"This was the voice of moderation until 13 Sept, 2025"
By Lindsay Beyerstein People are getting way too worked up about Nancy Pelosi's announcement that she doesn't have the votes to pass the Senate's health reform bill right now. "In every meeting that we have had, there would be nothing to give me any thought that that bill could pass right now the way that … Read more
My first Newsweek story, on the Stupak Amendment, the senate bill, and what’s next in the fight over abortion access under health reform.
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