Submitted by DCblogger on Fri, 09/19/2008 - 8:33am
Submitted by DCblogger on Thu, 06/26/2008 - 7:38pm
Roy: Single payer system is path to universal care
At the end of a long presentation outlining new services, new doctors, new facilities and a growth in income this year at a rate greater than the growth of the economy, Dr. Kent Palmberg, the unusually savvy and successful senior vice-president and chief medical officer of Stormont Vail HealthCare, sighed and quietly said, "I'm not sure where all this is going, but we'll probably end up with something like Medicare for all."
He added, "I'm not sure that's all bad. They pay promptly, predictably and adequately, with a minimum of paperwork. That beats costly fighting with scores of insurance companies, plus caring for the many uninsured."
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Submitted by lambert on Sat, 07/21/2007 - 11:25am
Submitted by chicago dyke on Sat, 10/14/2006 - 1:58pm
Dammit, I really need to get ready for tonight's blogger gathering in the wild north of this state, but friends keep pulling me back into the ethertubes. Fucking great post by Skippy:
via katieallisongranju (didn't susan st. james and jane curtain star in that?) via mcjoan at dkos: a kansas editorial (by steve rose, chairman of the johnson county sun) explaining why the publicans suck:
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Submitted by chicago dyke on Tue, 06/13/2006 - 7:56pm
So tomorrow I'll do the whole detailed post on it, but at Kosvegas there was this panel that nearly came to blows. Seriously. It was about how to reach out to conservative Southern people and make them vote for their interests, best found in Dem candidates.
Here's how it's done, boys. We don't have to do any work at all. We just have to exploit what's already there:
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Submitted by chicago dyke on Wed, 05/31/2006 - 12:35pm
From the Blondesense comments, DBK writes:
I am unfamiliar with Kansas politics, so what I have to say on this is pure speculation, but I always find it the most cynical of acts when someone who has long been in one party and is deep within the party decides to change parties. It always seems opportunistic and it is inevitably proven so. Were there a genuine change of heart with respect to political platforms and philosophies, the change would not be affected at a time when, as it also inevitably proves to be, a political opportunity is in the offing. Read below the fold...
