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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Why not Vietnamese coffee?
As late stage consumer capitalism sprouts coffee shops (both mass market and “upscale”) in a desperate attempt to commodify everything that isn’t nailed down, it seems to have missed an opportunity. Why not Vietnamese coffee? Continue reading
Would the House and Senate proposals address the problems raised in SiCKO?
by Jon Greenbaum The push right now is to strengthen the public option in the House (make sure it is tied to Medicare reimbursement rates and the Medicare provider network and push the launch date up sooner than 2013) and … Continue reading
Oh No He Didn’t! Massa Calling for Tort Reform?
So, let’s review:
1. Massa protects the less than 1% of his wealthy constituents from paying their fair share, rejecting the proposal to pay for health care reform by rolling back Bush’s tax cuts to these folks.
2. Massa sides with hospitals over consumers, taking their accountants’ word that they can’t afford to take more customers at the Medicare rates (but they’ll sure pocket uncompensated care savings).
3. And now WXXI is advertising his stand on medical lawsuits. If this is where he’s going he’ll be taking sides against patients and lining up with the medical providers, shielding them from accountability.
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Massa Town Hall – Human Folly on Display
Sometimes we’ve got to step back and get a wide angle few of the state of our species. I know humans are capable of reason but the latest post from Elaine Hardman is kinda scary. Here’s one of the people … Continue reading
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OK, Now H.R. 3200 Really Does Suck
Ezra Klein got it wrong. The Blue Dogs didn’t extract “minor” concessions on the House health care reform bill. The damage is major. By separating the public plan from the Medicare provider network and Medicare reimbursement rates the Blue Dogs … Continue reading
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