Problems for the Public Option Problems for the Public Option
The final House health reform bill has a public option all right, but not the robust version progressives were hoping for.
Nov 4, 2009 / Feature / Lindsay Beyerstein
Where’s the Birth Control? Where’s the Birth Control?
Another complication in healthcare reform legislation has emerged: so far, it fails to require insurers to cover basic preventive services for women, including contraception.
Oct 30, 2009 / Editorial / Sharon Lerner
Joe Lieberman and the Opt-Out Revolution Joe Lieberman and the Opt-Out Revolution
Progressives rejoiced when Sen. Harry Reid announced that the Senate healthcare bill would include a public option. But the jubilation was short-lived.
Oct 28, 2009 / Feature / Lindsay Beyerstein
Lieberman Twists the Knife Lieberman Twists the Knife
The Connecticut senator declared Tuesday that he would support a filibuster of any healthcare reform bill that has a public option--even the version with the "trigger" compromise a...
Oct 28, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer
Reid to Back ‘Opt-Out’ Public Option Reid to Back ‘Opt-Out’ Public Option
Sen. Harry Reid will introduce a healthcare reform bill including an "opt-out" public option--grounds for disappointment, says Ari Melber.
The Public Option Lives! Big Victory for Progressives The Public Option Lives! Big Victory for Progressives
Harry Reid just announced that he'll include a public option (with a provision that allows individual states to opt out of it) in the version of the health care bill he brings to ...
Oct 26, 2009 / Blog / Chris Hayes
The Future of the Public Option The Future of the Public Option
Chris Hayes, The Nation's Washington editor, clears up some of the confusion regarding the future of the public option.
Oct 26, 2009 / Video / The Rachel Maddow Show
The Tide Is Turning on Healthcare Reform The Tide Is Turning on Healthcare Reform
In the past month, momentum on healthcare reform has unmistakably shifted as progressives have taken to the streets, the Internet and the halls of Congress to push for a bold plan.
Oct 23, 2009 / Feature / Peter Dreier
A City Unbottled: Mary Beard’s Pompeii A City Unbottled: Mary Beard’s Pompeii
In The Fires of Vesuvius, Mary Beard unearths the seedier realities of the Roman social and political experience.
Oct 21, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Joy Connolly
Crafting Health Reform Crafting Health Reform
Healthcare reform is looking less like a fantasy and more like a probability--but we need to keep a close watch on affordability, financing and the public option.
Oct 21, 2009 / Editorial / J. Lester Feder