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Sirota’s latest on the Huffington Post alleges that GOP Rep. Mike Coffman agrees that single-payer government health care “works”. Problem is, Coffman’s treatment was not provided by a single-payer plan at all. Let’s review terms: Single-payer is a plan where the government or an agency designated by the government reimburses providers for services rendered according [...]
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Since Harry Reid announced a compromise that includes a triggered public option, the murmurs and shouts have centered around one theme: If there isn’t a public option, costs can’t/won’t be contained. Therefore, the song goes, the ‘sacrifice’ of the public option is a gift to insurers, and a sellout of progressives. Instinctively, that doesn’t feel [...]
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Just so we’re clear on that. The only ones who can kill health care reform at this point are progressives, and they’re doing a damn good job of it. Somewhere along the line, compromise turned into a dirty word, and progressives forgot what shades of gray look like. And don’t give me the standard line [...]
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