Tag Archives: Universal Health Care

Demonizing Canadian Health Care

Cartoon by John Janik.Health care reform and the lies about the Canadian system When you put the two systems side by side, it is easy to see why no Canadian would even consider changing their system for ours (even conservative … Continue reading

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Health Care Reform and Mind Control

The enactment of true universal health care hangs by a string. We are faced with educating the 40% of the population who are grist for the propaganda mill. By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / August 4, … Continue reading

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Health Care : True Reform Must Include Public Option

Public Insurance Option is Necessary For True Reform It’s becoming obvious that these Repubs and Blue Dogs have been bought off by the millions of dollars the lobbyists are throwing at them. To them, getting re-elected is far more important … Continue reading

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Cost of Health Care Reform : Wails of Indignation from the Right

Graphic from sibson.com. ‘According to the logic of those now shedding crocodile tears, we ought, in order to remain truly American and truly free, retain the precious liberties of our people to be illiterate, to suffer accidents without indemnification, as … Continue reading

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The Health Care Stories for America Blog

Not only can you read the stories, but write one yourself on this website. It also recognizes your zip-code location when you link up so you get the immediate stories that are in and around your location. When you read … Continue reading

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Health Care : Obama Must Channel Inner FDR

Unfortunately, throughout the Congressional debate about health care reform President Obama has not shown the clarity or leadership of a Roosevelt… By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / July 6, 2009 My earliest memory of a presidential … Continue reading

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Obama Must Fight for Public Option, Real Health Care Reform

President Obama addresses the American Medical Association, June 15, 2009. Photo by Charles Rex Arbogast / AP. In some way the message must get through to the Senate Democratic leadership that they were elected to represent THE PEOPLE and were … Continue reading

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Blue Dog Cowardice and the State of Health Care Reform

Photo of blue dog Democrat from dogguide.net.Health Care Reform: The State of the Debate The Democrats, though in the majority and supported by 67% of the American people, act confused, impotent, lacking in courage and conviction. By Dr. Stephen R. … Continue reading

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Robert Reich : Big Pharma and Big Insurance Vs. Health Care ‘Public Option’

Sen. Olympia Snowe: diluting the “public option.” Photo by Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images.How Pharma and Insurance intend to kill the public option, and what Obama and the rest of us must do By Robert Reich / June 5, 2009 … Continue reading

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Health Care Reform : Our Last Stand

Health Care for America Now This effort, in my opinion, represents our last stand to effectively combat the forces that would deny Americans decent health care merely to increase the profits of the insurance and pharmaceutical cartels. By Dr. Stephen … Continue reading

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Congressional Health Care Hearings : Pure Flim-Flam

Dr. FlimFlam’s Miracle Cream, as sold by Sen. Max Baucus and the gang. Image of Dr. Zoidberg from Futurama Wiki. These hearings are pure flim-flam and the Senate will support a ‘health care plan’ largely dictated by the insurance and … Continue reading

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Health Care Profiteers : This Won’t Hurt a Bit

Graphic from ISIPS.The fight for real health care reform We are being outspent by billions of dollars by the amalgam of well heeled interest groups that will benefit financially from maintaining the status quo. By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / … Continue reading

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