Health Care for All
A Progressive Plan for Health Care
September 30th, 2008
Long before anyone had been nominated or elected, the voters of 2008 had gotten one message across loud and clear: Fix our dysfunctional health care system! For obvious reasons (and big reasons that aren't so obvious), the leaders of 2009 must heed that call.
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What Would You Do If You Had Guaranteed Health Care?
August 26th, 2008
This was the Campaign for America's Future's Big Afternoon at the Big Tent. CAF took over the Digg Stage (the entire upstairs floor of The Big Tent) for a series of four panels addressing some of the Big Questions we wrestle with here. more »
Krugman: Why The Health Care Battle Is Key
August 27th, 2008
Paul Krugman, the columnist for The New York Times, told me in an interview here in Denver that getting a universal health care plan enacted will be one of he most important keys to creating a progressive moment on a whole host of issues. more »
Health Care For America Now!
By Roger Hickey
July 7th, 2008
On Tuesday, July 8, a new campaign will be launched – for Health Care for America Now! – at press conferences in Washington and 55 other cities and towns. We at the Campaign for America’s Future are proud to play a leadership role in launching this much-needed campaign, led by 100 national and local organizations. more »
The Case
Why Health Care For All
The number of people in this country without health insurance is growing. And the likelihood of losing—or not being able to afford—good health care is striking fear in the hearts of many family breadwinners. more »
The Challenge
Costs are skyrocketing and squeezing working families. The administrative costs for private insurers are approximately four times the size as those for Medicare, Instead of providing coverage to all who need it, private insurers have a layer of bureaucracy to “cherry pick” their customers. They take on people who are less likely to get sick and deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions. more »
Facts & Resources
More Uninsured Children
In 2006, 11.7% of children, or 8.7 million kids, went without health insurance. That's up from the previous year, when 10.9%, or 8 million children, were uninsured.
Americans Lack Health Insurance
47 million Americans lacked health insurance in 2006, up from 38 million in 2000.
The News
Bailout Provides Mental Health Coverage
October 6th, 2008
Medicare Won’t Pay for Medical Errors
October 1st, 2008
The Voices
Health Care Victim Of Wall Street Madness?
The financial storm arrives at an inopportune time in the health-care debate. With the economy in turmoil and a budget deficit likely to top $500 billion next year, many health-policy experts question how far either Sen. Barack Obama or Sen. John McCain could push their health-care plans.more »
Is Health Care a Right?
The idea of health care as a “right” is usually pitted against the idea of health care as a “privilege.” Given that choice, I’ll circle “right” every time.more »
Latest from our Bloggers
oct
14
2008
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The phenomenal financial crash of the past few weeks has hammered home what should be common sense: A free market needs reasonable rules that safeguard the public interest. So why would we accept the conservative argument that we should use that recipe for disaster to reform an already failing health-care system? more »
oct
14
2008
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Five years ago, I interviewed now-Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman for LiberalOasis.com, and I asked him about his past support for NAFTA-style trade and globalization. He responded: more »
oct
8
2008
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Sarah “Joe-Sixpack” Palin pulled her labor union roots out of the frozen Alaskan soil and started shaking them at normally union-allergic Republican crowds from the day John McCain announced her as his running mate. more »
sep
17
2008
10:53 am
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If Sen. John McCain isn't going to be honest about the impact of his health care plan, we're just going to have to get louder and more blunt about it. more »
sep
11
2008
12:27 pm
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This year Americans want to talk about health care – and most of us want to talk about covering the uninsured and reducing the costs of health care – but often what we get from the media is just cynical double talk. Case in point: a column by Robert Samuelson in the September 10 Washington Post and this week’s Newsweek. more »
sep
9
2008
12:28 pm
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Note: Colorado, my home state, is hosting not just a tight presidential and U.S. Senate race, but also a battle over a series of progressive ballot measures that, if passed, would be landmark models for progressive economic campaigns in the future. more »
aug
26
2008
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Newly released data by the United States Census Bureau continues to show how much President George W. Bush has ravaged the American economic landscape. more »
aug
22
2008
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Insurance Company Rules were in full effect this week, from New Orleans to Pennsylvania to The Hamptons, as communities rallied to raise funds for ill friends. more »
