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Why the Gang of Six is Deciding Healthcare for 300 Million of Us

Six senators representing 3 percent of the population are running things because the White House wants it that way
Originally at Salon.com
August 23, 2009 -- On Thursday, the so-called Gang of Six – three Republicans and three Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee – met by conference call and, according to Max Baucus, D-Mont., the committee's chair, reaffirmed their commitment "toward a bipartisan healthcare reform bill" (read: less coverage and no public insurance option). Read More >>

Mike Enzi, Gang of Six Republican, Admits He's Only Blocking Reform

Originally at HuffingtonPost.com
September 8, 2009 -- Mike Enzi, one of three Republicans ostensibly negotiating health care reform as part of the Senate's "Gang of Six," told a Wyoming town hall crowd that he had no plans to compromise with Democrats and was merely trying to extract concessions. Read More >>

Blumenauer Signs Letter With Public Option Ultimatum

Portland progressive joins revolt demanding public option comes with any reform bill
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UPDATED August 25, 2009 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio joined Rep. Earl Blumenauer in signing a letter along with 62 other progressive Democrats in the House saying any legislation that moves forward must contain a government-run health insurance option.  Read More >>

Prominent Insurance Executive Denounces Big Money

Former medical director of Oregon’s largest insurer has a few choice words for the health insurance industry at large
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August 18, 2009 -- I’ve been inside our health industry as the medical director for Oregon’s largest commercial insurer and have seen what happens when big money is involved, and public policy is crucial to future profits. Read More >>

Fact Checking the US Healthcare Debate

Here are some key resources to sort fact from fiction in the ongoing heated debate over healthcare reform
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We've compiled the following useful links for your continued search of the truth in a sea of political spin. Read More >>

Internal Memo Confirms Big Giveaway to Big Pharma

Months after the White House announced a deal with pharmaceutical companies, an internal memo shows they gave away campaign promises
Originally at HuffingtonPost.com
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August 13, 2009 -- A memo obtained by the Huffington Post confirms that the White House and the pharmaceutical lobby secretly agreed to precisely the sort of wide-ranging deal that both parties have been denying over the past week.
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Wyden Traded Public Option Early On

Sen. Lindsey Graham reveals backroom deal making with Sen. Ron Wyden on the public option
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August 13, 2009 -- While Sen. Ron Wyden has said he’s “open to a national public health plan option,” Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said Wyden told him and Sen. Robert Bennett of Utah early on that he was willing to “get off the public option” in order to earn their support. Read More >>

Aggression Outside Wu Town Hall Mirrors National Debate

Opponents of healthcare reform backed by Rep. Wu outnumbered supporters in heated exchanges
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August 11, 2009 -- Protesters outside the town hall meeting in McMinnville with Rep. David Wu on Monday were not as aggressive as those in St. Louis or other cities where town halls turned violent.  Read More >>

Protesters More Aggressive as August Recess Starts

Town hall meetings across the country, including those in Oregon, are beginning to heat up
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August 7, 2009 -- In the first week of the August Congressional recess, right-wing conservative groups appear to have mobilized -- if not more people -- louder, more aggressive voices against healthcare reform than progressive groups in favor of a healthcare overhaul. Read More >>

Double Standard of Government-Run Healthcare

With proper funding, Indian Health Services could be model for reform
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August 7, 2009 -- There seems to be political consensus that our healthcare system won’t end up like those in Canada or England. OK, but what about the American version that exists today of a single-payer, government-run healthcare agency? Read More >>
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