Tag Archives: Public Option

CEPR: Dean Baker: ‘Can We Pay For Single Payer?’

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat “Originally Published on TRNN on Oct 27, 2016 Dean Baker of CEPR says if people could buy into a public option, it could seriously mitigate the price hikes Dean Baker BIO: Dean Baker co-founded CEPR (Center for … Continue reading →

Posted in New Left, The New Democrat | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The New Republic: The Long March to Medicare

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Republic The fiftieth anniversary of the most successful government health insurance program in the country, if not the most successful health insurance program period. No other health insurer has provided more health insurance to more Americans than Medicare. … Continue reading →

Posted in Originals, TNR | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Reason Magazine: Why Medicare Will Always Need Fixing

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Ederik Schneider

“Over the last 14 years, Medicare’s Sustainable Growth Rate formula—the SGR, which was passed in 1997 as a way to keep Medicare spending growing in line with the economy—has scheduled deep cuts to physician reimbursements on 17 different occasions. On … Continue reading →

Posted in Originals, Reason | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The New York Times: Michael Moore: ‘The ObamaCare We Deserve’

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:Michael Moore– should go back to Detroit and leave government to people who know how to govern. Source:The New Democrat “Today marks the beginning of health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act’s new insurance exchanges, for which two million … Continue reading →

Posted in New Left, The New Democrat | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

C-SPAN: President Obama’s Speech to Congress on Health Care Reform

Posted on September 9, 2009 by Derik Schneider

Source:Free State MD When the health care reform debate started earlier this year, President Obama made the political calculation that he would delegate the health care reform issue to the unpopular Democratic Congress and let the congressional Democratic Leadership figure … Continue reading →

Posted in C-SPAN, FreeState MD | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment