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Sep

Obama’s closing argument: can he make the case?

Posted by Despina Karras  Published in Health Care

The President sees his speech tomorrow night as an opportunity to make that closing argument that lawyers dream of — one that will make his doubters see his case in a new light, his supporters reaffirm their faith in his version of the facts and the undecideds move to his side. But, the problem here [...]

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1

Sep

Decoding Democrats’ Words: Flexibility = Desperation?

Posted by Despina Karras  Published in Health Care

The reason Democrats are losing the health care debate is because they don’t have facts or strategy on their side. For many, including President Obama, the public option was not their first choice. But, so as not to scare people into thinking their insurance would be taken from them, they chose the incremental approach – [...]

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18

Aug

Is the public option really dead?

Posted by Despina Karras  Published in Health Care

This evening, I had the pleasure of speaking with AIP’s own Rick Moran and Jazz Shaw of The Moderate Voice. We discussed health care, specifically the fate of the public option. During the course of our conversation, which you can find here if you’re inclined to listen, Rick mentioned an article by David Limbaugh that suggests that the administration’s [...]

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Tags: health care debate, public option, reconciliation

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16

Aug

A reader asks: what will ObamaCare cost me?

Posted by Despina Karras  Published in Health Care

Last week, I shared my thoughts on why Americans are turning on ObamaCare here on AIP. A reader named Liz commented on my post, asking for information on how the current proposals before Congress would impact her premiums. Like me, Liz has a high deductible insurance linked to a health savings account. Her annual premium for [...]

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