Health Insurance Reform and The Economy
July 27, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Our health-care system today was created by accident during World War II. Because wages were frozen at the time, employers attracted workers with the lure of benefits such as health insurance. As a result, employer-based insurance became the foundation of the U.S. health-care system. This accident of history has become unsustainable. The
Health care op eds in the Star
July 27, 2009
by David SafierThe drum beat for strong health care legislation continues as the defenders of the indefensible status quo continue to fight to put off needed change for another day decade. The Star has two op eds this morning, from people I'm pleased to say, who spoke in my living room Sunday to a group
Krugman on Blue Dogs: An Incoherent Truth
July 27, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: (Copy of the official Blue Dog portrait, the original signed by members of the coalition). New York Times columnist and Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman tries to make sense of the Blue Dog's incoherent position on health insurance reform today in An Incoherent Truth: Right now the fate of health care
Special Session Update: A critical week
July 27, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Legislature opens the fourth week of the Special Session on Monday with another "pledge and pray" session, and maybe some discussions on the budget. Political reporters are content to simply parrot the line given them by legislators of both political parties that "we are making progress" on budget negotiations (designed
Who knew?
July 26, 2009
by David SafierWho knew Groucho Marx created the theme song for today's Republican Party way back in the 1930s??
Quick Take
July 26, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Sunday Arizona Daily Star turned over its opinion page today to a discussion of health insurance reform from Sen. John McCain First, reform must do no harm, Sen. Jon Kyl Changes should not be rushed, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Health-care reform is our moon shot, and Rep. Raúl Grijalva Single-payer plan would fix
Promising
July 26, 2009
by David SafierToday's Star has short op eds on health care by Giffords, Grijalva, Kyl and McCain. Three are exactly what you would expect — the right stuff from Grijalva and the usual No's from Kyl and McCain. The fourth, from Giffords, seems to indicate she's moving in a positive direction. Giffords makes no firm
Krugman: Why markets can’t cure healthcare
July 26, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Worth the read Why markets can’t cure healthcare – Paul Krugman Blog: Judging both from comments on this blog and from some of my mail, a significant number of Americans believe that the answer to our health care problems — indeed, the only answer — is to rely on the free market.
