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  Healthcare & Prescription Drugs
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Food, Drugs & Health 
 Sub-Issues
Affordable Care Act or American Health Care Act 
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ContributorGerald Farinas   
Last ModifiedGerald Farinas March 15, 2004 10:35pm
DescriptionHealthcare & Prescription Drugs

Democrats are intent on making universal healthcare a national priority in the 2004 elections. Share your news and views on the nation's healthcare issues.

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Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Sep 29, 2023 01:55pm General “No choice at all”: Pharma companies begrudgingly agree to negotiate prices  Article RP 
Dec 03, 2021 04:30pm Opinion Hospitals in underserved communities face huge cuts in reckless 'Build Back Better' plan  Article WA Indy 
Dec 28, 2020 03:40pm Profile 'Toxic Individualism': Pandemic Politics Driving Health Care Workers From Small Towns  Article RP 
Feb 28, 2020 12:00pm News Split Ticket: How Health Care Proposals Divide Voters  Article WA Indy 
Feb 09, 2020 07:00pm News A Denver businessman wants to fix America’s health care system — by doing your knee replacement in Mexico  Article BrentinCO 
Dec 03, 2019 03:35pm Report White House claims Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s drug pricing bill would result in 100 fewer drugs over decade  Article RP 
Jul 02, 2019 11:55am Report 879% drug price hike is one of 3,400 in 2019 so far; rate of hikes increasing  Article RP 
Jan 23, 2019 12:00pm Report U.S. Uninsured Rate Rises to Four-Year High  Article RP 
Jun 08, 2018 05:00am Rule Change Got a pre-existing condition? The Trump admin wants insurers to deny you coverage  Article RP 
May 16, 2018 06:45am Investigation Auditor "shocked" by massive billing schemes at rural hospitals  Article RP 
May 11, 2018 12:30pm Speech Trump blasts drugmakers, middlemen for high U.S. drug prices  Article RP 
Jan 11, 2018 11:00am Analysis To Cut The Debt, The GOP Should Focus On Health Care Costs   Article RP 
Aug 10, 2017 10:45am Study Study says Trump moves trigger health premium jumps for 2018  Article RP 
Jan 31, 2017 10:50am General After meeting with pharma lobbyists, Trump drops promise to negotiate drug prices  Article RP 
Jan 30, 2017 09:35am General As opioid deaths rise, pharma firm hikes price of antidote more than six-fold   Article RP 
Nov 17, 2015 02:20pm Proposed Legislation American Medical Association backs prescription drug ad ban   Article RP 
Oct 01, 2013 06:00am Opinion A single-payer system, like Medicare, is the cure for America's ailing healthcare  Article Imperator 
Sep 27, 2013 07:00am News McCain: 'Dysfunctional' GOP helping Dems win ObamaCare battle   Article Brandonius Maximus 
May 12, 2013 01:00pm News Now we pull out our own teeth: Boom in DIY dental kits as patients cannot afford NHS fees  Article Scott³ 
Apr 09, 2013 04:00am News As VA Backlog Grows, ‘Baffled’ Veteran Allies Begin to Turn On President  Article kal 
Dec 09, 2012 01:50pm News Ex-convict says he got himself arrested to get prison health care  Article Craverguy 
Sep 24, 2012 12:00pm News Video; Mitt Romney Says Uninsured People Should Use ER for Health Care   Article Brandonius Maximus 
Sep 06, 2012 11:00am Report Health care system wastes $750B a year  Article RP 
Aug 16, 2012 04:00pm Analysis Medicare Advantage vs. the Romney-Ryan plan  Article RP 
Aug 13, 2012 09:05am Analysis The Republican ticket’s big Medicare myth  Article RP 
Jul 30, 2012 07:30am News Romney Praises Israel's Socialized Health Care System  Article RP 
Jul 24, 2012 06:35pm Report Medicare Works: Public Program Continues to Outperform Private Insurance in Ensuring Access to Care and Providing Financial Protection   Article RP 
Jun 13, 2012 11:00pm Editorial The Elite Are Attempting To Convince Us That Killing Off Our Sick Grandparents Is Cool And Trendy  Article Jason 
May 23, 2012 03:10pm Idiocy Student having asthma attack denied inhaler by school nurse  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Feb 15, 2012 11:00am Poll Poll: Most back White House birth control rule  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Feb 01, 2012 11:20am Report Health insurer Aetna reports 4th-quarter profit jumps 73 percent, helped by lower medical use  Article RP 
Dec 29, 2011 02:00pm Perspective How Doctors Die  Article RP 
Sep 21, 2011 01:00pm News Young Adults Make Gains in Health Insurance Coverage  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Aug 07, 2011 08:25pm General Man With Breast Cancer Denied Medicaid Coverage  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Jul 01, 2011 07:00am General Older workers could face cost disparities in health care law glitch  Article kal 
Jun 28, 2011 11:00am General Now Obama's sending out 'snoopers' to pose as patients so they can check up on doctors  Article kal 
Jun 16, 2011 04:20pm Strategy Bank robber planned crime and punishment  Article RP 
May 17, 2011 02:00pm Analysis Fewer Emergency Rooms Available as Need Rises  Article RP 
May 12, 2011 07:00pm Announcement Breakthrough in AIDS fight: Drugs radically reduce transmission of virus  Article COSDem 
May 07, 2011 07:55am Proposed Legislation Big Medicare overhaul? Don’t count on it  Article Jason 
Apr 21, 2011 10:35pm Report UnitedHealth profit, forecast shine, shares leap  Article RP 
Mar 15, 2011 06:20pm Analysis Immune to Cuts: Lofty Salaries at Hospitals  Article RP 
Mar 12, 2011 01:00pm Analysis Blue Shield's cumulative rate hikes could reach 86.5%   Article RP 
Mar 09, 2011 06:00pm General Preemie Birth Preventive Spikes From $10 to $1,500  Article RP 
Mar 03, 2011 12:00pm News [BCBS] Trio publicly crusaded against rising health costs  Article Servo 
Mar 02, 2011 01:55pm News Ex-Blue Cross CEO walks away with $11M  Article Servo 
Feb 03, 2011 09:00am Report Cigna 4Q Profit Rises 40% Amid Light-Demand Trend  Article RP 
Jan 31, 2011 05:25pm Advertisement Man Claims Parkinson's Drug Made Him Gay  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Jan 27, 2011 10:00pm Blog Entry Cancer Patient Loses Health Insurance Over $.02 Error  Article Servo 
Jan 18, 2011 09:45am News With House set to debate healthcare, government finds up to half of Americans under 65 have preexisting conditions  Article Servo 
Jan 04, 2011 06:00am General [MA] Cities and towns turn to borrowing to cover health care costs  Article Jason 
Jan 03, 2011 04:35am Analysis 6 states to watch on health reform  Article Jason 
Jan 02, 2011 06:10am Proposed Legislation House to vote early on health care repeal  Article Jason 
Dec 17, 2010 10:00pm Poll In U.S., New Low of 44.8% Get Healthcare From Employer  Article Servo 
Nov 23, 2010 11:00am Poll Decline your health care, say GOP voters   Article Servo 
Nov 16, 2010 11:00am Analysis Third-Quarter Profits Reach $3.4 Billion as Health Insurers Cut Spending on Care, Drop Unprofitable Members  Article RP 
Nov 09, 2010 11:00pm News Case against Blue Cross shows difficulty of cutting health costs  Article particleman 
Sep 20, 2010 02:00am Proposed Legislation Battle in Senate looms over Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act  Article Jason 
Sep 07, 2010 12:45pm General Tea Party docs: 'Self-serving' AMA betraying physicians, patients  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Aug 21, 2010 11:00pm Editorial Come Again?  Article ArmyDem 
Aug 19, 2010 12:00pm Commentary For Cost Control, Vouchers and Medicare Don't Mix  Article ArmyDem 
Aug 16, 2010 05:00am General Amnesty Means Massive Medicaid Costs   Article Jason 
Aug 02, 2010 11:00am Report Administration sees $8B Medicare savings in 2011   Article Brandonius Maximus 
Jul 03, 2010 07:50am General Health overhaul may mean longer ER waits, crowding  Article kal 
Jul 01, 2010 10:00am News Anthem Blue Cross again seeks rate hikes for Californians  Article Jason 
Jun 19, 2010 05:05pm General Senate 'doc fix' comes too late to avoid physicians' rancor  Article Jason 
May 19, 2010 11:00pm Study Study: Uninsured don't go to the ER more than insured   Article Karma Policeman 
Apr 22, 2010 12:50am News Exclusive: WellPoint routinely targets breast cancer patients  Article Servo 
Apr 16, 2010 11:00am Rule Change Obama: Give Gay Couples Hospital Visiting Rights  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Mar 01, 2010 04:00am Editorial "Bending the Curve": What Really Drives Health Care Spending  Article Jason 
Feb 22, 2010 10:00am Blog Entry White House: If GOP Filibusters, We’ll Pass Health Reform Via Reconciliation  Article Penn Con 
Jan 28, 2010 03:25pm News NY pols stunned to learn Obama administration opposes funding for 9/11 health bill   Article Eddie 
Jan 06, 2010 06:00am General Dems Intend to Bypass GOP on Health Compromise  Article kal 
Jan 05, 2010 11:10am Commentary Hell Freezes Over: Rush Limbaugh Loves Union Hospitals and Socialized Medicine  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Dec 31, 2009 10:00am News Mayo Clinic in Arizona to Stop Treating Some Medicare Patients   Article Penn Con 
Dec 28, 2009 12:00pm Blog Entry Republicans try and fail to justify voting for Medicare Part D  Article ArmyDem 
Dec 28, 2009 11:00am Poll Expectations Soar for Passage of Health Care Plan, But Most Still Oppose It  Article Penn Con 
Dec 22, 2009 07:00pm News Forcing Insurers to Spend Enough on Health Care  Article ArmyDem 
Nov 27, 2009 05:00pm News Expiring insurance subsidy imperils laid-off Americans  Article ArmyDem 
Nov 25, 2009 04:05pm Poll Support for Health Care Plan Falls to New Low  Article Imperator 
Nov 24, 2009 10:00am Perspective On Health Care, Should Dems Fear Failure or Success?  Article Imperator 
Nov 23, 2009 12:00am Opinion Obamacare is unconstitutional, but that should be easy to skirt  Article Patrick 
Nov 19, 2009 06:35pm Blog Entry The $100 Million Health Care Vote?  Article Imperator 
Oct 30, 2009 09:00am General House health bill clocks in at 1,990 pages  Article Imperator 
Oct 28, 2009 01:00pm Oops NC insurer says timing of mailings unfortunate  Article RP 
Oct 27, 2009 12:00am Opinion I'm a doctor. So sue me. No, really  Article Penguin 
Oct 26, 2009 01:00pm Report Health care wastes up to $850 billion a year  Article RP 
Oct 21, 2009 12:00pm Advertisement Rape Victim's Choice: Risk AIDS or Health Insurance?   Article RP 
Oct 21, 2009 08:55am General Toddler denied insurance for being too small  Article RP 
Oct 20, 2009 04:00pm General Nurse assistant denied care after attacks  Article RP 
Oct 19, 2009 04:00pm Poll majority now supports public health insurance option  Article RP 
Oct 19, 2009 11:00am News Employees face 'shockingly higher' health costs   Article Brandonius Maximus 
Oct 18, 2009 01:00pm Opinion The Catastrophic Option   Article RP 
Oct 16, 2009 05:00pm News In Hawaii’s Health System, Lessons for Lawmakers   Article ArmyDem 
Oct 13, 2009 12:00pm News Insurer Changes Mind: Fat Baby to Get Health Coverage  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Oct 10, 2009 09:00am General Heavy infant in Grand Junction denied health insurance  Article RP 
Oct 02, 2009 10:00pm News Finance Committee Democrat Won’t Read Text of Health Bill, Says Anyone Who Claims They’ll Understand It ‘Is Trying to Pull the Wool Over Our Eyes’ (Carper)  Article Barack O-blame-a 
Sep 28, 2009 06:40am News Liberals seek health-care access for illegals  Article Imperator 
Sep 28, 2009 03:00am General Use of Federal Health Clinics Soars  Article Jason 
Sep 21, 2009 09:00pm News Obama health care plan angers seniors, Polls show shift toward GOP  Article Scott³ 
Sep 21, 2009 03:00pm News Obamacare is to Medicare what ACORN is to Children's Protective Services  Article Scott³ 
Sep 21, 2009 04:30am Study Health Care, Race and Political Polarization  Article Craverguy 
Sep 20, 2009 06:00pm Perspective Does He Lie?  Article Imperator 
Sep 18, 2009 05:00pm General 45% Of Doctors Would Consider Quitting If Congress Passes Health Care Overhaul  Article kal 
Sep 18, 2009 12:00pm Study Meet the Real Death Panels  Article Craverguy 
Sep 18, 2009 12:00am Opinion Mandatory Insurance Is Unconstitutional  Article Jason 
Sep 17, 2009 04:00pm Endorsement O’Reilly endorses the public option, which he previously called ‘socialism.’  Article Craverguy 
Sep 17, 2009 02:00pm Study Harvard study finds nearly 45,000 excess deaths annually linked to lack of health coverage  Article RP 
Sep 17, 2009 10:00am General Firm cancels health insurance coverage for girl, 17, after celiac disease diagnosis  Article RP 
Sep 17, 2009 03:00am General Senate Bill Sets Lines for Health Showdown  Article Jason 
Sep 16, 2009 11:00pm General Bennett meets with Obama over health reform  Article particleman 
Sep 16, 2009 10:00pm News Democratic Dissenters   Article particleman 
Sep 16, 2009 03:55pm Editorial Exposing the Corporate Option in Health Care Debate  Article Jason 
Sep 16, 2009 12:55pm General House Blue Dog leader hails Baucus health bill  Article Jason 
Sep 16, 2009 12:00pm News Young Adults Likely to Pay Big Share of Reform's Cost  Article Scott³ 
Sep 16, 2009 11:00am Poll Opposition to Health Care Reform Reaches New High at 55%  Article Imperator 
Sep 15, 2009 09:00pm News Snowe falls away, leaving Senate Dems without GOP health support  Article particleman 
Sep 15, 2009 12:00pm Opinion Congress Needs More Catcalls  Article Craverguy 
Sep 14, 2009 08:00pm News Near deadline, (Senate health care) negotiators say deal is ‘close’  Article Ashley 
Sep 14, 2009 01:00am News 50 million new patients? Expect doc shortages  Article Servo 
Sep 13, 2009 03:00pm Announcement Obama, Congress easing debate on public option  Article Mr. Politics 
Sep 13, 2009 12:00pm Opinion Health Care Deceit  Article Craverguy 
Sep 12, 2009 08:00pm Study Think Malpractice is Driving Up Health Care Costs? Think Again.  Article Karma Policeman 
Sep 11, 2009 04:05pm Commentary Domestic violence is a "pre-existing condition"?  Article RP 
Sep 09, 2009 10:00pm Poll Obama’s Speech Moves Swing Voters to Support Reform  Article RP 
Sep 09, 2009 09:00pm Analysis FACT CHECK: Obama uses iffy math on deficit pledge  Article Imperator 
Sep 09, 2009 12:00am News Fines proposed for going without health insurance  Article particleman 
Sep 08, 2009 09:00pm News Hoyer: Public health plan might have to go  Article particleman 
Sep 08, 2009 09:00pm Proposed Legislation Already, 23 Dems have said they will vote ‘no’ on healthcare reform  Article particleman 
Sep 03, 2009 11:00am News Nixon's Plan For Health Reform, In His Own Words  Article Chronicler 
Sep 03, 2009 06:10am Idiocy Man's Finger Bitten Off in Scuffle at Health Care Rally  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Sep 03, 2009 02:00am Opinion Why Democrats Are Losing on Health Care  Article Jason 
Sep 02, 2009 04:20pm News WH luring Snowe with 'trigger' on public option  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Sep 02, 2009 11:00am Idiocy AMA blasts RNC's health claim  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Sep 01, 2009 05:05pm General GOP Girds Itself for "Minor Revolution" as Dems Prepare to Go It Alone on Health Care  Article Jason 
Sep 01, 2009 04:00pm Commentary Mexico's health care lures Americans  Article RP 
Aug 27, 2009 06:05pm Statement McConnell says broad health care reform bill not needed  Article Jason 
Aug 27, 2009 04:00am General 'Win One for Teddy,' Say Dems Pushing for Health Reform  Article kal 
Aug 25, 2009 07:00pm Proposed Legislation Compromise On Obamacare Public Option Unlikely  Article Jason 
Aug 25, 2009 11:10am Commentary Obama's health-care "reform" contains hidden tax penalties for unsuspecting taxpayers  Article Jason 
Aug 25, 2009 09:40am Event Democrats planning 1,000 health care reform events  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Aug 25, 2009 12:00am News Democrats Ponder One-Bill Reconciliation Strategy For Health Care  Article WesternDem 
Aug 24, 2009 06:25pm Analysis Switzerland: Inside the World’s Finest Health Care System  Article Servo 
Aug 24, 2009 04:25pm Proposed Legislation GOP Pushes Health 'Bill of Rights'  Article Jason 
Aug 23, 2009 12:00am General ObamaCare Bill Will Allow Illegal Aliens To Receive Tax-Payer-Funded Health Care   Article Jason 
Aug 21, 2009 06:00pm General 'Tea Party' Organizers Plan Anti-'Obamacare' Rallies Across the Country  Article Jason 
Aug 20, 2009 01:45pm Commentary Newsweek's Alter Accuses the "Angry" Left of Forsaking the "Moral Core" of Health Care Reform  Article Craverguy 
Aug 20, 2009 10:00am Strategy Dems Might Split Health Care Reform Into Two Bills  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Aug 19, 2009 07:00pm Commentary Obama Snares Palin, Media in Wide Blame-Game Net  Article Scott³ 
Aug 19, 2009 03:00pm Poll Without Public Option, Enthusiasm for Health Care Reform, Especially Among Democrats, Collapses  Article RP 
Aug 19, 2009 01:00pm Analysis The (un)truth about health reform  Article RP 
Aug 19, 2009 08:00am News Democrats Seem Set to Go It Alone on a Health Care Bill  Article Monsieur 
Aug 18, 2009 07:15pm Opinion ObamaCare Is All About Rationing  Article Jason 
Aug 18, 2009 05:30pm Poll Americans still skeptical about Obama’s plans   Article RP 
Aug 18, 2009 05:00pm General Healthcare lobbyists: 6 for each member of Congress  Article kal 
Aug 18, 2009 04:00am News Liberals revolt over public option  Article Scott³ 
Aug 17, 2009 12:40pm Commentary "Death Panels." A most excellent term.  Article RP 
Aug 17, 2009 07:00am General Internal Memo Confirms Big Giveaways In White House Deal With Big Pharma  Article kal 
Aug 16, 2009 11:00pm News White House appears ready to drop 'public option'  Article Scott³ 
Aug 16, 2009 03:00pm Opinion Top doctor says system 'imploding' (Canada)  Article Barack O-blame-a 
Aug 16, 2009 01:00pm Commentary Telling Grandma ‘No’   Article RP 
Aug 16, 2009 11:00am General Democratic senator: Public health insurance option dead   Article Monsieur 
Aug 15, 2009 08:00pm Blog Entry Freepers, Birthers, Morons of all stripe, You didn't get mad...  Article COSDem 
Aug 15, 2009 01:00pm News Kennedy absences raise concern for health vote   Article karin1492 
Aug 15, 2009 07:00am Blog Entry Obama camp plants fake doc, Che fan at Jackson Lee forum  Article kal 
Aug 12, 2009 02:00pm Blog Entry A Child's Garden of Teabaggery  Article Penguin 
Aug 12, 2009 11:00am Opinion The Whole Foods Alternative to ObamaCare   Article RP 
Aug 10, 2009 12:20pm Amusing Uninsured Conservative Activist Solicits Donations to Pay Medical Bills Incurred While Protesting Health Care Reform  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Aug 10, 2009 06:00am Commentary The Citizenship of the Uninsured  Article Jason 
Aug 09, 2009 02:15pm Op-Ed by Candidate Reich: How the White House's Deal With Big Pharma Undermines Democracy  Article Craverguy 
Aug 08, 2009 08:35am Video AARP Organizers Cancel ‘Listening Session’ After Participants Refuse to ‘Keep Their Comments Quiet’  Article Imperator 
Aug 07, 2009 07:00am Perspective Democrats’ Fear Is Showing on Health Care  Article Imperator 
Aug 07, 2009 12:00am Opinion The Me-First, Forget-Everyone-Else Crowd  Article Craverguy 
Aug 06, 2009 05:25pm General Health care debate steers into abortion, euthanasia  Article Jason 
Aug 06, 2009 12:00pm Commentary The Health Insurers Have Already Won  Article RP 
Aug 05, 2009 09:00pm News Ark. crowd mocks lawmakers over Obama health plan  Article The Sunset Provision 
Aug 05, 2009 06:25pm General White House Website Asking for Informants on Anti-Healthcare Advocates  Article kal 
Aug 04, 2009 05:00pm General Medical Papers by Ghostwriters Pushed Therapy   Article RP 
Aug 03, 2009 02:00pm General Bill Clinton: GOP 'at it again' in health care debate  Article Monsieur 
Jul 31, 2009 09:00pm News Routine GI health needs not met   Article kal 
Jul 31, 2009 08:00am Commentary Health care reform: How big money hijacks democracy  Article Craverguy 
Jul 29, 2009 11:00pm Opinion The 10 Dumbest Arguments Against Health-Care Reform  Article WA Indy 
Jul 28, 2009 12:00pm News AP sources: Senators near bipartisan health deal  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Jul 28, 2009 04:00am Blog Entry The Baucus Bill's Bad Math  Article WA Indy 
Jul 28, 2009 03:20am Opinion THE NATIONALIZATION OF YOUR BODY  Article Jason 
Jul 27, 2009 07:55am News Canada keeps malpractice cost in check  Article Scott³ 
Jul 25, 2009 03:45am Opinion Common Sense May Sink ObamaCare  Article Jason 
Jul 24, 2009 06:00pm News House healthcare talks break down in anger   Article particleman 
Jul 24, 2009 12:00am Opinion 1-percenters launch attack on health care  Article Craverguy 
Jul 23, 2009 02:00pm Analysis Health Care: Cash Cow for Blue Dogs?  Article RP 
Jul 23, 2009 12:00pm Study Study Links Rise in Health Care Costs to Job Losses  Article RP 
Jul 23, 2009 02:45am General Abortion Dispute Threatens to Derail Effort to Overhaul Health Care System  Article Jason 
Jul 22, 2009 05:50pm General Research Firm Cited by GOP Is Owned by Health Insurer  Article RP 
Jul 22, 2009 05:00pm Announcement Pelosi: House Dems have the votes on health care  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Jul 22, 2009 02:40pm Report Drug companies post solid results, offer bullish view  Article RP 
Jul 22, 2009 11:00am Analysis Health insurers face little competition  Article RP 
Jul 22, 2009 10:30am Commentary Our Founding Father's Socialized Healthcare System  Article Servo 
Jul 21, 2009 10:00pm News Dems at odds on how to turn tide on health   Article particleman 
Jul 21, 2009 01:35pm Analysis Health Reform for Beginners: The Employer Tax Exclusion  Article RP 
Jul 19, 2009 08:05am Study CBO Chief: Health Bills To Increase Federal Costs  Article kal 
Jul 18, 2009 09:00pm News Their Own Medicine- Senators Prefer the Insurance They Have  Article Barack O-blame-a 
Jul 17, 2009 03:00pm Transcript Gingrich on Burden of Health Care Overhaul  Article Jason 
Jul 16, 2009 02:05pm Endorsement AMA BACKS HOUSE HEALTH-CARE BILL   Article RP 
Jul 16, 2009 10:00am Advertisement Harry And Louise: The Sequel  Article RP 
Jul 15, 2009 12:00pm News Republicans Warn of 'Web of Bureaucracy' in Democrats' Health Care Plan  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Jul 11, 2009 05:00am Opinion The Massachusetts Health Mess   Article Jason 
Jul 10, 2009 08:00pm Poll Canadians favour their health care to U.S. system  Article Monsieur 
Jul 09, 2009 09:00pm Proposed Legislation Senators Consider Curtailing Hospitals' Tax Breaks  Article Jason 
Jul 07, 2009 08:10am Profile Seattle doctors try flat-rate no-limit primary care  Article RP 
Jul 02, 2009 10:10am Opinion Memo to Deficit Hawks: Public Plan Option Indisputably Saves Money  Article Craverguy 
Jul 02, 2009 07:40am Proposed Legislation Senate bill fines people refusing health coverage  Article Craverguy 
Jul 01, 2009 08:50pm Proposed Legislation New HELP Bill Covers 97 Percent Of Americans, Costs $600 Billion  Article RP 
Jun 30, 2009 10:55am Opinion No Compromise on the Public Plan!: Why Weakening the Public Option Would Weaken the Party Responsible  Article Craverguy 
Jun 28, 2009 04:40pm Editorial Time to End False Bipartisanship  Article Craverguy 
Jun 28, 2009 04:20am General Is a 'public plan' the fix for health insurance?  Article Jason 
Jun 25, 2009 02:00pm Blog Entry G-D, Please protect me from the SUPERB health care my father receives….  Article COSDem 
Jun 23, 2009 05:00pm Editorial Debating health care with Congressman Blunt  Article RP 
Jun 22, 2009 12:00pm Opinion The Policy That Dare Not Speak Its Name  Article Craverguy 
Jun 17, 2009 04:00pm Investigation Health insurers refuse to limit rescission of coverage  Article RP 
Jun 17, 2009 06:50am Study Budget chief sees 'hard slog' on health  Article kal 
Jun 16, 2009 07:00am General Lawmakers Reveal Health-Care Investments  Article kal 
Jun 15, 2009 06:00am Poll Americans Support Universal Health Coverage, But Not If It Covers Illegal Immigrants  Article kal 
Jun 11, 2009 01:50am News Doctors' Group Opposes Public Insurance Plan  Article excelsior 
Jun 10, 2009 03:00pm Poll Large Majority Backs Major Overhaul of Health Care  Article Servo 
Jun 06, 2009 07:00am General Key Dem not a fan of Obama's health pitch  Article kal 
Jun 01, 2009 04:00pm Analysis The Cost Conundrum  Article RP 
May 29, 2009 03:00pm Poll Americans OK with more government influence in return for lower health care costs  Article Brandonius Maximus 
May 28, 2009 06:00pm Study Phantoms In The Snow: Canadians’ Use Of Health Care Services In The United States  Article RP 
May 28, 2009 11:30am Analysis What is the cause of excess costs in US healthcare?  Article RP 
May 14, 2009 04:00pm Analysis Docs Spend About $31B Haggling with Insurers Annually   Article RP 
May 14, 2009 03:00pm Statement Health Care Leaders Say Obama Overstated Their Promise to Control Costs   Article RP 
May 11, 2009 03:00am News Health-Care Providers Pledge to Try to Curb Costs  Article Jason 
May 08, 2009 12:00am Op-Ed by Candidate Stop the Single Payer Shut-out!  Article Craverguy 
May 06, 2009 03:00am News Obama seeks $63 billion for world health  Article Jason 
Apr 29, 2009 06:00pm Commentary Going Dutch   Article RP 
Apr 24, 2009 03:00pm Proposed Legislation Reconciliation Now Has a Date: October 15   Article RP 
Apr 13, 2009 09:00am Commentary Why Republicans Should Back Universal Health Care  Article Servo 
Apr 10, 2009 09:00pm Analysis Why the most politically radical health care solution is also the most fiscally conservative  Article Penguin 
Apr 06, 2009 03:00pm Editorial A Public Plan for Health Insurance?   Article ArmyDem 
Apr 06, 2009 02:00pm News Poll: Majority Would Pay Higher Taxes For Universal Health Care  Article ArmyDem 
Apr 02, 2009 10:00pm News G.E. and Intel Working on Remote Monitors to Provide Home Health Care  Article ArmyDem 
Apr 01, 2009 07:00pm News Health Critic Brings a Past and a Wallet  Article ArmyDem 
Mar 31, 2009 11:00pm News For This Health System, Less Is More  Article ArmyDem 
Mar 29, 2009 09:00am News Rules on Internet show why it's hard to get health insurance  Article ArmyDem 
Mar 25, 2009 11:00pm News Study: Few US hospitals use digital records  Article ArmyDem 
Mar 24, 2009 02:00pm Report Texas health insurance costs have risen 7 times faster than incomes  Article DFWDem 
Mar 24, 2009 12:50pm News Insurers Offer to Soften a Key Rate-Setting Policy   Article ArmyDem 
Mar 23, 2009 02:00pm Analysis The Cost Shift from the Uninsured   Article ArmyDem 
Mar 19, 2009 02:00pm News Drug Maker Told Studies Would Aid It, Papers Say   Article ArmyDem 
Mar 19, 2009 11:00am Blog Entry You have to spend money to save money  Article ArmyDem 
Mar 17, 2009 09:00am News Comparison Shopping for Medicine  Article ArmyDem 
Mar 05, 2009 02:35pm Profile The Health-Care Crisis Hits Home  Article ArmyDem 
Mar 03, 2009 12:00pm News Health advocates tell Capitol Hill: go for single-payer, not Mass. plan  Article Craverguy 
Feb 25, 2009 07:00pm News Obama Budget Taxes Richest to Help Pay for Health Care  Article ArmyDem 
Feb 23, 2009 07:00pm News Health reform next on Obama's agenda  Article ArmyDem 
Feb 18, 2009 12:00pm Commentary It's the Cymbalta, Stupid  Article Craverguy 
Feb 09, 2009 11:00pm News F.D.A. to Place New Limits On Prescriptions of Narcotics  Article ArmyDem 
Feb 05, 2009 10:00pm News Dems tell Obama: Let’s pass healthcare reform in '09  Article ArmyDem 
Feb 04, 2009 03:00pm Blog Entry Medical Miracle: Doctors Embracing Reform   Article ArmyDem 
Feb 04, 2009 02:30pm News Obama's promised health care overhaul delayed  Article Gerald Farinas 
Feb 04, 2009 02:00pm News Congress passes children health insurance bill  Article Gerald Farinas 
Jan 31, 2009 07:00pm General Disruptive Innovation, Applied to Health Care  Article ArmyDem 
Jan 17, 2009 08:00am News Privacy Issue Complicates Push to Link Medical Data  Article ArmyDem 
Jan 13, 2009 09:00pm News Baucus introduces SCHIP bill as House readies vote  Article ArmyDem 
Dec 07, 2008 06:00pm News For Workers, Medical Bills Add to Pain as Firms Fail   Article Jason 
Dec 06, 2008 02:00pm News Obama asks nation for health-care reform input   Article Jason 
Dec 03, 2008 05:00am Commentary Health-Care Reform Could Kill the GOP  Article Craverguy 
Dec 02, 2008 04:00pm News Broader medical refusal rule may go far beyond abortion  Article ArmyDem 
Nov 30, 2008 09:05am News U.S. 'Not Getting What We Pay For'  Article ArmyDem 
Oct 24, 2008 03:00pm Study Mind over body: Half of doctors in U.S. use placebos, survey finds  Article Chase McFadden 
Oct 16, 2008 01:50pm Editorial Primum Non Nocere — The McCain Plan for Health Insecurity  Article RP 
Sep 19, 2008 12:00pm Statement McCain's Plan For Health Care Reform: Let's Make It More Like The Financial Industry  Article RP 
Sep 16, 2008 10:00pm Analysis Cost And Coverage Implications Of The McCain Plan To Restructure Health Insurance  Article RP 
Aug 20, 2008 10:00am News Lack of Insurance, High Medical Costs Put More in a Bind  Article ArmyDem 
Aug 04, 2008 09:00am News Prescription Data Used To Assess Consumers  Article ArmyDem 
Jul 30, 2008 04:25am News A Record Year for the Pharmaceutical Lobby in '07 : Washington's largest lobby racks up another banner year on Capitol Hill  Article kal 
Jul 16, 2008 01:35pm News Why was a brain surgery patient turned away? [Insurer cancels patient before brain surgery]  Article Servo 
Jul 07, 2008 04:00pm Poll Dutch health system rated best, U.S. worst  Article RP 
Jul 07, 2008 09:00am Analysis Controversial Provision of "Doctor Fix" Bill Would Improve Medicare and Help Keep Bill Deficit-Neutral  Article ArmyDem 
Jul 02, 2008 04:00pm News Six hospital employees disciplined in ER death  Article Brandonius Maximus 
May 02, 2008 10:00am News OxyContin that's harder to abuse? FDA debates new version  Article Servo 
Apr 23, 2008 09:00pm Blog Entry UnitedHealth Unapproves Surgery From 2 Years Ago, Wants $7700 Back  Article Servo 
Apr 23, 2008 07:00pm Proposed Legislation Congress Near Deal on Genetic Test Bias Bill  Article RP 
Apr 23, 2008 06:00pm General Insurer Says Economy Has Dented Its Prospects  Article RP 
Apr 16, 2008 09:30am Blog Entry "Sick Around the World"  Article ArmyDem 
Apr 14, 2008 08:00am News Co-Payments for Expensive Drugs Soar  Article ArmyDem 
Apr 07, 2008 03:00pm News Dieting for Dollars  Article ArmyDem 
Apr 03, 2008 06:00am Strategy Health Care Policy - Do it first, don't write a bill, and let someone else take the credit.  Article RP 
Apr 02, 2008 10:35am Study Doctors support universal health care: survey  Article DFWDem 
Mar 30, 2008 02:45pm News McCain's health plan fails her test [Elizabeth Edwards]  Article Servo 
Feb 18, 2008 10:00pm Investigation A Rip-Off by Health Insurers?  Article RP 
Jan 08, 2008 11:00pm Study France best, U.S. worst in preventable death ranking  Article Patrick 
Dec 29, 2007 12:00pm News Bush signs child health program extension into law  Article Gerald Farinas 
Dec 21, 2007 12:00pm News CIGNA criticized in death of teen  Article Servo 
Nov 24, 2007 03:00pm General Pets can get insurance at PBCC, partners can't  Article RP 
Nov 09, 2007 08:00pm Investigation Health insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders  Article RP 
Oct 23, 2007 01:20pm News Politics add irony to health debate  Article CBlock941 
Oct 18, 2007 01:10pm Proposed Legislation House fails to override Bush veto of child insurance bill  Article RP 
Oct 17, 2007 07:00pm Poll Poll: Most Back Dems In Kids' Health Fight; 81 Percent Support Expanding S-CHIP, Including A Majority Of Republicans  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Oct 11, 2007 02:00pm Commentary Why 'Socialism' Evokes No Fear  Article RP 
Oct 11, 2007 11:00am General Canada's Expectant Moms Heading to U.S. to Deliver  Article particleman 
Oct 08, 2007 09:00am Blog Entry Right Wing Launches Baseless Smear Campaign Against 12 Year Old Recipient Of SCHIP  Article Servo 
Oct 03, 2007 09:00pm News Healthy living could save U.S. $1 trillion, study finds  Article ArmyDem 
Oct 03, 2007 08:00pm Blog Entry Bush’s S-CHIP veto based on errors of fact and logic  Article ArmyDem 
Oct 03, 2007 05:30pm Proposed Legislation Bush Vetoes Children’s Health Bill  Article RP 
Oct 03, 2007 01:00pm Analysis Cost of Insuring Four Million Kids Equals Two Months of War in Iraq  Article Servo 
Oct 01, 2007 10:00pm Commentary Bush's Unhealthy Veto  Article ArmyDem 
Sep 26, 2007 11:00pm News House Passes Children's Health Bill  Article ArmyDem 
Sep 21, 2007 11:00am News [SCHIP] Veto Threat Angers Republicans  Article ArmyDem 
Sep 21, 2007 10:00am Analysis Bush's False Claims About Children's Health Insurance  Article Servo 
Sep 10, 2007 05:40pm Report GAO report: Medicare not doing enough insurer audits  Article RP 
Aug 21, 2007 06:00pm Announcement New Bush Policies Limit Reach of Child Insurance Plan  Article RP 
Jul 22, 2007 10:00am Commentary That's the problem [Pres. Bush on Uninsured Americans]  Article Servo 
Jul 22, 2007 09:00am News Bush could face first veto override  Article Servo 
Jul 15, 2007 10:05am News Children’s health insurance bill set to be vetoed  Article Servo 
Jul 10, 2007 09:00am News For Democrats, Pragmatism On Universal Health Care  Article CBlock941 
Jun 27, 2007 06:00pm News Psychiatrists Top List in Drug Maker Gifts  Article Scott³ 
May 31, 2007 12:00am Opinion TB and the Question of Evolution  Article Penguin 
Apr 27, 2007 08:00am Proposed Legislation Does New Universal Health Care Plan Have a Chance?  Article CBlock941 
Mar 19, 2007 08:00pm Study Paying attention to not paying attention  Article Penguin 
Mar 02, 2007 09:00am News Most Support U.S. Guarantee of Health Care  Article Servo 
Feb 13, 2007 10:00am News 'Rescissions': The neutron bomb of health insurance  Article Servo 
Jan 25, 2007 10:30am Analysis Some win, some lose in Bush's health-care proposal  Article Servo 
Jan 11, 2007 04:00pm News Bush would veto Medicare drug price measure, Republicans say  Article Servo 
Dec 20, 2006 04:30pm Report Patent Law Stifles Drug Innovation  Article RP 
Dec 13, 2006 01:35am News Canadian man alive and kicking, but has no heartbeat  Article Penguin 
Dec 06, 2006 06:00am General $44,000 a year for health insurance?  Article RP 
Nov 24, 2006 07:00pm News Drug industry braces for Democrat-led Congress  Article Servo 
Sep 28, 2006 04:00pm Legal Ruling Judge rejects Ohio's abortion pill law  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Sep 22, 2006 11:00am News Drug Imports From Canada Set to Be Eased  Article RP 
Sep 20, 2006 12:00pm Report Poor Report Card For U.S. Healthcare  Article RP 
Aug 17, 2006 10:00am Legal Ruling New Orleans jury rules against Merck [in Vioxx case]  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Jul 26, 2006 07:00pm General Congress Likely to Skip Medicare Cuts  Article RP 
Jul 24, 2006 09:55am General Seizures of Canadian Drugs Rise As Congress, Customs Spar  Article RP 
Jun 24, 2006 06:00am General S.F. unveils universal health care plan  Article kal 
Jun 09, 2006 12:00am General Governor [Huntsman] raising private funds for dental bill  Article particleman 
Jun 08, 2006 12:00pm News Americans want universal health coverage, group says  Article Guy 
Apr 25, 2006 04:00pm Blog Entry Fox, Meet Henhouse  Article ArmyDem 
Apr 25, 2006 11:00am News Drug pacts keep some generics off market - FTC  Article Servo 
Apr 19, 2006 12:00am Blog Entry Tax cosmetic surgery to fund children's health care  Article mtrz 
Apr 11, 2006 03:10pm Study The "Fair Share for Health Care Act" and New York's Labor Market  Article CBlock941 
Mar 31, 2006 11:00pm General Medicare mess hits Leavitt's parents  Article particleman 
Mar 26, 2006 11:00am General Feds crack down on imported prescriptions  Article RP 
Mar 10, 2006 07:00pm Proposed Legislation FTCR: Enzi 'Association Health Plan' Bill Would Deregulate Health Insurance and Gut State HMO Patients' Rights Laws  Article RP 
Feb 28, 2006 08:00pm Blog Entry Will This Catch On?  Article ArmyDem 
Feb 27, 2006 11:00pm News Plan B Battles Embroil States  Article ArmyDem 
Feb 26, 2006 02:00pm Commentary Health Care's New Lottery  Article ArmyDem 
Feb 26, 2006 09:00am News Wal-Mart Urges Governors on Health Care  Article Servo 
Feb 09, 2006 06:00pm News [IL Rep] Hastert, [TN Sen] Frist said to rig bill for drug firms  Article ArmyDem 
Feb 02, 2006 12:35am News Windfall for drug industry raises questions  Article ArmyDem 
Jan 30, 2006 11:00am Blog Entry Culture war shifts to health workers  Article ArmyDem 
Jan 30, 2006 12:00am General Take Two Aspirin and Read This Now  Article ArmyDem 
Dec 02, 2005 05:35pm News Pressure Mounts to Extend Deadline for Drug Benefit  Article ArmyDem 
Nov 29, 2005 01:00pm Study Mandated Health Care Yields Job Losses  Article CBlock941 
Nov 14, 2005 07:20pm Commentary The Disappearing Flu Vaccine  Article RP 
Nov 10, 2005 06:00pm Proposed Legislation Northup backing bill to allow prescription drug importation  Article RP 
Oct 19, 2005 05:00pm General Revolting pharmacists: Target edition  Article RP 
Oct 17, 2005 12:00pm Blog Entry The pharmaceutical industry looks to novels to spread propaganda  Article ArmyDem 
Oct 07, 2005 01:00pm Blog Entry They'll need a new excuse to oppose an HPV vaccine  Article ArmyDem 
Oct 02, 2005 04:00pm News Senators Fume at White House Disdain for Katrina Healthcare Plan  Article ArmyDem 
Jul 26, 2005 10:00pm Commentary Upgrading health-care technology would save many lives, much money  Article ArmyDem 
Jun 27, 2005 10:00am News The hidden big business behind your doctor's diagnosis  Article Servo 
Jun 21, 2005 08:15pm Analysis Health Care Costs, Spending Up  Article RP 
Jun 16, 2005 06:00am News Visitors to Wash. Hts. hosp lost in translation  Article Bob 
Jun 02, 2005 11:00am News Rising doctors' premiums not due to lawsuit awards  Article Servo 
Apr 25, 2005 06:25pm News [WI] Proposal To Force Reimbursement From Wal-Mart  Article Guy 
Apr 11, 2005 10:00pm General Polio shots launched era of vaccines  Article Thomas Walker 
Mar 21, 2005 12:00am Event Rubella virus eliminated in U.S.  Article None Entered 
Feb 11, 2005 12:00am News Bush Threatens Medicare Veto as Changes Are Urged  Article Servo 
Feb 09, 2005 12:00am Analysis Drug benefit may cost $1.2 trillion  Article RP 
Jan 12, 2005 12:00am News Jeb Bush: Link Medicaid to private insurers  Article CBlock941 
Nov 17, 2004 12:00am News Father critical of RU-486 warnings  Article Guy 
Oct 21, 2004 12:00am News AP Survey: Few Flu Vaccine Shortages in Europe  Article Servo 
Oct 07, 2004 12:00am News Actor Fox Films Campaign Ad for Kerry  Article New York Democrat 
Sep 29, 2004 12:00am News GAO: White House Violated Law on Medicare  Article ArmyDem 
Sep 22, 2004 12:00am News Loophole Lets Pharmacies Bill Govt. Twice  Article Servo 
Sep 17, 2004 12:00am Analysis Private Plans Costing More for Medicare  Article RP 
Sep 09, 2004 12:00am News Frist: Drug Import Vote Won't Happen Soon  Article Servo 
Sep 09, 2004 12:00am News U.S. Health Insurance Costs Soar, Workers Hit  Article New York Democrat 
Sep 07, 2004 12:00am General Investigators Say Ex-Medicare Chief Should Repay Salary  Article RP 
Aug 09, 2004 12:00am News Coal Miners Lose Health Benefits  Article RP 
Jul 27, 2004 12:00am News Medicare Plan Would Cut Cancer Drug Coverage  Article NoMoreBS 
Jul 15, 2004 12:00am Editorial Our Broken Health Care System  Article Chase McFadden 
Jul 14, 2004 12:00am Analysis Medicare Law Is Seen Leading to Cuts in Drug Benefits for Retirees  Article RP 
Jun 25, 2004 12:00am Analysis Medicare drug lottery to help 50,000  Article RP 
Jun 19, 2004 12:00am Advertisement Potential Fraud? Critics Point to Complaints Against Medicare Drug Benefit Companies  Article RP 
Jun 09, 2004 12:00am Commentary Kerry Health Care Ad: Exaggerated, But Mostly on Target  Article Chase McFadden 
Jun 08, 2004 12:00am Amusing Biotech protesters pick wrong target  Article PragCon 3.0 
Jun 01, 2004 12:00am Analysis Cover-Up Costs - The Bush administration may have broken the law on Medicare.  Article RP 
May 12, 2004 12:00am News Ranking nations' healthcare, United States isn't No. 1  Article Gerald Farinas 
Apr 19, 2004 12:00am News Hawai'i in Six-State Pool to Buy Cheaper Prescription Drugs  Article Gerald Farinas 
Mar 31, 2004 12:00am News New Hampshire Governor Bought Canadian Drugs  Article Gerald Farinas 
Mar 28, 2004 12:00am News Medicare drug law becomes bitter pill for Bush  Article Gerald Farinas 
Mar 23, 2004 12:00am News Medicare to Go Broke by 2019  Article Gerald Farinas 
Mar 13, 2004 12:00am News Official Says He Was Told To Withhold Medicare Data  Article ArmyDem 
Mar 13, 2004 12:00am News U.S. Taking Look at Canada Drug Imports  Article Gerald Farinas 
Feb 28, 2004 12:00am General Political Gain of Medicare Bill Ricochets Off the GOP  Article ArmyDem 
Feb 26, 2004 12:00am News Illinois Residents Sue FDA as Debate Over Drug Importation Heats Up  Article Gerald Farinas 
Feb 19, 2004 12:00am News Bush Administration: Hospitals Urged to Cut Uninsureds' Costs  Article Gerald Farinas 
Jan 24, 2004 12:00am News Bush Radio Speech Touts Health Care Plan  Article Eddie 
Jan 14, 2004 12:00am News U.S. Urged on Universal Health Insurance  Article Gerald Farinas 
Dec 15, 2003 12:00am News Republicans Shift Focus to Helping the Uninsured  Article Wabash 
Nov 30, 2003 12:00am Analysis McCain-Feingold hurt Dems on Medicare bill  Article User 490 
Nov 29, 2003 12:00am Commentary . . . And Mischief  Article FreedomDemocrat 
Nov 27, 2003 12:00am Commentary GOP pulled no punches in struggle for Medicare bill  Article ArmyDem 
Nov 19, 2003 12:00am News 5 Dems criticize AARP on Medicare  Article Eddie 
Nov 17, 2003 12:00am News Democrats Reject GOP Medicare Drug Plan  Article Ced 
Nov 17, 2003 12:00am News AARP backs GOP Medicare bill  Article PragCon 3.0 
Nov 17, 2003 12:00am News AARP Endorses Republicans' Medicare Bill  Article Tony82 
Nov 16, 2003 12:00am News Bush Pleased by Tentative Medicare Deal  Article Tony82 
Nov 15, 2003 12:00am Commentary Hidden snares in health care  Article Tony82 
Oct 13, 2003 12:00am News Bush's AIDS 'gift' has been seized by industry giants  Article Servo 
Oct 10, 2003 12:00am News AIDS Becoming Youth Epidemic  Article Ced 
Oct 10, 2003 12:00am News Health Clubs: Jim Talent's idea for getting people insured  Article Tony82 
Sep 30, 2003 12:00am News Number of Uninsured Rises by 2.4 Million  Article Ced 
Jul 09, 2003 12:00am News Democrats Sink Medical Malpractice Bill  Article Ced 
Jul 09, 2003 12:00am News Democrats List Terms for Medicare Bill  Article Ced 
Jun 27, 2003 12:00am News Breakthrough in bid for Aids vaccine  Article RP 
Jun 06, 2003 02:13pm News Senate reaches deal on Medicare  Article Ced 
Jun 03, 2003 12:00am Analysis The Impact of Non-Economic Damage Caps on Physician Premiums, Claims Payout Levels, and Availability of Coverage  Article RP 
May 27, 2003 02:30pm News Bush Signs $15 Billion Bill to Fight AIDS  Article Ced 
May 20, 2003 09:00am General States Ready to Seek Lower Drug Prices  Article Ced 
Apr 18, 2003 11:26am News U.S. Reclassifies SARS Cases, Number Drops  Article Ced 

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