While most of us were still asleep, the United States Senate passed landmark legislation to reform health care. The legislation moves the country closer to the largest expansion of medical coverage since Medicare more than four decades ago. On a 60-39 party line vote the Senate concluded months wrangling to craft the Senate bill. The $879 billion proposal, is far from perfect, and still must be reconciled with the House bill in conference committee.
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Medicare at 55 But Senate Deal Kills Public Option
by Chris Prevatt • • Comments Off
The Senate bill proposes to drop the Medicare eligibility rate to 55, a move that would permit millions of Americans to buy into the immensely popular federal program for retirees.
Sanders Stands On Principle: Must Have Public Option
by Chris Prevatt • • Comments Off
Without the basic protection of a public insurance option for consumers and taxpayers, Reid will lose the vote of Vermont Independent Bernie Sanders, who caucuses with the Democrats but has made no secret of his frustration with attempts to dumb down reform.
Health Insurance Reform: What’s Next?
by Chris Prevatt • • Comments Off
With the Senate Finance Committee passing its version of Health Insurance Reform Tuesday on a 14-9 vote you may be asking yourself; what next? There are two bills in the Senate and three in the House that now need to…
CBO Reports a Strong Public Option Saves More Money with Healthcare Reform
by Dan Chmielewski • • Comments Off
See this story in the Washington Post. Why do we need a public option? I filled a prescription for my son this week. The same script from the same doctor for the same medication he has taken for at least…
“Big Insurance: Sick of It†– Rally Today at 11:30 am
by Chris Prevatt • • Comments Off
The following is an action alert from MoveOn.org. As the health care reform debate rages on in Washington, local residents will hold a rally in Santa Ana on Tuesday September 22nd outside the office of United Healthcare. The rally will…
Bill O’Reilly (?!) Hits a Home Run
by Bill Spaulding • • 1 Comment
From his performance of September 16. "I want, not for personally for me, but for working Americans, to have an option, that if they don’t like their health insurance, if it’s too expensive, they can’t afford it, if the…

