HEALTHCARE REFORM
Speaking with Allen Quist
Last month, I spoke with a pair of candidates - Tom Bakk (Democrat) and Pat Anderson (Republican) - who hope to be Minnesota's next governor. Blogs about those interviews can be found in the "Tal...
Posted on 12/2/09 at 3:57 AM
Health care reform: The defining issue of this generation
DULUTH — Thomas Paine wrote more than two hundred years ago that new directions “raise at first a formidable outcry in defense of custom.” In other words, whether people believe things could be better or not, they almost always resist change.By Dist. 7A Rep Tom Huntley, DFL-Duluth , December 23, 2009
Letter: Health care reform bill has marriage penalty
There is a huge marriage penalty in the Health Care bills now working their way through the House and Senate.By Allen Quist, R-St. Peter , December 15, 2009
Letter: Health care reform with public option is needed
Recently, a bipartisan majority of the House of Representatives made history by passing strong health reform legislation — and on Nov. 21, the Senate continued that progress by voting to begin debate on its version of the bill.By Jana Bartholomew, Sioux Falls, S.D. , December 01, 2009
As others see it: Another example of federal ineptitude
We simply cannot fathom why some people believe that the best way to bring efficiency to the health care system, and to lessen its cost, is to turn over management to the federal government.By The Journal of New Ulm , November 27, 2009
Letter: DFL chair's letter doesn't tell whole story
In her letter of Nov. 17, Lori Sellner (Chair, 1st Congressional District DFL, Sleepy Eye) took Rep. Bachmann to task, accusing her of throwing out “wild misinformation” that is “completely divorced from the truth.”By Joe Grandgeorge, Fulda , November 19, 2009
As others see it: Reform bill far from done
Anyone who believes the health care reform bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives will be the final word on reform should see the doctor.By The Forum , November 18, 2009
Letter: True to his word, Walz works for us
Last week, Congressman Walz cast a vote in favor of the Affordable Health Care for America Act. He sent out a note to many reminding us that he cast such a vote knowing he represented hundreds of thousands in southern Minnesota.By Lori Sellner, Chair, 1st Congressional District DFL, Sleepy Eye , November 17, 2009
Letter: Do members of Congress recall who they're working for?
By Joe Grandgeorge, Fulda , November 13, 2009
As other see it: House health bill has iffy data
There is a lot wrong with the current state of affairs in American health care. But the rapid rise in costs — including a 131 percent rise in employer-sponsored premiums in just the past 10 years — is what drives this current fight for reform.By Arizona Republic , November 12, 2009
Letter: Walz thanked for health care vote
By Cheryl Avenel-Navara, Worthington , November 12, 2009
Brief: Health care forum is Tuesday
WORTHINGTON — Former State Rep. Allen Quist will sponsor a forum on health care at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Worthington Pizza Ranch.By Daily Globe , November 09, 2009
Letter: Health care is needed, really
I feel obliged to reply to Mr. Bogle’s letter of Oct. 30.By Ed Henkelman, Ashton Iowa , November 06, 2009
Column: Health care reform - a Minnesota lesson
Minnesota has been recommended as a model for federal health care reform for good reason. Round 1 of our efforts occurred in 1993 when Minnesota Care was created.By William Blazar, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce , November 04, 2009
Letter: Universal health insurance a government boondoggle
I’ve been reluctant to address health insurance because I haven’t used doctors for 30 years.By Mike Bogle, WIndom , October 30, 2009
Letter: We need to correct wrongs of the past
The current health care debate is so tied up with references to bogus Web sites and insurance company studies that those who have been voted out of power can no longer recognize the big picture.By Dennis Phelps, Westbrook , October 29, 2009
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