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Tag Archives: Health Care debate
How Health Care Passed the House (And Now What?)
Well, health care reform passed! The House approved the reform last night with a vote of 219-212. If you’re not a C-SPAN or procedure fan like me you might be rather confused by the entire process. So lets go through it step by step.
Every bill, as we all learned in grade school, has to be passed by both houses. On Christmas eve, the Senate passed a bill that was sent back to the House. At this point, two things… Read More
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The Healthcare Bill in Plain English
What’s the in the health care bill being reconciled in Congress? Here’s a clean break down from the Washington Post.
More Right Wing BS: Insurance, Risk, And Morality
A conservative friend of mine recently sent me this article.
It made my blood boil.
Nonetheless, hours before the historic health reform vote, it’s important to address. Because it’s a classic example of the oversimplified and often erroneous arguments making this bill – a bill that will cover 32 million and reduce the deficit by more than a trillion dollars over two decades- such a tough sell.
My immediate instinct is go after this article for its moral… Read More
John Shadegg (R-AZ) Support Public Option
Never mind his contradictory website, Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ)’s spokeswoman confirms he supports the Public Option because:
“health insurance companies should have to compete for our business as individual consumers. Forcing them to compete, even through a public option would be better than an individual mandate…”
and
the best way to pay for those with pre-existing conditions is to “spread their costs among the healthy, among the taxpayers.”
Article here.
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Photo of the Week: Coverage
As the health care debate continues, we’re just sayin…
Photo by Nettie (taken at the New York Pride Parade earlier this year).
