Another Moderate Dem Likes Healthcare Co-Op Idea

And Then…Obama Talks To Dems
For whatever reason, this talk isn’t embeddable right now, but the talk was good (you can see it here. It certainly wasn’t as contentious as his talk with Republicans, but Obama...

Landrieu and Lincoln Line Up. Health Care Debate Is On.
It’s happening… Two final holdouts, Sens. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana and Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, announced in speeches a few hours apart on the Senate floor they would vote...

Is a Federal Mandate Constitutional?
Journalist Ezra Klein has come out in favor of the proposition that a federal health insurance mandate is constitutional, but the question remains a thorny legal problem. If a reform bill is...

Health Care Legislation Continues To Move Forward
Slowly, but surely, we’ll be getting health care reform in a matter of months. That is, if Democrats don’t overplay their hand. From NY Times: The Senate Finance Committee...

CBO: Baucus Health Care Bill Slashes Deficit By $81B Over Next...
Not only that it’s fully paid for. That’s the latest report from the CBO and it’s encouraging to say the very least. Here’s more from The Hill: The Congressional...