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  • August 2008

    • Mass. Trumpets Success of Health Mandate

      Boston Globe  |  Aug 20, 08 1:55 PM CDT

      Mass. Trumpets Success of Health Mandate

      (Newser) - About 75% of Massachusetts residents who had been uninsured now have health coverage, thanks to the state’s closely watched, near-universal health care mandate, says a new report from Gov. Deval Patrick. Nearly half of the 439,000 newly insured bought private insurance, rather than taxpayer-funded plans, the Boston Globe reports. And the number of patients using emergency rooms for routine treatments has fallen significantly. More »

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      health insurance  • Massachusetts  • universal health care  • insurance  • emergency room  • Deval Patrick

  • July 2008

    • Obama: Relax, I'm Not Running to the Center

      New York Times  |  Jul 8, 08 4:15 PM CDT

      Obama: Relax, I'm Not Running to the Center

      (Newser) - Calling himself "no doubt progressive," Barack Obama today addressed accusations he has shifted to the center, the New York Times reports. “The people who say this apparently haven’t been listening to me,” he said, going on to cite his support for universal health care and federal economic controls. “I believe in personal responsibility," he added. "I also believe in faith.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • Iraq exit strategy  • universal health care  • flip flop  • centrist  • progressive

  • June 2008

    • Bush's 'Poison Pill' Haunts Both Parties

      New York Times  |  Jun 16, 08 9:28 AM CDT

      Bush's 'Poison Pill' Haunts Both Parties

      (Newser) - President Bush’s tax cuts have become the governmental equivalent of a corporate poison pill, Paul Krugman observes in the New York Times , aimed at hamstringing new stewardship. Both prospective replacements have tax plans very much haunted by the Bush cuts, with one-time critic John McCain promising not only to make them permanent, but add more—and without a plan to replace revenue. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • George W. Bush  • Bush administration  • taxes  • tax cuts  • universal health care

  • May 2008

    • Edwardses Open Up About Dem Hopefuls

      People  |  May 5, 08 6:44 PM CDT

      Edwardses Open Up About Dem Hopefuls

      (Newser) - John and Elizabeth Edwards chatted informally about the remaining Democratic candidates on the eve of North Carolina's primary today. John told People that he admires Hillary Clinton’s “tenacity,” but not her "old politics;” Elizabeth said she favors Clinton's health plan but loves Barack Obama's "fantastic" ability to motivate "so many young people." More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John Edwards  • Elizabeth Edwards  • North Carolina primary  • universal health care

  • April 2008

    • McCain Pitches Bigger Fed Role in Health Care

      St. Petersburg Times (Russia)  |  Apr 29, 08 5:15 PM CDT

      McCain Pitches Bigger Fed Role in Health Care

      (Newser) - John McCain unveiled a new health care plan today, urging a larger role for the government while denouncing universal coverage, the St. Petersburg Times reports. The presumptive GOP nominee wants state nonprofit risk pools that would help those without coverage or unable to pay for it. He said, “I won't create another entitlement program that Washington will let get out of control.” More »

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      John McCain  • Mitt Romney  • health care  • universal health care

  • March 2008
  • February 2008

    • Universal Health Crossing Lines

      Washington Post  |  Feb 28, 08 4:22 PM CST

      Universal Health Crossing Lines

      (Newser) - While presidential candidates are busy bickering about how to achieve universal health care, a bill in the Senate has quietly acquired 12 supporters—the biggest bipartisan coalition ever gathered behind universal health care legislation, Ruth Marcus writes in the Washington Post .  Sponsors Ron Wyden and Bob Bennett hope the radical bill—with "something for everyone to dislike," Marcus says—will be ready when the next president takes office. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Congress  • universal health care  • Bob Bennett

    • Clinton: 'Shame on You, Barack'

      Reuters  |  Feb 23, 08 4:54 PM CST

      Clinton: 'Shame on You, Barack'

      (Newser) - Hillary Clinton blasted Barack Obama today over a campaign mailer that she called “right out of Karl Rove’s play book.” “Shame on you, Barack Obama,” she said, brandishing a flier—which she says falsely accuses her of wanting to force people to buy health insurance. “Everything in those mailers is completely accurate,” an Obama spokesman responded. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Obama 2008  • Clinton 2008  • negative campaigning  • attack ad  • universal health care  • Hillary Care

    • Ex-Rivals Vie For Edwards' Backing

      Washington Post  |  Feb 11, 08 5:35 PM CST

      Ex-Rivals Vie For Edwards' Backing

      (Newser) - Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are chasing John Edwards' endorsement, and Obama should be worried by their ex-rival's cold feet, Washington Post blogger Dan Balz writes. Edwards may seem a good fit for the change candidate, and the two often teamed up against Clinton on the campaign trail, but "outward appearances suggest he is genuinely torn," Balz writes. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John Edwards  • endorsement  • universal health care

    • Hillary's Health Plan Covers 22 Million More

      New York Times  |  Feb 4, 08 8:53 PM CST

      Hillary's Health Plan Covers 22 Million More

      (Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have health plans that sound similar but are vastly different in effect, the New York Times ' Paul Krugman writes. Obama wants to make coverage affordable in the hope that Americans will sign up—a change that seems unlikely considering current coverage patterns. But Hillary's plan would mandate care, cover 22 million more Americans, and make health care nearly universal. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Election 2008  • health insurance  • universal health care