by David Safier This is from an email reply Giffords sent after I called her office supporting the public option. I support reform that creates competition through a strong public option that lowers everyone's costs and competes with private insurers. I also support malpractice tort reform, and I will not vote for a bill that … Read more
by David Safier My last post about Giffords and health care reform was very positive. She came out clearly for a strong public option and held firm in front of a hostile crowd at the town hall I attended. The rubber is about to meet the road on health care legislation, and I hope she'll … Read more
by David Safier More than 40 doctors signed an ad that appeared in this morning's Star supporting health care reform. Here is a copy of the complete ad. This is how it begins: One in 5 Tucsonans and one in 4 Phoenicians have no healthcare insurance. That is 108,000 and 381,000 people left vulnerable to … Read more
by David Safier From the Arizona Guardian (subscription only): Health care and child care facilities will have to pay thousands more to be licensed in Arizona under new fee schedules released Tuesday that are intended to make businesses shoulder the regulatory cost. The largest child care centers will see their licensing fees increase 90 times … Read more
by David Safier Grijalva continues his heavy lifting on health care reform with a long op ed in The Hill: Public option — accept nothing less. Some highlights. Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) recently released his version of healthcare reform. However, his bill fails to meet the most basic principles of healthcare reform. The legislation presented … Read more