This past year, one of the most often used phrases has been "a path to single payer." While the...
Category - Healthcare
51 Healthcare Experts Agree: Pass the Damn Bill!
51 health policy experts have signed a letter to the House leadership urging them to pass the...
I'm Glad Plouffe Is Around Now
I always thought he was the missing puzzle piece in the White House. For example, here's some...
Finish the Sausage
Political Party Pooper has an extensive post enumerating the multitude of reasons for passing the...
A Note to the President on Healthcare
Instruct Congress to pass the bill now. Don't abandon us this easily. Just don't. Thank you, Mr...
A Double Epic Fail on Healthcare
Yglesias wrote a very strong piece arguing that the House Democrats are making a huge mistake in...
Avoiding a 'Fiasco for the Ages'
There might be a sliver of hope for healthcare reform after all. According to Politico, Reid and...
Well, So Much for That Idea
Via John Cole: There was some talk among Senate leadership on Thursday of putting together a letter...
Quote of the Week
"Pass. The. Damn. Bill. Pass. The. Damn. Bill. Pass. The. Damn. Bill." —Steve Benen
Weak, Weak, Weak
The president and the Democrats can not and must not settle for a lesser bill. But some members of...
Healthcare Problem Solved
1. Senate privately pledges to House leadership to pass conference agreements as reconciliation...
One Party Under Fear
If you were to ask me right now whether healthcare reform will actually pass, I would probably say...
Killing the Bill
Speaker Pelosi doesn't have the votes for the Senate bill. "I don't see the votes for it at this...
Is There Life on Mars?
Reading through the comments under my latest Huffington Post column, there are obviously a lot of...
Find Your Spines, Democrats
Jon Cohn wrote a must-read open letter to freaked out Democrats this morning. Mainly, pass...
The Only Solution for 59 Votes
I don't know if the House will pass the Senate bill as-is. The entirety of the bill can't be passed...
Healthcare and Massachusetts
Doesn't anyone anywhere have any solid proof that Scott Brown's impending victory has anything...
The Stock Market Healthcare Myth Revisited
Remember when kill-billers and concern trolls like Joe Scarborough were pointing to health...
Ted Kennedy and Healthcare
Via Benen: Today could be a crucial day in the fight for reform. In the worst case scenario -- if...
The Big Progressive Disconnect
Here we are on the verge of losing a 60 vote supermajority in the Senate -- throwing real...