Dr. Denis Cortese. (Courtesy Of Mayo Clinic – Courtesy Of Mayo Clinic) By David Ignatius Thursday, August 20, 2009 Reading the transcripts of President Obama’s “town hall meetings” this month on heath-care reform is painful. He’s preaching the right gospel, but the parishioners are getting restless. The harder he tries to sell his program, the [...]
Archive for August 20th, 2009
20 Aug
Lincoln’s Prophecy for the GOP
By Harold Meyerson Thursday, August 20, 2009 Sen. Charles Grassley was grumping as usual on MSNBC on Monday morning (“the government is a predator, not a competitor”) when journalist Chuck Todd interrupted his rap with a serious question. If the Senate Finance Committee’s bipartisan Gang of Six comes up with a compromise that you think [...]
20 Aug
Devaluing Doctors — and Care
By Marshall Ackerman Thursday, August 20, 2009 Physicians have been cast as the villains in the drama that our national health-care debate has become. We stand accused of raising charges to private insurers to compensate for low Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements as well as care of the uninsured or illegal immigrants; doing more to get [...]
20 Aug
Campaign for America’s Future LA Times previews today’s presidential outreach on health care: [1] “Obama will hold a strategy session today with many of his supporters from the presidential campaign, a massive army that has yet to make its weight felt on healthcare. He is also scheduled to sit down with one of the country’s [...]
20 Aug
The Health Care Mess: Who’s To Blame?
Campaign for America’s Future By Bernie Horn August 20, 2009 – 7:05am ET August has been a frustrating month for progressives who seek quality, affordable health care for every American. Why does the Administration vacillate? Why does the media legitimize the opinions of right-wing liars and kooks? Why can’t congressional leaders get their act together? [...]
