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[Note: The current HCR debate has gotten so contentious within the various 'liberal/progressive' factions that it felt important to me to amplify my position about the importance of breaking through this first barrier with an imperfect bill, and why I believe the prospects for improving it over time are stronger, not weaker, if this bill [...]
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A look down the timeline of social legislation is mind-boggling. Unemployment insurance, disability insurance, and retirement benefits were all in place and yet, access to health care for all Americans remains the elusive prize, even today. No matter how many years pass, arguments for universal health care are the same, as are arguments against. Here [...]
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1949
Fast forward our HCR time machine to 1949. World War II is in the past, a new decade is just beyond, the first Social Security benefits are being paid to retired workers, and the future looks bright.
Well, it looks bright for some, anyway. For others, not so much. President Truman has sent a budget to [...]
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I’ve been entertaining myself with a walk down memory lane on the legislative history of Social Security and Medicare for a few days. The more I read, the more familiar it all sounded. It’s a little like seeing bellbottoms and skinny jeans come back into style: fundamentally the same with small tweaks. By looking at [...]
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First of all, major props to Harry Reid for pulling over Ben Nelson and getting the 60 votes to bring health care reform to a vote. Today is the second benchmark in an historic effort to get some real changes in our health care insurance, payment and delivery systems…we’re three cloture votes and one up [...]
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Vanity Fair has a fascinating look into the relationship between Elizabeth Eckerd and Hazel Bryan. David Margolick has done a wonderful job of reporting the fractured and strange braid of their relationship over the years, and how different real outcomes are from Hollywood outcomes. If you’re following the story of the Jena 6, [...]
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