Kyle Bell

WellPoint is doing a good job of showing why the health care bill was long overdue. As Reuters reported, the insurance giant has been systematically purged women with breast cancer from their policies. Even though they have paid for their plans and played by the rules, cancer treatment is expensive. WellPoint obviously does not want [...]

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Democrats scored a major victory on Sunday night as the health care bill, which has been debated for over a year, has finally passed both chambers of Congress and is expected to be signed into law by President Barack Obama shortly. The vote was 219 to 212 with zero Republicans voting in favor. It is [...]

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Almost all of the attention as of late has been on the Senate, but the House of Representatives could prove decisive in the battle to reform America’s ailing health care system. Both chambers have already passed separate versions of the bill with the Senate voting 60-40 and the House 220-215. The House passed their version [...]

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Last night the United States came one step closer to real healthcare reform when the House passed its version of the bill. The only thing standing between the American people and reform is the U.S. Senate. Since the Republican Party has promised to obstruct the President’s agenda at every corner, it will take every [...]

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A newly published poll from the Washington Post and ABC News shows that support for the public option is on the rise. “On the issue that has been a flash point in the national debate, 57 percent of all Americans now favor a public insurance option, while 40 percent are opposed. Support has risen since [...]

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Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) will chair the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Prior to his passing, Senator Ted Kennedy was the chairman of this same committee in charge of overseeing the nation’s healthcare system. It was a lifelong goal of Kennedy to pass universal healthcare coverage. Harkin is a strong proponent of universal coverage, [...]

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Despite all of the vitriol from a vocal minority in this country, a vast majority of Americans support a public health insurance option. A Survey USA poll taken on August 20, 2009 finds that 58 percent of Americans believe that it is “extremely important” to have a public option. Another 19 percent believes that it [...]

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Keith Olbermann of MSNBC has made a name for himself with his Special Comment commentary pieces (which unlike Fox News, MSNBC at least distinguishes news from opinion). This week he took on members of Congress for being beholden to the insurance industry. His aim was squarely at Republicans, although a few Blue Dog Democrats also [...]

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