New at this, so not sure how to judge if it's good journalism. It's an interesting story, informative in giving a simple overview of health care reforms. Seems balanced, dinging both Clinton and the Repub congress for early 90's failures. Given the incredible complexity of the health system issues, it seems a good story.

had not heard of this before, i'm sorry to say because it's important that the public know that there are ideas and even plans (as presented here) which may offer the american public better health care coverage (even universal) along with reducing the cost overall for the nation than have so far been presented. a new plan may get us closer to actualization of a reform in the whole health-care system.

This is an interesting and fair story that just skims the surface. It provides an analysis as to why legislation and legislative coalitions fail and why the one at hand may work but does not provide enough information to allow one to really understand and evaluate the health care reform being advanced.

Basically this story brings to light a bipartisan coalition seeking a different solution to health care than any of the Presidential candidates. It's interesting in that it takes a critical look at the problems with employer-based insurance and with building coalitions. It brings up the interesting theory that we need for Congress to come up with a solution so they can stand behind it (and for the President to step out of the way or for it to pass by veto-proof margins--c.f. SCHIP?) From the article, I don' t know if the bill has actually been submitted. If so, a bill number would have been helpful. If not, is there a timetable? I would have liked more support for the expressed opinion that it is "more far-reaching." I would ... More »