By Michele Ann Mareck, EDC member I would like to offer a “big picture” comment on the recent very disturbing events in our county – events that reflect “tip of the iceberg” realities in our social fabric. [“For the record,” as they say, I am an elementary school teacher, 68 years old, from a ‘working [...]

The health care reform debate is not about good policy, it is about beating Obama at all costs. And that cost? Republicans and insurance companies win. The people lose. Make sure congress gets the people’s message: Americans want bold leadership, not bipartisan watered-down-to-nothing compromise. Americans want good policy and they will vote for Democrats who [...]

The White House has released details of President Obama’s health care reform proposal. No public option is included. Read a summary with links to specifics HERE. Visit a new White House website about the upcoming health care meeting HERE. Obama offers new health-care plan; GOP slams it as ‘government takeover’ The Washington Post, February 22, [...]

On Wednesday, February 17, a four-member EDC group joined 15 others at a Progressive Democrats of America sponsored meeting at Congressman Brian Bilbray’s 50th District office in Solana Beach. The event, titled “Healthcare Not Warfare” was attended by Nova Morgan (at left, holding large sign), Andrea Seavey, and Joanna Welch (in plaid shirt). Also participating [...]

A steady stream of Senators are adding their names to a letter seeking to pass the public option using reconciliation, which requires only 51 votes. California’s Senators Boxer and Feinstein have signed on. Can this mean the public option is back on the table? Opinions are mixed. The strange politics of the public option revival [...]

Anthem Blue Cross is raising their premiums for hundreds of thousands of individual customers by as much as 39 percent. In response to public outcry, Blue Cross is delaying implementation of rate hike by a couple of months. We urge everyone to demand an explanation from Blue Cross! Keep the story alive and use it [...]

On a national level,  the five largest health care insurance firms saw their 2009 profits increase by 56 percent over 2008, according to a study by Health Care for America Now. In part, the companies achieved this increase by cutting 2.7 million people from their rolls. At the same time, Californians are receiving notices that [...]

by Chris Nava, VP for Political Action Polling conducted in the aftermath of the Massachusetts election by Gallup, Hart Research, and pollster Scott Rasmussen and others shows a sampling of  state of voter’s views on the future of health care reform. How we interpret the poll results has everything to do with how we see [...]