Americans United for Change ad: “GOP Rx”
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: H/t huffingtonpost.com for Obama Ally Slams GOP, Health Insurance CEO In New Ad: Advertisement Americans United for Change, a group that supports President Obama's plans to overhaul the health care system, released a new television advertisement on Monday, lumping together Republicans and health insurance executives as allied forces trying to derail reform. … Read more
UnitedHealth Group Gets Millions from Federal Subsidy, Spends Millions Against Public Option
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: H/t to masaccio at firedoglake.com for this post UnitedHealth Group Gets Millions from Federal Subsidy, Spends Millions Against Public Option UnitedHealth Group (symbol UNH) has paid its shareholders $1.5bn so far this year, through its stock repurchase program, and an additional $55mn from its paltry dividend of $.03 per share. That compares … Read more
Sen. Jay Rockefeller explains why the “Baucus Caucus” Kent Conrad Co-Op option will not work
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Senate Finance Committee chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), in pursuit of the ever elusive "bipartisanship" (like the mythical city of El Dorado), has effectively turned over his committee to his ranking minority member Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA). Mad Max apparently doesn't believe that elections have consequences or understand that Democrats now run … Read more
Making book on the House healthcare vote
by David SafierToday's premier political number cruncher is Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight. His predictions are right ridiculously often, not only picking which candidate will win, but regularly getting closer than anyone else on what the margin will be. That said, Silver is handicapping the House's chances of passing the healthcare bill that came out of … Read more
About the Arizona Scholarship Fund
by David SafierI began researching this post by looking through reader comments on what I had written about tuition tax credits and School Tuition Organizations (STOs) in May. I came across a comment from ChamBria J Henderson, the Executive Director of the Arizona Scholarship Fund (ASF). Looking through yesterday's article in the Republic and multiple … Read more
Democratic Message for August Recess: Insurers Are the Enemy of Health Care Insurance Reform
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Who has endorsed President Obama's effort to reform health care insurance? Doctor associations, including the AMA (a surprising first), nurses associations, several business organizations and large employers (including Wal-Mart), and yes, even insurance-related organizations like AARP. Who stands opposed to health care insurance reform? The health insurance monopolies (American Medical Association confirms … Read more
Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) calls the GOP bluff on government run health care
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) has emerged as a leader for a Medicare-for-all single-payer health care option. On Thursday, July 30th, the anniversary date of the enactment of Medicare, Rep. Weiner offered an amendment to HR 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, rhetorically proposing to repeal Medicare – that "socialist" government … Read more
