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Don’t Believe the Hype, Take Action Today for Real Health Reform.
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
With Republicans trying to stall health care reform by claiming that a public option will crush the private insurance industry, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office’s analysis contradicts that claim. There …
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The Independent Medicare Advisory Council Could Be the First Step Toward a Value-Based Payment Model.
Monday, July 27th, 2009
Here’s a crazy idea: doctors and hospitals should be paid on the based value they provide, rather than on the number of tests and procedures they perform. This value-based payment …
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Everyone Has a Health Care Story: Americans Know Reform Cannot Wait.
Friday, July 24th, 2009
How many people have a health care story to share with the nation? According to Laura Askelin‘s article a couple of days ago, everyone at the “Health Care 09 – …
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Minnesota Might Have a Jobless Recovery.
Friday, July 24th, 2009
Minnesota 2020’s Jeff Van Wychen wrote a really interesting piece on whether the unallotment will mean Minnesota will have another “jobless recovery.” What this means is simple: during the recovery …
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Joni Keiner’s Paycut Highlights the Benefits of Unions.
Friday, July 24th, 2009
The Star Tribune reports that Champlin police officer Joni Keiner had to take a pay cut of more than $5,500, reduction in hours, and use her sick leave and vacation …
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Internal RNC Memo Reveals Health Care Strategy: Slow It Down.
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
The GOP strategy for dealing with health care reform became abundantly clear yesterday when an internal RNC memo made its way to the Huffington Post. It claims the Republican Party …
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Wind Energy Could Give Minnesota a Boost.
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
The Rochester Post-Bulletin reports that Minnesota has lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs over the past 10 months. If there were a way to stimulate Minnesota’s manufacturing sector, create more jobs, and …
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A Quick Health Care Reform Bill Update.
Monday, July 20th, 2009
There is talk in Congress about delaying health care reform until after the Congressional recess in August. Health Care for America Now has shown just how detrimental that could be: …