Tag: public option
Poll: Public health-insurance option a winner with Colorado voters
The Polis public-option letter and its supporters
Bold Polis strategy to pass a public option gains momentum
Udall sees opportunity for bipartisan ‘reset’ after speech
Senate passes historic, if diluted, health reform bill
WASHINGTON-- Senate Democrats on Thursday approved the best health care reform bill they could manage: a sweeping $871 billion proposal designed to extend coverage to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and slow the growth of runaway costs. It was at once a monumental achievement, which if signed into law would represent the most expansive overhaul of the nation’s dysfunctional health care system in generations, and a disappointment to many liberals who’d hoped the reforms would go further to rein in the medical-services industries most responsible for the skyrocketing expenses.
The hard bargains and steep costs of passing health reform
Unveiling a modified health reform bill on Saturday, Senate Democratic leaders appear to have cobbled together the 60 votes they’ll need to pass the most expansive overhaul to the nation’s health care system in generations. But winning that support comes at a steep cost.
Health-industry contributions match Udall, Bennet stances on public option
New ‘Public Option Scorecard’ tracks Senate stances
Democrats lost leverage early in health reform debate
Democrats pushing for a government-backed insurance option as part of their health reform strategy are finding out the hard way that, by taking single payer health care off the table early, they have little leverage now to force a strong public plan.