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All you need to know about how the health care law affects you, right here.

How the Health Care Overhaul Could Affect You.

Now that the health care plan has been signed, suddenly opinions turn favorable.

USATODAY.com released an interesting poll today that seems to reveal Americans overall are now in favor of the recently passed healthcare plan. I haven’t examined the poll in more detail to see if there’s something behind the numbers, like the phrasing used to ask the question.  Not saying this because I don’t trust the polling. [...]

Why is US healthcare so expensive?

The Christian Science Monitor chimes in with an opinion as to why US healthcare so expensive today, and their answer goes like this: Those on the economic left [in England and the US] simply don’t want to admit it. It is, in fact, the same problem we have with healthcare in our country: People don’t pay [...]

When President Obama’s health care plan mirrors Mitt Romney’s Massachusetts plan, it makes many in GOP look hypocritical.

When is opposing the President purely political and without logic?  During the all-important healthcare debate, perhaps.

Senator McCain says the GOP’s “willing to negotiate” on health care.

From McCain: GOP willing to negotiate on health care | The Daily Caller – Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment: McCain said “we want to negotiate and we want to get something done, but the majority of American people say we want you to start over.” Of course “the American people” McCain’s referring to are saying [...]

Chief Executive Obama gets kudos over his meeting communication skills.

We definitely agree.  Outside a slightly petty interaction with Senator McCain, the President handled this meeting extremely well, even working hard to focus on key points of contention while avoiding for the most part any sign of conflict or ego in interactions with the GOP leadership. “He’s very much what we could call in academic [...]

Anthem Blue Cross an example of the health insurance industry’s pomposity, cluelessness.

Do you think most Americans expected to have their health insurance costs hiked 39% in one year?  At best we’re talking poor management.  At worst… these guys are completely out of touch with reality and obviously have no idea what’s happening in Washington right this minute.

Healthcare: from here President Obama looks a bit like an ass, and frankly Senator McCain’s right.

The exchange today between the President and Senator McCain seemed rather one-sided in favor of the senator.  The bottom line is this: Big Pharma’s sweetheart deals with the last two presidents are quite possibly going to bankrupt this country.  But hey, Pharma, thanks a bunch for all that ad money you sent our way.  Can’t [...]

President to unveil his own healthcare plan.

From the New York Times: President Obama will put forward comprehensive health care legislation intended to bridge differences between Senate and House Democrats ahead of a summit meeting with Republicans next week, senior administration officials and Congressional aides said Thursday. Our take?  He probably should have done this about a year ago.  I wouldn’t want [...]

Garrison Keillor says “Recombobulate America”

If you’re right leaning don’t get distracted by Keillor’s early paragraph about health care.  This is a great read that takes the pulse of America while reminding everyone that we need to pull ourselves together while pulling ourselves up. Here we go: Recombobulate America.