Death Panel

Via Wonk Room, The Hill reports that Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich thinks Republican challenges to the health-care reform law could actually result in a more progressive, single-payer system. That could also be the result of any successful challenges …

A friend's son is diagnosed with high-blood pressure and needing to start medication. A college senior, what will happen to him after he graduates college? How would he afford his medication? Would he even qualify for Health Insurance because of a…

On National Public Radio last week, callers seemed to be delighted to point out that the Republicans who dominated Arizona State Legislature, were hypocrites. Arizona passed a Medicaid restriction that denied, for fiscal reasons, coverage for orga…

Well, not so much himself, but, a nebulous "us" should be held accountable. I wonder if that includes hitting him in the face with a pie? Well, if you hit Boehner with a pie, you probably won't get charged. If you hit a Democrat, it might take 4 m…

What was the top 'shiny metal object' of 2010? Domenico Montanaro writes: Here are some of what we like to call “shiny metal objects," some of the most distracting moments of 2010. Thoughts? Did we miss any? Vote for the shiniest of shiny me…

Michael Moon on Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Shhhh) Sends Memo Urging Lefties to Keep Quiet About Death-Panel Provision They Snuck Into ObamaCare After it Was Passed… Junius on Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Shhhh) Sends Memo Urging Lefties to Keep Quie…

Michael Moon on Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Shhhh) Sends Memo Urging Lefties to Keep Quiet About Death-Panel Provision They Snuck Into ObamaCare After it Was Passed… Junius on Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Shhhh) Sends Memo Urging Lefties to Keep Quie…

Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) is distancing himself from a memo sent by his office that urged health reform advocates not to advertise new end-of-life counseling Regulations to avoid reviving talk of “Death Panels.” The weeks-old mem…