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US Politics & Gov't News tagged with healthcare

CBO: Senate Health Plan to Cost $849 Billion
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: healthcare, government, politics, democrats, usa )

Cal
- 1 day ago - msnbc.msn.com
Measure would add coverage for 31 million, reduce deficit over 10 years
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Let Them Eat Zoloft
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: healthcare, healthcare, politics, government, usa, corruption )

Cal
- 1 day ago - motherjones.com
So far, just about every new turn in the health care battle is confirming what many have known for some time: The US health care system is run largely for the benefit of these corporate giants, rather than for the American people, and no piece of legislat
18 comments
We Need Health Care, Not Insurance What Real Health Reform Looks Like
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: healthcare, healthcare, congress, Medicare For All, medicare )

Jill
- 1 day ago - counterpunch.com
A very complex, mandatory private insurance scheme recently passed the U.S. House. The public is being overwhelmed by sound bites on one hand about how great it is, on the other, how terrible. We are hearing few of the details that are actually in the bil
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Can Dems Resolve Their Abortion Split?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: democrats, healthcare, politics, abortion, usa, congress )

Cal
- 2 days ago - time.com
Congressman Bart Stupak of Michigan, whose amendment restricting abortion coverage on all policies sold through the new insurance exchange paved the way for passage of health reform in the House of Representatives, vows that "there will be hell to pay" if
3 comments
Don't Be Afraid To Laugh At Obama, Because Everyone Else Is!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: PresidentBarackObama, obama, cartoons, politics, government, democrats, republicans, satire, political-humor, world, u.s., UnitedStates, America, americans, society, jokes, congress, healthcare, unemployment, business )

SirRobert
- 2 days ago - politicalhumor.about.com
Political Humor has presented an excellent gallery of President Barack Obama politically incorrect cartoons. So join in the fun and bust a gut why don't you!?
53 comments
Public Citizen | Congress Watch#Pledge: Don't Get Rolled!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: freedoms, corporations, healthcare, environment, energy, economic recovery, public interest, SupremeCourt )

Jelica
- 5 days ago - action.citizen.org
Think this problem can't get any worse? It can. Soon, the Supreme Court could strike down a century of modest limits on corporate influence in politics, allowing unlimited corporate money into our elections. On September 9, the Supreme Court heard the
3 comments
MomsRising.Org: Where Moms and People Who Love Them Go to Change the World. Tell Congress to Support the Healthy Families Act!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: healthcare, congress, americans, economy, family paid sick days )

Jelica
- 5 days ago - momsrising.democracyinaction.org
Like 57 million people in the U.S., Desiree is not allowed to earn any paid sick days at her job. So on Tuesday, she testified before a Senate Committee about her family's experience with getting the flu and not having any paid sick days: "Families li
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Let's Make a Deal
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: healthcare, healthcare, obama, news, politics, usa )

Cal
- 5 days ago - prospect.org
A look at the lobbying groups that shelled out the big bucks to influence health-care reform.
4 comments
THE FUTURE OF CHOICE AND WOMEN'S HEALTH=Please Take Action!!!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: congress, government, healthcare, republicans, democrats )

Tierney
- 6 days ago - ppaction.org
When it passed a historic health care reform bill, the House also adopted the Stupak amendment, a dangerous piece of legislation that would ban abortion from private and public insurance plans for millions of American women. Fortunately, the fight for wo
16 comments
Sen. David Vitter (R-Formaldehyde)
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, healthcare, politics, congress, lies, corruption, dishonesty, usa )

Cal
- 7 days ago - motherjones.com
why is Vitter so sympathetic to the formaldehyde industry? Campaign finance records show that many of Louisiana's big formaldehyde polluters happen to be--you guessed it--Vitter campaign donors. He's received $9,000 from Dow Chemical's PAC, $5,000 from Mons
8 comments
Call on Senate Leader Reid: Stop Abortion Coverage Ban for Private Plans - The Petition Site
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: healthcare, women, reproductive rights, senate, government, healthcare, politics )

Jelica
- 7 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Urgent: The Stupak Amendment to the House health care bill has raised a firestorm of protest. You can read about it at Care2, where we have several posts already with more on the way. Keep your eyes on our Women's Rights and Health Policy channels for inf
24 comments
Study: Over 2,200 US Veterans Died in 2008 Due to Lack of Health Insurance
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: ethics, healthcare, healthcare, war, veterans, iraq, afganistan, single payer, single payer healthcare, HR 676, troops )

Jill
- 8 days ago - democracynow.org
On Veterans Day, a new study estimates four times as many US Army veterans died last year because they lacked health insurance than the total number of US soldiers who were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan in the same period. A research team at Harvard Medi
17 comments
Sign the Open Letter From Democratic Congresswomen:Please Take Action !!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: bushadministration, discrimination, congress, government, healthcare, republicans, democrats, politics )

Tierney
- 9 days ago - boldprogressives.org
The "Stupak Amendment" goes farther in restricting a women's right to choose than Republicans passed during the entire Bush presidency!
28 comments
Poll: Confidence In Obama Slips More
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: PresidentBarackObama, obama, BarackObama, politics, government, poll, rating, u.s., UnitedStates, America, americans, society, democrats, republicans, policy, legislation, congress, usa, WhiteHouse, economy, healthcare, business, news, military )

SirRobert
- 9 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
The euphoria of 2008 is officially over, leaving America without any clear binding political direction. Even the most hardcore Obama fans are now beginning to thumb their noses and walk away in frustration. "Yes We Can" has now become "No We Can't"!
53 comments
Six Smart Progressive Complaints About House Health Bill
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, healthcare, democrats, obama, congress )

Tierney
- 10 days ago - pdamerica.org
The Affordable Health Care for America Act was approved by the U.S. House Saturday night with overwhelming support from progressive Democrats who serve in the chamber and from a president who was nominated and elected with the enthusiastic support of pro
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