"This was the voice of moderation until 13 Sept, 2025"
By Lindsay Beyerstein Yesterday, two Democratic senators unexpectedly announced that they would not seek reelection in 2010: Byron Dorgan of North Dakota and Chris Dodd of Connecticut. As I wrote in the Weekly Pulse this morning, the two announcements probably cancel each other out in terms of Democratic senate seats. Dorgan's seat is probably an … Read more
By Lindsay Beyerstein Nancy Pelosi is going all in to support a public option that would hold down costs by setting reimbursement rates at Medicare plus 5%. The CBO's latest cost estimates for various House health care reform options have galvanized Pelosi in favor of a Med+5 public option, Brian Beutler reports. Pelosi has always … Read more
Most people think of single payer health care in America as something akin to science fiction–a bold idea that might be possible someday, but certainly not an option in the here and now. Journalist Jennifer Nix points out that the U.S. already has single payer care, not only for the aged (Medicare) and the poor … Read more