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Will The Middle Class Be Paying The Bill?
No Insurance Club | December 21st 2009
The hardest working Americans are struggling, and there truly is no end in sight. We thought that perhaps healthcare reform would bring some relief to those middle class Americans who continue to fall through the cracks, but, alas, that is far from t read more
White House as Helpless Victim on Healthcare
Moral Philosophy and Current Events | December 19th 2009 by John Hubert
By Glenn GreenwaldDecember 16, 2009 "Salon" -- Of all the posts I wrote this year, the one that produced the most vociferious email backlash -- easily -- was this one from August, which examined substantial evidence showing that, contrary to Obama's read more
American Dream Lost To Healthcare Fears
No Insurance Club | December 18th 2009
Healthcare, insurance, co-pays, deductibles, premiums, coverage; this is what applicants are asking about in interviews. Applicants aren’t asking about wages, nor bonuses or raises; they are asking about health insurance and healthcare. This is wha read more
Stewart’s take on Lieberman
All Tied Up and Nowhere to Go | December 17th 2009 by Steve Zielinski
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cThe D.C.www.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealth Care Crisis read more
Olbermann’s take on the Senate’s health care ‘reform’ bil…
All Tied Up and Nowhere to Go | December 17th 2009 by Steve Zielinski
The Healthcare Mess
No Insurance Club | December 14th 2009
Well, healthcare reform has been stupefied yet again. Remember last week when we posted the blog about how a deal had been reached, how the public option had been dropped and the Medicare buy-in was the replacement? Well, apparently we were mistaken. read more
Is Carlson as dumb as she appears?
Where's the Outrage? | December 11th 2009 by Errington Thompson
Let’s do the quick Wiki search on Gretchen Carlson – Carlson was raised in Anoka, Minnesota, and graduated from Anoka-Hennepin School District 11’s Anoka High School, in 1984, as valedictorian. One of her childhood nannies was Mich read more
Medicare in Crisis: The Devastating Impacts of a Corporate Health…
Moral Philosophy and Current Events | November 30th 2009 by John Hubert
Editor's NOTE:I share Mr. Cooke's concerns re: the competing Senate and House Health Care bills. Both appear more or less to be reform "in name only" which benefit health insurance companies at the expense of the Middle class and working poor. Medica read more
Dear Dairy – I’m trying not to hate Palin, but…
Where's the Outrage? | November 25th 2009 by Errington Thompson
Dear Diary, I’m trying hard not to hate her or despise her, or vomit when I hear the words “Sarah Palin.” It is not that she has bad ideas. It’s not that she has an odd way of phrasing things. No, it’s more than that. I read more
Arizona Strike for Healthcare Averted
No Insurance Club | November 13th 2009
The Fry’s and Safeway strike in Arizona has been averted, for now. Breaking news this morning claims that union talks have been successful, and some sort of agreement has been reached. But what was the whole debacle about anyways? Health care, of c read more
Oops! FOX used recycled video to make Bachmann’s rally look big…
Where's the Outrage? | November 12th 2009 by Errington Thompson
Michelle Bachmann is different. I think we can all agree on that. She had an anti-healthcare reform rally last week and FOX was there. Thank goodness for the Daily Show. No “news” organization would take the time to note that Fox is misle read more
Healthcare Reform Passes House
No Insurance Club | November 9th 2009
The healthcare reform bill squeaked through the House this weekend by a vote of 220-215. A lot was given up, and a lot was said during the soap-opera-like final discussions on the bill, but in the end it was passed and it moves onto the Senate, where read more
Will Healthcare Reform Be Enacted This Year?
Grace Sign Posts | November 5th 2009 by Deb
Or has it all been much ado about nothing? Even though the healthcare reform legislation now before Congress will not address every issue, passing it would still be a great step forward.Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about th read more
Executive Health Care - It’s Not What You Think
No Insurance Club | November 5th 2009
Let’s talk executive physicals and why some people love to give them a bad rap. If you watch The Biggest Loser, you know exactly what an executive physical is, because I imagine is pretty much the same thing. When the contestants get their first re read more
Guantanamo Bay Getting H1N1 Vaccine Before US?
No Insurance Club | November 2nd 2009
Looking for the H1N1 vaccine? Well, if you’re looking online you’re probably running into a lot of headlines that read “H1N1 Vaccine Shortage” or “Flu Shot Clinic Canceled Due To H1N1 Shortage.” It’s not so much those headlines that are read more
Jon Stewart takes on Media, Joe Lieberman
Grace Sign Posts | October 29th 2009 by Deb
Here's what Jon Stewart had to say about the Media and Joe Lieberman's threat to filibuster the public option in the Senate: The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c read more
The health care filibuster
All Tied Up and Nowhere to Go | October 29th 2009 by Steve Zielinski
Rachael Maddow and Glenn Greenwald expose here the corruption of Joe Lieberman (Asshole-CT) and Evan Bayh (D-IN):Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy read more
One CEO’s Opinion - Who Happens to be NIC’s CEO
No Insurance Club | October 28th 2009
The big man, our CEO Chad wrote a very interesting piece the other day about business penalties and healthcare. Check it out for yourself: “Man—every man—is an end in himself, not the means to the ends of others. He must exist for his own sa read more
Hello Joe - Lieberman Soaks Up Public Option Spotlight
No Insurance Club | October 28th 2009
Senator Joe Lieberman sure knows how to keep things interesting. Just when we thought the healthcare debate might be simmering down for a few moments, Senator Lieberman stands up and rocks the boat. But, honestly, did we expect anything different fro read more
Farmers Being “Nickeled and Dimed” Into Medical Debt
No Insurance Club | October 27th 2009
Farmers and ranchers. You don’t often hear about that category when it comes to medical insurance and this healthcare crisis. But, farmers and ranchers are struggling more than many, and are in some serious need of some kind of healthcare change. I read more
Healthcare, Bankruptcy and Proposed Changes To The Game
No Insurance Club | October 22nd 2009
Healthcare and bankruptcy are two terms that, unfortunately, these days go hand in hand. Did you know that out of everyone who filed bankruptcy in 2007 (already on track to hit 1.4 million bankruptcies nationally in 2009), 62% of them were medically read more
No Insurance Club’s Curry Fish Healthcare Idea
No Insurance Club | October 21st 2009
This morning I got an email from No Insurance Club’s CEO asking me to take a look at a blog that he had just written. So, I jumped over to his website (FranchiseWhale.com) to take a gander. If nothing else, Chad sure knows how to make you laugh read more
Can VIP Medicine Keep You Healthier Than Healthcare Reform?
No Insurance Club | October 20th 2009
Sure, it might be not be a scientific fact, but how can it not be? They should start doing research on the health factors of those who have concierge medicine as compared to those who still run with the old model of medicine. You know, the one that i read more
Conservatives Try to Kill Health Care Reform as Thousands Die
America For Purchase | October 20th 2009 by Ike
Conservatives for Patients’ Rights urging a coordinated approach to attacking health reform with a memo argues that a synchronized messaging strategy will help “to deliver a decisive ‘knock out’ punch” to health care legislation. read more
Conservatives Try to Kill Health Care Reform as Thousands Die
America For Purchase | October 20th 2009 by Ike
Conservatives for Patients’ Rights urging a coordinated approach to attacking health reform with a memo argues that a synchronized messaging strategy will help “to deliver a decisive ‘knock out’ punch” to health care legislation. read more
Living to 100
No Insurance Club | October 19th 2009
Living to 100 seems to be on everyone’s minds today. It’s the top searched item on Google this morning. The Living to 100 calculator is over at Livingto100.com, where you can actually take an online test to see how long you will live. Not much un read more
Exposing Health Insurance Industry Fraud
America For Purchase | October 16th 2009 by Ike
Health Insurance Companies perpetuate fraud on millions of Americans, distort facts and manipulate data to ensure continued profits over the health of the people. read more
Exposing Health Insurance Industry Fraud
America For Purchase | October 16th 2009 by Ike
Health Insurance Companies perpetuate fraud on millions of Americans, distort facts and manipulate data to ensure continued profits over the health of the people. read more
Go Watch It: Rachel Maddow Takes on Americans for Prosperity
MOMocrats | October 16th 2009 by MOMocrats
In August, I wrote about how astroturfing groups funded by big business and staffed by GOP political operatives and corporate lobbyists — like the Koch Industries-funded group Americans for Prosperity — are influencing the national debate on heal read more
Healthcare Reform Public Option Bullet Points
No Insurance Club | October 14th 2009
What is the Public Option? Public Option has been all over the news lately. Will there be a public option? Will there not be a public option? But you know what I realized last night; no one is really explaining what the public option is. Sure, we’v read more
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