Talk to the chief executives of America's preeminent health-care institutions, and you might be surprised by what you hear: When it comes to medical c...
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics
Instead of spending money on more band-aids, a revised Constitution with a health care amendment would give direction to a unique American purpose and, over time, solve an historic problem.
AP | KEVIN FREKING | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The health insurance industry said Wednesday it will support a national health care overhaul that requires them to accept all custo...
Washington Post | Shailagh Murray | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), making his second appearance on Capitol Hill since he began treatment for a malignant brain tumor in June, told repo...
Allison Kilkenny | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics
"Yes We Did" what? Elect Barack Obama on good faith alone? It appears Obamanites think their journey is over, and that good people are at the helm, and all will be well.
Paul A. London | Posted 11.03.2008 | Business
Americans do not understand how close the country came to having universal health insurance nine decades ago or why it failed.
Gail McGowan Mellor | Posted 10.27.2008 | Home
Red and blue state Obama supporters are putting their weight on the see-saw state of Indiana, crossing state lines to help. Political tourists from ot...
Miles J. Zaremski | Posted 10.20.2008 | Home
McCain's constant remarks about Obama's healthcare "fine" reminded us of political grandstanding -- like swiss cheese with holes in it.
Pius Kamau | Posted 10.06.2008 | Living
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.
Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 10.03.2008 | Home
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...
Thomas DeLorenzo | Posted 09.29.2008 | Living
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.
Matt Miller | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics
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.
Mary O'Neil Mundinger | Posted 09.11.2008 | Living
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.
Deane Waldman | Posted 09.03.2008 | Home
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 ...
Thomas DeLorenzo | Posted 08.29.2008 | Politics
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...
John Bruhns | Posted 08.26.2008 | Politics
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.
Harold Pollack | Posted 08.19.2008 | Politics
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.
Rep. Jan Schakowsky | Posted 08.18.2008 | Politics
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.
Eli Pariser | Posted 08.14.2008 | Politics
However we ask the question, our members prefer the strategy of pushing for national public health insurance.
Miles Mogulescu | Posted 08.13.2008 | Politics
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.
Esther Drew | Posted 07.28.2008 | Home
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 ...
Rep. Jim McDermott | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics
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.
Linda Hansen | Posted 07.22.2008 | Home
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.
Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics
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.
Mike Stark | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics
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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Washington Post | Ceci Connolly | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics