The Fight for a Public Health Option

Consortium News, The Real News by Paul Jay, Roger Hickey | May. 19, 2009 (News Report)

With a “single-payer” health insurance plan off the table in the U.S. Congress, the battle now centers on whether the insurance industry will succeed in killing even a public health plan as an option for Americans. Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Business, Health
Topics: Democrats, Republicans, Money and Politics, Health Care, Corruption in Congress, Corruption
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - May 19, 2009 - 3:58 PM PDT
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - May 19, 2009 - 3:58 PM PDT
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 by Dwight Rousu - May. 19, 2009

The discussion investigates the powers responsible for steering public health plans into the ditch.

The costs to the public of the bad decisions on this issue provide clear evidence of the benefits of publicly financed elections.

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