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Learning From Others: A Virtue

Pius Kamau | Posted 10.06.2008 | Living

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Pius Kamau

For Americans, the tendency is to shrug things off, to postpone dealing with whatever may appear difficult -- to another year, another administration, another generation. Or until we are in a crisis and must deal with it.

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The Good Doctor Prescribes Health Care for the World's Poor

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 10.03.2008 | Home

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Developing World, Paul Farmer, Haiti, Marc Kielburger, Universal Health Care, Tuberculosis, Craig Kielburger, Home News

We met Paul Farmer sitting on the steps of the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford. He is a very busy man. But today, he spent the afternoon talking with u...

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Univeral Health Care and the New Fiscal Meltdown -- Run to the Border for Health Care

Thomas DeLorenzo | Posted 09.29.2008 | Living

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Universal Health Care, Gay, 2008 Election, Health Care, Aids, Health, Living News
Thomas DeLorenzo

I got my own bailout recently when my blood work came back. I am very, very elated that my T cell count is 852, which for the first time since I started counting these things is now in the "normal" range.

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Health Care Next!

Matt Miller | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Wall Street Bailout, Hank Paulson, Government Bailout, Bailout, Universal Healthcare, Paulson Bailout, $700 Billion Bailout, Henry Paulson, Universal Health Care, Health Insurance, Health Care, Henry Paulson Plan, Politics News
Matt Miller

Now that we've socialized large chunks of the mortgage, banking and insurance industries, universal health coverage is among the most conservative initiatives left for America to pursue.

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Health Care on $7 a Day: How the Candidates Can Deliver on the Promise of Universal Coverage

Mary O'Neil Mundinger | Posted 09.11.2008 | Living

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Mary O'Neil Mundinger

The federal/state safety net is becoming overburdened, and the uninsured remain at over 15% of the U.S. population - one in six of us.

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The Four Anythings - A New Singing Group

Deane Waldman | Posted 09.03.2008 | Home

Read More: Healthcare Costs, Universal Health Care, Systems Thinking, Healthcare, Home News
Deane Waldman

We are forming a new singing group called the Four Anythings. We sing about healthcare and you can join in. Remember the song "Anything you can do I ...

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Universal Health Care Begins At Home

Thomas DeLorenzo | Posted 08.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Politics, Universal Health Care, Health Insurance, Health Care, Health, Politics News
Thomas DeLorenzo

Many people often overlook the fact that one man cannot change a whole country - one man can affect change, but people change a whole country. If eac...

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The Issues Are Enough To Achieve Change

John Bruhns | Posted 08.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Democratic Convention, John McCain Attack Ads, Job Cuts, Joe Biden Vice President, Iraq Troop Withdrawal, Chinese Government, Universal Health Care, John McCain Iraq War, Barack Obama, Bush Tax Cuts, Politics News
John Bruhns

I became inspired last evening while watching the Democratic convention to write a piece outlining my strong support for the Obama/Biden ticket this November.

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"Obama May Have Edge Among Disabled" -- No Kidding

Harold Pollack | Posted 08.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Community Choice Act, Disability, Universal Health Care, Health, Barack Obama, Politics News
Harold Pollack

Conventional wisdom holds that Barack Obama is a charismatic newcomer who holds less appeal to regular people. Tell that to anyone with a serious health problem.

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Why Hilda Needs Universal Health Care

Rep. Jan Schakowsky | Posted 08.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Universal Health Care, Healthcare, Obama Health Care, Jan Schakowsky, Single Payer Healthcare, Politics News
Rep. Jan Schakowsky

A week doesn't go by in my district offices without some constituent, often several, calling in a panic about a personal health care crisis.

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What Do MoveOn Members Think About Health Care?

Eli Pariser | Posted 08.14.2008 | Politics

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Eli Pariser

However we ask the question, our members prefer the strategy of pushing for national public health insurance.

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Is MoveOn.Org Ignoring Its Core Democratic Principles in Setting its Direction on Health Care Reform?

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 08.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Health Care for America Now, National Health Reform, Universal Healthcare, Health Care, Barack Obama Health Care, Health, Universal Health Care, Single Payer Healthcare, Health Insurance, Single Payer, Single Payer Health Care, Healthcare, Politics News
Miles Mogulescu

Without asking its members, MoveOn's leaders have elected to join the steering committee of, and pledge at least $500,000 of its members' money to, a new health care coalition.

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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of a Platform - Dallas Platform Meeting

Esther Drew | Posted 07.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Americans With Disabilities Act, Stroke, Equal Rights, Universal Health Care, Obama Platform Meetings, Two-State Solution, Democratic Party, Executive Power, Physical Disabilities, Foreign Policy, Home News
Esther Drew

Saturday, July 26 at two in the afternoon, I found myself in the living room of Jon and Liesl McQuillan. This, my first chance to attend a Democratic ...

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As GM Goes, So Goes America

Rep. Jim McDermott | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

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Rep. Jim McDermott

While GM may be on the road to financial health, America continues down the same old road of health care going, going, gone for millions of Americans.

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Sen. Kevin Bryant: The Problem With God and Governance

Linda Hansen | Posted 07.22.2008 | Home

Read More: South Carolina Senator Kevin Bryant, Constitutional Amendment to Ban Gay Marriage, Faith-Based Initiative, Concealed Weapons Permits, Homosexuals, Nra, Defense of Marriage Act, Barack Obama, Smear Tactics, Women's Rights, Universal Health Care, Intolerance, Abortion, Bryant Obama-Osama Photo, Gay Rights, Progressive Christians, Separation of Chruch and State, Welfare, Far-Right Fundamentalism, Poverty, God and Government, Home News
Linda Hansen

The minute Lord meets Legislator all hell busts loose. We liberal believers don't recognize the far-right's God. South Carolina Republican Kevin Bryant is a leader in the Let's Prove God's a Goon PAC.

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Health Care for All

Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics

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Sen. Bernie Sanders

For a relatively small amount of money, we can provide primary health care to every American in need of it through an expansion of the successful Federally Qualified Health Center program.

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Hanging with Insurance Companies and Their Lobbyists

Mike Stark | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

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Mike Stark

I wish I had something exciting to share with you about the America's Health Insurance Plans conference, but Bill Frist, the reptile that he is, never seemed to break a sweat.

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Why Not Single Payer? Part 6: New "Health Care For America Now" Coalition May Reflect Divisions in the Movement for Universal Healthcare

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics

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Miles Mogulescu

HCAN is right that we must mobilize a massive citizens' movement for universal healthcare. Where they're mistaken is in trying for a compromise that will never work.

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When Doctors Revolt

Linda Bergthold | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: American Medical Association Medicare Cuts, Congressional Democrats, Doctors, Health, Universal Health Care, Healthcare, Politics News
Linda Bergthold

Given the amount of debt most doctors accumulate in medical school and the price of housing in many places in the U.S., doctors' declining pay could be the issue that tips the scales toward healthcare reform.

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Health Care for America Now!

Roger Hickey | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Health Care for America Now, Universal Health Care, Campaign for America's Future, Roger Hickey, Obama Health Care, Health Care, Politics News
Roger Hickey

Most politicians say they favor some kind of health care "reform," but HCAN is mobilizing a citizens' force that can make sure we do it right -- based on choice, affordability, shared responsibility, and fairness.

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Libertarian Legacy? Ron Paul's Campaign Manager, 49, Dies Uninsured, Of Pneumonia, Leaving family $400,000 Debt

Rob Kall | Posted 07.06.2008 | Politics

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Rob Kall

Sadly, the Libertarian heart apparently does not include health care. The guy raised tens of millions of dollars and couldn't afford the $300-$600 a month that COBRA medical insurance would have cost.

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The Medical System Meltdown

Paul Peete | Posted 07.05.2008 | Home

Read More: Universal Health Care, Obama, Mccain, Healthcare, Universal Healthcare, Emergency Room Death, Gramm, Esmin Green, Edith Rodriguez, Health, Kings County Hospital Center, Home News
Paul Peete

If McCain is allowed to determine our future medical care, we will continue to suffer as a nation from a system designed to cater to only the smallest percentage of the very most wealthy people on earth.

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Ted Kennedy To Lead Renewed Universal Health Care Effort

Boston Globe | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

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Senator Edward M. Kennedy's office has begun convening a series of meetings involving a wide array of healthcare specialists to begin laying the groun...

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"Saving" Medicare by Killing It : Another Victory For Republicans, Industry and Their Lobbyists

John Geyman | Posted 07.01.2008 | Living

Read More: Private Fee for Service (PFFS) Plans, Obama Healthcare, Medicare Plus Choice, Medicare Prescription Drug, Universal Health Care, Medicare, Privatize Medicare, The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act, Grover Norquist, Living News
John Geyman

Even after the House gave overwhelming bipartisan support to the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act by a vote of 355-59 (including 129 Republican votes), the Senate fell two votes short to overcome a presidential veto.

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"Expanding Access to Care": The Health Insurance Industry's Magic at Work

John Geyman | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Employer-Sponsored Insurance, Health Insurance Industry, Insurance Industry, Health Care, Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenses, Medigap, Esi, Universal Health Care, Health Care System, Politics News
John Geyman

As the costs of health care surge ever higher, the financial barrier to care has clearly become the biggest impediment of all.

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