The most likely solution to passing healthcare reform if Coakley loses tomorrow appears to be this:...
Category - Healthcare
Is the Bill Killed if Coakley Loses?
Probably not. Jon Chait lays out the options: 1. Finish up the House-Senate negotiations quickly...
PhRMA Declares War on the White House
The Obama administration's objection to the brand-name biotech drug protections in the healthcare...
Quote of the Day
"...how cruel - not only for us here in MA but for the whole country - for it to be Kennedy's seat...
The Latest Republican Attack Ad
Via John Cole: Oh wait. That was produced by the FDL people. Goddamn. Look, I'm all for...
Some Good News on PhRMA
One of the most objectionable aspects of the healthcare reform legislation might be on its last...
The Cadillac Compromise
It looks like union officials, the White House and Congress have worked out a compromise on the...
Some Good Healthcare News
E.J. Dionne reports on the healthcare reform negotiations: In the meantime, negotiators are looking...
Krugman Debunks the Latest Kill-Biller Scandal
Jonathan Gruber is a healthcare economist and supporter of the current healthcare reform...
Taxing Cadillac Plans
This will cause a bit of row in the comments, but I'm having a hard time disputing this video. On...
They're Just Making Up Shit
If anyone still needs convincing that the wingnuts and teabaggers were simply making loud noises...
Progressive Robocall Targeting Bernie Sanders
Yep. Bernie Sanders is such a corporate apparatchik. Sam Stein reports: The Progressive Change...
The Public Option: Finding Common Ground
I absolutely agree with everything Jon Walker writes in this post at FDL in support of the public...
Bernie Sanders Has A Left Flank? Weird.
I just don't understand this. Earlier this week, it was Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) being targeted...
The Tax on Cadillac Plans
I'm really torn on the excise tax on "Cadillac plans" -- insurance policies valued at $23K or more...
Best Healthcare System Ever
Here's a fantastic illustration showing how much Americans spend on healthcare compared with life...
Yelling Without Leverage Equals Noise
Continuing my train of thought about the progressive mini-civil war and the kill-billers, I have...
Conservadems Are Doing This Because They Can
They're doing it again: “I can only support a bill if the Cadillac plans are taxed at the level...
Stocks are Screwy
Nate Silver headline: Health Insurance Stocks Decline on News of Senate Passage of Reform Bill;...
The Senate Healthcare Reform Vote
The first Christmas Eve Senate vote since 1895. I'm remarking on the cable coverage over at Twitter...