edited by: Vivian Paige,
Virginia Editor
The typical American hospital charges between $20,000 and $100,000 to perform open-heart surgery. The 1,000-bed Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital in Bangalore, India, charges $2,000 on average -- and, arguably, provides better quality outcomes. Oh wait, this is Washington, they don’t call it bribery, they call it “leverage”:
Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) said Friday night that she’s “leaning towards” voting to start debate on the health care bill – which would leave Democrats just a single vote shy of clearing a critical test for [...]
Here are the FDL Action health care reform highlights for Friday, November 20.Here are the FDL Action health care reform highlights for Friday, November 20.
1. Jon Walker asks, "Is Harry Reid Laying The Ground Work To Betray Progressives For Snowe's Vote?" In the end, Walker concludes, "Reid does have the power to get a public option passed, there is" [...]
Another Saturday night, another health care vote. Maybe Elton John has it right - Saturday Night's all right for Fighting.A common assumption among advocates of nationalizing health care seems to be that reform is necessary because insurance companies, being evil, deny coverage to people who need it. Of course they deny coverage. But it’s fallacious to think that a public option, single payer, or any other system won’t. [...]
Tomorrow, the U.S. Senate will be voting on Senator Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) health care bill. It appears that both of Virginia’s Senators are on the fence voting on this legislation. Perhaps, Senators Jim Webb and Mark Warner should be on the fence considering that this bill [...]
Based on these tweets, I'm baffled.
Harry Reid Giver America The Finger With Harry Care-y
Here are the FDL Action health care reform highlights for Thursday, November 19.
