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1. D. Brad Wright: Oh, the Humana-ty

   
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   assumptions. The assumption is this: That having health insurance translates into better health. Actually, its the negative form […] of that statement that is most concerning: Does lacking health insurance translate into poorer health? Before I jump to […] reminding us what health reform is -- or should be -- all about: "Although its become strangely unfashionable in elite
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2. Bradford Kane: Getting Past Myopic Devotion to Sideshow Issues to Advance …

   
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   , and other legislators, have utilized health care reform legislation as a vehicle to advance other issues. They have sent […] to do so. But, now that theyve done so, it is time to get back to the business of health care reform. As the Senate […] negotiations, the focus must be placed on ensuring that all Americans have access to affordable, reliable health insurance, and
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3. Lincoln Mitchell: Improving the Health Care Bill After It Passes Will …

   
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   There is been so many distractions around the health care bill this year, that it is hard to evaluate it on its merits […] . Health care reform has been something of a holy grail for progressives for more than half a century, so the debate was not […] likely to be simple or unemotional, but the last few months have exceeded even these expectations. Opponents of health care
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4. Steve Clemons: Missing Ted Kennedy: Health Care Reform Package Would …

   
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   Had Ted Kennedy been alive today, either Ben Nelson would not have been able to undermine womens health care equities […] in the health care bill nearly whatever the big insurers wanted -- no matter how much these positions conflicted with […] earlier Lieberman positions. Barack Obamas victory ahead in signing major health care legislation would have been cleaner
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5. Americas Health Care System is Failing LGBT Citizens: Learning from …

   
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   Americas health system is failing its LGBT citizens. President Obama should establish a federal Office of LGBT Health […] . President Barack Obama should learn from Reagans mistakes and attack the health problems LGBT people face today. Our health […] system is failing miserably to address LGBT health disparities and needs across the United States. The limited data that does
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6. Robert Creamer: What Next in the Battle for Health Care Reform?

   
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   The expected Christmas Eve Senate vote to pass a health care reform bill will be a remarkable, historic event. Given […] the power of the economic forces that have been hell-bent on stopping health care reform dead in its tracks, it is […] extraordinary that Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid could cobble together 60 votes - every Democrat - to pass a health care
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7. Peter Dreier: Pass the bill - then improve it

   
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   There are many lessons to learn from the health care war that has raged over the past year. Well get to some of them […] below. But heres the bottom line: Pass the bill, then improve it. The health care bill that will emerge from the House […] opponents. It is incredibly irresponsible for radicals and progressives to call for killing the health care bill. It is
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8. Sen. Jeff Merkley: An Imperfect Stride Towards Justice

   
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   Americans pay for drugs. The important health care marketplaces established in this bill dont get set up for four long years […] access to affordable health care. * 10,000 additional communities will get community health centers. * A new […] Health Care Bill of Rights will: ** ban the practice of barring health insurance to citizens with pre
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9. D. Brad Wright: Islands of Excellence in a Sea of Mediocrity

   
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   A short time ago, I wrote a series of posts about the relative cost of a variety of health care services in the United […] health care spending in the U.S. is roughly double that of the next closest "competitor." Some people are unfazed by that […] are getting what we pay for. To them, our extremely high per capita health care spending is the price we pay for having
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10. Cecile Richards: Women on the Verge

    
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    health care reform bills. Once again, at the final hour, womens rights and access have been traded away in the new Senate […] health care bill. Rights and access that we may not get back anytime soon, if ever. Its hard not to be discouraged when […] health care access for millions of women is traded away for one vote -- but thats exactly what happened. Senator Ben Nelson
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