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October 23, 2009

“Support for Public Option Grows In House and Senate”  Headline, Washington Post, October 23 “Pelosi Lacks Votes For Most Sweeping Public Option”  Headline, Politico, October 23

October 20, 2009

Advocates of a government-run health insurance plan are calling today’s published Washington Post/ABC News poll a game-changer, placing the impetus on Congress to give the public what it ostensibly wants.  … Continued

October 14, 2009

Hollywood movie producers love what are known as “high concept” film ideas.  These are plotlines that are so simple – “aliens invade Earth”, “teenage vampires take on mortals” – they … Continued

October 9, 2009

Opponents of medical liability reform have always been fond of quoting the Congressional Budget Office saying that reform measures would do very little to save taxpayers money and squeeze unnecessary … Continued

October 6, 2009

The superb New York Times columnist David Brooks has a piece in today’s newspaper that is well worth reading.  He raises one of the most important, and yet overlooked, questions … Continued

October 5, 2009

In a speech today at the Cleveland Clinic Innovation Summit, the CEO of one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies called for a stronger, adequately-funded Food and Drug Administration to … Continued

September 29, 2009

According to news reports, filmmaker Michael Moore is in Washington, DC today to promote his oxymoron of a movie, Capitalism:  A Love Story (Aren’t capitalist-minded producers making money on this … Continued

September 22, 2009

The United States healthcare system takes a beating in some quarters because of our lower life expectancy compared to other affluent, industrialized countries.  The blame is often placed on the … Continued

September 18, 2009

Chairman Baucus deserves to be commended for his steadfast efforts to develop health reform legislation that has the potential to gain strong majority support in the United States Senate.  Health … Continued

September 10, 2009

President Obama is right when he says the time for action on health reform is now.  He’s also correct when he says that there is widespread agreement on most of … Continued