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It’s the 4th of July and Our Founders Are Weeping

By: Scarecrow Saturday July 4, 2009 10:30 am

We interrupt our regular programs to bring you special coverage of the latest absurdity.

Senate Dems Compromise with Themselves to Weaken Public Health Plan

By: Scarecrow Wednesday July 1, 2009 7:59 am

Surprise! Senate Democrats Compromise with themselves to weaken the public health option and shield private insurers and providers from reforms.

American Prospect Debates the Public Option (Part II)

By: Scarecrow Tuesday June 30, 2009 3:50 pm

Neither Klein nor Starr note that the Urban Institute's paper describes both the public exchange and the public plan working together. It's how they work together that determines how well they achieve the transformative and efficiency benefits of both. The exchange establishes the rules for reformed, efficient behavior, while the public plan modeled on those rules puts competitive pressure on private plans to make the reforms or lose market share.

American Prospect Debates the Public Option (Part I)

By: Scarecrow Tuesday June 30, 2009 8:50 am

There is a fascinating and also frustrating "debate" at The American Prospect on the prospects and merits of the public health plan. It needs to continue and push beyond where the three discussants left it.

Krugman on Republican Health Care Logic: The Great Ignorance Meets the Great Disingenuousness

By: Scarecrow Monday June 29, 2009 9:00 am

Paul Krugman debunks both George Will and economist Greg Mankiw who argue not only that our current health care system is okay and and should be left alone but that a public plan would undermine the current system's okay competitive outcomes. What competition?

The Other Reason Why Single Payer Health Care Should be on the Table

By: Scarecrow Friday June 26, 2009 8:45 am

As the Congress works through the incentives needed to avoid cost-shifting between different health plan choices, they may find it useful to examine how the same issues are solved or avoided by a single payer system.

Obama’s Extraordinary Health Care Townhall — And ABC’s Offensive Commercial Exploitation

By: Scarecrow Thursday June 25, 2009 6:50 am

President Obama did an ABC-sponsored, nationally televised town hall, answering questions for two hours. His performance was intelligent and informed and open. ABC used the moment to sell commmercials and literally read Republican talking points.

CBS and ABC Help the Private Insurers Misrepresent the Public Health Option

By: Scarecrow Wednesday June 24, 2009 4:14 pm

ABC and CBS tried to explain the debate over a public plan, but they showed once again they can’t sort out the simplest arguments. They're easily misled, don't know whom to ask and willing to be spun by industry hacks.

What Should a Public Health Plan Option Include?

By: Scarecrow Wednesday June 24, 2009 8:10 am

Congress' job is to authorize, fund and create the most attractive, sustainable public plan this country can produce, and then put in place the mechanisms to hold it accountable for doing its job. Here are some suggested features.

Private Health Insurers Threaten Americans to Prevent Public Plan Competition

By: Scarecrow Tuesday June 23, 2009 4:00 pm

American's private health insurance industry threatened Americans with dire consequences if they have to face genuine competition from a public health plan option. In his press conference, Obama called their claims nonsense.
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