Creamer ...
ObamaCare: Delayed Stratification
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Health Care Reform: You'll Learn to Love It
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyI know you conservatives are upset about the health care reform bill clearing the House, but let me spin it another way for you.Gone are the days when you could pay the doctor with chickens and rutabagas, and those days are not coming back unless we're in a nuclear winter (in which case our current problems will seem small).Who among you can say you haven't looked at Medicare recipients and wished you too were 65 years old? Probably the first time in history that an adult longed for old age. Likewise, Medicaid for the poor may have looked like a pretty good deal if you earned too much to ...
Who's Uninsured in the U.S.?
By Mary C. Curtis - Politics DailyDiscover where your state stands when it comes to health insurance. National Public Radio is featuring a map showing -- by state and congressional district -- the percentage of people under 65 and children under 18 who don't have coverage, according to the Census Bureau.Some highlights of the Census Bureau report: 17 percent of the U.S. population under 65 had no health insurance last year; Texas had the highest rate of uninsured at 26.5 percent, and Florida was second at 24.8 percent; Massachusetts, which requires most residents to have insurance, had the lowest rate of the uninsured under 65 ...
Health, Wealth and the American Way: Simple Questions, Hard Answers About Reform
By Bob Franken - Politics DailyThe many elements of health care reform are mind-bogglingly complex, but there are some simple questions that anyone hoping to address it needs to ask first. ...
Dr. Regina Benjamin: Family Doctor Obama's Pick for Surgeon General
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyPresident Obama has made a second nomination for the next surgeon general, after CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta's short-lived -- but much publicized -- nomination fell through earlier this year. Dr. Regina Benjamin, the new nominee, practices medicine in Alabama and came to national attention in 2005 when she mobilized volunteers to rebuild her clinic after it was destroyed in Hurricane Katrina, only to have to rebuild again the next year after a fire. The thing I'm most excited about, though, is her specialty. Dr. Benjamin is a primary care physician -- a family doctor -- and practices medicine in a ...
Obama at AMA: Flattery Plus Hardball Might Get Him Somewhere
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyMeasured by audience reaction, the American Medical Association likes President Obama better than it likes insurance companies, and it seems more concerned about malpractice lawsuits than the prospect of a new government health plan to compete with private insurers. That doesn't put the AMA in Obama's corner on health reform, but he may have some room to maneuver. ...
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