Health care researcher at the Center for American Progress and the co-author of the book, Howard Dean's Prescription For Real Health Care Reform. He blogs daily about health care reform at the
Wonk Room.
After months of publicly supporting health care reform, America’s Health Insurance Plans –- the lobbying arm of the health insurance industry — issued an inflammatory report warning Congress that the Senate Finance Committee’s health care bill would increase health care costs. But a quick read of the analysis reveals the report for what it really is: the best argument yet for why reform must include a public option.
Oct 15, 2009
If denying important health services to women is the price of bipartisanship, then perhaps winning those one or two Republican votes in the Senate or holding on to some socially conservative Democrats isn’t worth the price of jeopardizing women’s health and well-being.
Jul 09, 2009