In case you missed the media extravaganza from Blair House on Feb 25, John Goodman sums up the most important lesson: “Under no circumstances do you want to give any of these guys power over your health care.”
Obama himself spoke for 119 minutes, longer than the 110 minutes used by Republicans from whose ideas he purportedly wanted to learn. (Other Democrats spoke for 114 minutes.) But as Obama said, he can go overtime: “I’m the President.” Continue reading
From Curt Levey, Executive Director, The Committee for Justice
More than 25 health care experts, attorneys, scholars and conservative leaders joined together today in a letter highlighting the need for members of Congress and the President to address constitutional and other legal concerns about health care reform. In particular, the letter (included below) asks the Republican leadership in the House and Senate to raise the profile of these legal issues in connection with tomorrow’s health care summit. Continue reading
Three days before the Feb 25 media event, where chosen representatives can say their last words before the nuclear option is set off, The President’s Proposal on “healthcare reform” was released.
These 11 pages do not start with a blank sheet of paper, as Republicans recommended, but with the 2,000-page Senate bill. They are getting a disproportionate amount of commentary, but amount to little difference. Continue reading
Undeterred by public rejection of “comprehensive healthcare reform,” today President Obama released an 11-page report outlining his healthcare proposal. He claims it “contains new ideas from both parties” and that it will “give the American people and small business owners more control over their health care choices.”
The reality is that his new deal, (according to our friends at Freedomworks.org) contains price controls, tax hikes, and “sweetheart deals” for everyone.
Here are some resources for a look at what is really in his proposal:
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Dr. Zwelling discusses her third-party free concierge practice at AAPS workshop, Feb 5, 2010.