Archive for May, 2009

John Kerry Swats Insurance Company Bargaining Chip

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

The debate on a U.S. national health insurance bill has ranged over three main plans: at one end, the single-payer system most favored by the people; at the other end, the all-private system favored by insurance companies; and in the middle, the public option among private options, favored by the majority Democratic leadership.x10 Since that […]

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Public v. Corps in National Health Care Debate

Sunday, May 17th, 2009

As the U.S. Congress works on a national health care bill, people have lined-up behind three main proposals. The one most favored by citizens and doctors — and many Democratic lawmakers — is the single-payer system, which would improve and extend Medicare to all persons.x1 With this system everyone chooses one’s own doctors, and no […]

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