Health Care

Obama to Push Health Plan at Summit Obama to Push Health Plan at Summit

Obama is billing the summit as a last-ditch attempt to solicit Republican ideas for healthcare reform.

Feb 24, 2010 / Lindsay Beyerstein

The Benefits of Long-Term Reform The Benefits of Long-Term Reform

Hayes discusses his support of health care reform in the wake of its nation-wide unpopularity in the polls.

Feb 23, 2010 / Video / MSNBC

Litmus Test: The People, or the Insurance Companies? Litmus Test: The People, or the Insurance Companies?

Since 1945, health insurance companies have been allowed to collude to fix prices. Members of Congress will soon vote on whether to reinstate anti-trust provisions for the industry...

Feb 22, 2010 / Editorial / Darcy Burner

Obama Stalls for Time With Healthcare Summit Obama Stalls for Time With Healthcare Summit

Obama's healthcare summit is a delay tactic--it's what happens after, when someone steps up to steer the bill, that counts.

Feb 10, 2010 / Feature / Lindsay Beyerstein

Tell ‘The Nation’: Voices of the Uninsured Tell ‘The Nation’: Voices of the Uninsured

Uninsured Americans have arguably the highest stake in the outcome of the healthcare debate--so why are they absent from the national conversation over its fate?

Feb 9, 2010 / Feature / Various Contributors

The Scoop on Koop’s Healthcare Lies The Scoop on Koop’s Healthcare Lies

When I first saw this spot on TV, I thought, uh-oh, (another) final nail in the coffin of healthcare reform. The bow tie, the Captain Ahab beard, the one eyebrow preaching from h...

Feb 2, 2010 / The Notion / Leslie Savan

Obama’s “Eager to See” Better Approach on Health Reform? O.K. Obama’s “Eager to See” Better Approach on Health Reform? O.K.

President Obama renewed his call for health-care reform in his first State of the Union address but, as has been the case from the start of the current debate over how to get more ...

Jan 28, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols

Health Care Moving in the Right Direction Health Care Moving in the Right Direction

Those of us paid to observe Congress have spent the last two weeks watching, with mouth agape, as congressional Democrats slowly raised a loaded gun to their collective mouths and ...

Jan 27, 2010 / Blog / Chris Hayes

Slowly but Surely for Health Care Reform Slowly but Surely for Health Care Reform

Chris Hayes shares his optimism about passing health care reform and his concern over the Senate's lack of leadership.

Jan 27, 2010 / Video / The Rachel Maddow Show

The Breakdown: Can Healthcare Reform Be Saved? The Breakdown: Can Healthcare Reform Be Saved?

In the wake of the surprising loss in Massachusetts on Tuesday, the future of healthcare reform has become uncertain. The Nation's DC Editor Christopher Hayes and special guest Rya...

Jan 22, 2010 / Audio / Chris Hayes

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