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Tag: single-payer

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Here’s one time when Democrats should take the lead from Trump

July 21, 2017 Arthur Lieber ACA/Obamacare, Consumer issues, Health care, Social Sec/Medicare, Trump Leave a comment

A common practice in politics is to define your opponents before they define themselves. Usually this results in gross misrepresentation of where the opposition

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The worst health insurance companies in America

February 5, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik ACA/Obamacare, Health care Leave a comment

Until we have single-payer, Medicare for All healthcare in America, insurance companies will continue to screw their customers in as many ways as possible.

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Finding a voice for single-payer healthcare in an unlikely place–CNN

December 6, 2013 Arthur Lieber ACA/Obamacare, Charity & Justice, Congress, Ethics, Good government, Health care, Media, Obama, Politics, Social Sec/Medicare Leave a comment

I must confess; I’m a semi-secret fan of the mainstream press. This is not because I admire its approach to the news. Rather, I

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Rush Holt, New Jersey progressive running for Senate, backs single payer

August 2, 2013 Madonna Gauding Corporations, Democrats, Health care, Obama Leave a comment

Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ), considered by many to be one of the smartest members of Congress, is running for New Jersey’s open senate seat

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Single payer, job creator

October 20, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Business, Consumer issues, Economy, Employment, Health care 3 comments

Maybe I didn’t get the memo, but I don’t recall seeing much airtime/ink/bandwidth devoted to discussing single-payer healthcare as a jobs program. And that’s

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Montana governor wants single-payer, too

October 14, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Consumer issues, Government, Health care, States Leave a comment

Add Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer to the short [so far] list of state leaders who think single-payer health care is the way to go

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Vermont governor signs historic single payer health care law

May 27, 2011 Madonna Gauding Health care 3 comments

On May 26, Governor Peter Shumlin (D) signed the legislation passed earlier by the VT House and Senate making Vermont the first state to

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Vermont governor to create single-payer healthcare

January 27, 2011 Madonna Gauding Health care Leave a comment

Peter Shumlin, the newly elected governor of Vermont, ran on single-payer healthcare and he plans to deliver. For sure, there are hurdles to clear,

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Single-payer plan, alive and kicking in Vermont

May 28, 2010 Madonna Gauding Health care, Obama Leave a comment

After Congress passed the health insurance reform bill, it seemed that the idea of single-payer healthcare was all but dead for at least the

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