Is the House Health Care Bill Better than Nothing?

Huffington Post by Marcia Angell, M.D. | Nov. 9, 2009 (Opinion)

Well, the House health reform bill -- known to Republicans as the Government Takeover -- finally passed after one of Congress's longer, less enlightening debates. Two stalwarts of the single-payer movement split their votes; John Conyers voted for it; Dennis Kucinich against. Kucinich was right. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Nov 8, 2009 - 6:12 PM PST
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Nov 9, 2009 - 6:06 PM PST
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 by Dwight Rousu - Nov. 9, 2009

The physician from Harvard Medical School presents arguments why the mish mash called the health care bill should not pass, and presents some alternatives.

it doesn’t regulate premiums More »

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 by Tanya J. Maurer - Nov. 14, 2009
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