1. You say preventive care is free. Really? Since when? 2. To quote you: “Just days after the new Congress convened, House Republicans will vote on a bill to repeal health insurance reform — without debate, without hearings, and without discussion.”

A Cadillac car (produced since 1902) has stood for excellence for many years. A “Cadillac” health plan is a plan that has little or no exclusions (such as for pre-existing conditions). The term “Cadillac” health plan was used in the 1960s, but was popularized during Congressional hearings in 1974. “Cadillac” health care plans were much discussed during health care debates in 2009. A proposed “Cadillac tax” is a tax on expensive health insurance plans. General Motors declared bankrupt

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee and Democracy for America are running a new television commercial in Maine and Washington, DC, urging Senator Olympia Snowe to support a public health insurance option. The ad features a woman who thought her family had good health insurance until her husband got cancer, and medical bills not covered by the insurance company forced them into bankruptcy. Watch it: Donate to DFA or the PCCC here to keep this ad on the air. I don't put high o

The study results are in. And things are not looking good for the estimated 46 million people who find themselves uninsured in America. The study conducted by Harvard researchers found that the uninsured have a 40% higher risk of death than those who have private health insurance. This is significant increase from the 25% risk of death for the uninsured, determined in a similar study done 16 years ago in 1993. In a developed nation that is a leader in medical and technological advances--how

The study results are in. And things are not looking good for the estimated 46 million people who find themselves uninsured in America. The study conducted by Harvard researchers found that the uninsured have a 40% higher risk of death than those who have private health insurance. This is significant increase from the 25% risk of death for the uninsured, determined in a similar study done 16 years ago in 1993. In a developed nation that is a leader in medical and technological advances--how