Daily Dose Archive: Health Reform

Health insurance companies urge staff to fight reforms

By Dan Eggen The nation's largest health insurance carrier is urging its employees to lobby the Senate against reform proposals that would hurt the firm's bottom line, according to copies of e-mails released Thursday by a liberal advocacy group. UnitedHealth...

Lieberman: No reform at all is better than a public option

By John Amick Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.) said Sunday that no health-care reform bill at all is better than legislation that includes some form of a government-run public option. "The truth is that nothing is better than that because...

Player Profile: Robert (Bob) Kocher

Robert Kocher, Why He Matters: An expert on international health policy and the economics of U.S. health care, Kocher joined the Obama administration earlier this year as a member of the National Economic Council.

Reformers Target Insurers with Protest Billboard

By Ceci Connolly It isn't exactly subtle, but it certainly is likely to catch the attention of passersby. The liberal pro-reform Health Care Action Now coalition has drawn up a billboard targeting health insurance companies for "making our country sick."...

Live Blogging the Senate Finance Markup

The Post's Alec MacGillis gives you a cheat sheet for all the action coming out of the markup of Chariman Baucus's proposal.

MoveOn Uses Humor to Promote Public Option

Moveon.org is using the occasion of the already-interminable Senate Finance Committee markup of health care legislation to inject some liberal levity into a key moment of the health care debate with a video promoting the government-run insurance plan while skewering insurance companies.

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Democrats Urge Patience on Health Bill, Ceci Connolly , September 22, 2009

Ahead of Obama's AFL-CIO Appearance, Labor Officials Express Concern Over Excise Tax, Post Editor , September 15, 2009

Health Groups Stick With Obama in His Call for Changes, David Brown , September 10, 2009

AHIP Statement on President Obama's Address , Paul Volpe , September 9, 2009

MoveOn Plans Health-Care 'Vigils', Dan Eggen , September 2, 2009

Liberals Target Grassley on Public Option, Dan Eggen , August 31, 2009

White House Rebuts Claims on Health Care Reform, Kathryn Tolbert , August 10, 2009

Recess Doesn't Slow Health-Care Rhetoric , washingtonpost.com editors , August 9, 2009

ADL Condemns Nazi Slurs in Health-Care Debate, Dan Eggen , August 7, 2009

With House in Recess, Focus Moves to Senate, Washington Post Editor , August 3, 2009

Will You Be Able to Keep Your Insurance?, Kathryn Tolbert , July 29, 2009

Drugmakers' Group Has $100 Million for Possible Ad Campaign on Health-Care Reform, Dan Eggen , July 28, 2009

Health-Reform Foes Draw Industry Donations, Dan Eggen , July 27, 2009

Health Insurance Ad Takes Subtler Approach, Kathryn Tolbert , July 20, 2009

State of Play: Obama Selling, Americans Buying?, Ceci Connolly , July 20, 2009

Rift Widening Among Physician Groups, Kathryn Tolbert , July 16, 2009

State of Play: Democrats Dig In Despite Senate Focus on Hearings, Paul Volpe , July 13, 2009

Wellpoint Launches Battle Against Public Option , 44 Editor , July 10, 2009

Report Offers Guidance on Comparative Effectiveness, Paul Volpe , July 1, 2009

Wal-Mart Gets Behind Employer Mandate, Paul Volpe , June 30, 2009

Study: Health Costs Up, No Matter How You Buy, Paul Volpe , June 29, 2009

State of Play: Congress Breaks, White House Motors On, Paul Volpe , June 29, 2009

Advocates of Universal Coverage Rally on Capitol Hill, Paul Volpe , June 26, 2009

Senate Finance Close to Deal on Health Reform, Paul Volpe , June 25, 2009

GOP Offers Estimate for House Bill, Paul Volpe , June 24, 2009

Former Insurance Executive Goes After Industry, Paul Volpe , June 23, 2009

Obama's Political Arm Calls for Health-Care Stories, washingtonpost.com editors , June 23, 2009

Under The Microscope: Dissecting Claims on Reform, Paul Volpe , June 22, 2009

State of Play: Health Hearings Heat Up, Public Weighs In, Paul Volpe , June 22, 2009

Health Reform That Only Hurts a Bit, Paul Volpe , June 21, 2009

Liberal Groups Launch Ads Touting Public Option, Paul Volpe , June 19, 2009

Under The Microscope: Cutting Hospital Payments, Paul Volpe , June 19, 2009

AMA Group Stops Short of Support for Public Option, Paul Volpe , June 17, 2009

Senate Health Markup Off to a Rocky Start, Paul Volpe , June 17, 2009

Finance Panel Likely to Postpone Health Markup, Paul Volpe , June 17, 2009

CBO Offers Reality Check on Health Spending, Paul Volpe , June 17, 2009

Former Senate Leaders Weigh In on Reform, Paul Volpe , June 17, 2009

GOP Sticks to Script on 'Washington Takeover' of Health Care, Paul Volpe , June 16, 2009

CBO Cost Estimate Offers Good News, Bad News for Reform Proponents, Paul Volpe , June 15, 2009

AMA Members Receive Obama's Speech With Cautious Enthusiasm, Paul Volpe , June 15, 2009

Senate Committee to Delay Action on Reform Bill, Paul Volpe , June 15, 2009

State of Play – Monday June 15, Paul Volpe , June 15, 2009

Health-Care Reform Around the Web, washingtonpost.com editors , June 11, 2009