September 2009
14 posts
The Evidence Gap - Drug Rehabilitation or... →
Positive Prognosis for Addiction Treatment in... →
HBO: Addiction: Treatment: How Can I Find Good... →
WatchThe President’s Speech in Full
Ted Kennedy's Letter to President Obama
think4yourself:
apsies:
Dear Mr. President, I wanted to write a few final words to you to express my gratitude for your repeated personal kindnesses to me – and one last time, to salute your leadership in giving our country back its future and its truth. On a personal level, you and Michelle reached out to Vicki, to our family and me in so many different ways. You helped to make these...
The Obama Plan: Stability and Security for All... →
soupsoup:
apsies:
Just released by the White House (via CNN)
obama health plan cheat sheet
abbyjean:
Obama Health Care Plan cheat sheet with additional links for more background info.
If you have private health insurance, the plan would: make sure you’re not paying more based on your gender or age;
stop the insurance company from dropping your coverage if you get sick;
cap your out-of-pocket expenses so you don’t go broke because of medical costs;
eliminate charges for...
This is so simple. Who is taking our money and...
soupsoup:
Medicare keep 5%
Private insurance companies keep 35%.
“…it was when Obama spoke of Senator Kennedy and the larger moral imperative of...”
– Obama Shows His Progressive Spine by KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL of the Nation (via brooklynmutt)
Inventor of the public option explains why it's... →
think4yourself:
brooklynmutt:
Obama’s speech to Congress is likely to be pivotal for the plan. In an interview, Jacob Hacker makes his case
Jacob Hacker, a professor of political science at Yale and fellow at the New America Foundation, is widely credited with coming up with the idea for a public option. Salon spoke with him by phone last week about why he feels it’s necessary for healthcare...
Watchbrooklynmutt:
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: “MEDICARE FOR ALL!” (HR676)