More Words of Wisdom from Alan Simpson

Geezers vs. Gen X-ers vs. millenials, etc, etc.

By Trudy Lieberman   Apr 30, 2010 at 11:27 AM

Former Sen. Alan Simpson’s interview on Fox Sunday was a doozy. His usual outspoken, outrageous, colorful self shined through, perhaps... More

Rick Foster’s Predictions

No bending of the cost curve in his crystal ball

By Trudy Lieberman   Apr 28, 2010 at 01:19 PM

Richard Foster, as good an actuary as you can find, delivered the Obama folks a bit of bad news last... More

Sebelius Watch, Part II

Will Madame Secretary rule with moral suasion?

By Trudy Lieberman   Apr 26, 2010 at 02:21 PM

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has emerged as the person to watch as the Obama administration scrambles to... More

The Midnight Ride of George Pataki

Who’s behind the ex-gov’s health repeal crusade?

By Trudy Lieberman   Apr 21, 2010 at 08:48 AM

The latest health care news is the formation of a group called Revere America whose mission, it seems, is to... More

Merrill Goozner on Tom Friedman

Why health care costs so much

By Trudy Lieberman   Apr 19, 2010 at 12:58 PM

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman waded into the weeds of health care costs yesterday with a column about a... More

Sebelius Watch

Does the administration want to make seniors wait longer for Medicare?

By Trudy Lieberman   Apr 16, 2010 at 01:30 PM

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has emerged as the person to watch as the Obama administration scrambles to... More

Sebelius Watch Archive

By Trudy Lieberman   Apr 16, 2010 at 08:00 AM

Below, you will find links to every entry in Trudy Lieberman’s “Sebelius Watch” series, in descending order. 09/14/10: Sebelius Watch,... More

Bad News for Ben Nelson?

The Cornhusker Kickback still grates on Nebraskans

By Trudy Lieberman   Apr 15, 2010 at 12:03 PM

A few days ago, I found myself a visitor in Lincoln, Nebraska, a city where I cut my teeth as... More

Finishing The Treatment

The New Republic ends its health care blog

By Trudy Lieberman   Apr 13, 2010 at 10:34 AM

Campaign Desk was sorry to see Jonathan Cohn’s last post on The New Republic’s health reform blog, The Treatment. Cohn... More

The Devil in the Details, Part VIII

What’s really in store for seniors on Medicare?

By Trudy Lieberman   Apr 12, 2010 at 01:40 PM

Health reform is now the law of the land, and the 2,000 or so pages of the legislation contain lots... More

The White House vs. the Associated Press

Is talking to the insurance industry off limits?

By Trudy Lieberman   Apr 7, 2010 at 12:25 PM

Linda Douglass, who works at the White House Office of Health Reform, smacked the AP last week for its “so-called... More

The Best-Covered News Story, Ever?

Does The New Republic live on Mars?

By Trudy Lieberman   Apr 5, 2010 at 12:10 PM

Last week, The New Republic turned over its health care blog “The Treatment” to an odd commenter on media coverage—University... More

Laurel to Denver’s Westword

For explaining how insurance companies behave

By Trudy Lieberman   Mar 30, 2010 at 12:02 PM

It was a riveting tale that reporter Alan Prendergast told in Westword, the Denver alternative weekly. Graphically and methodically, he... More

The Devil in the Details, Part VII

Can insurers still dump you when you get sick?

By Trudy Lieberman   Mar 30, 2010 at 10:03 AM

Health reform is now the law of the land, and the 2,000 or so pages of the legislation contain lots... More

At Last, the Press Discovers the Consumer Story

How will health reform affect you and me?

By Trudy Lieberman   Mar 26, 2010 at 12:50 PM

A few days ago I stopped by a medical clinic in Greenwich Village; the waiting room was abuzz with talk... More

Bob Reich on the What-It-All Means Question

No paw prints of the Great Society here

By Trudy Lieberman   Mar 23, 2010 at 10:56 AM

In a column yesterday on Talking Points Memo, former Secretary of Labor Bob Reich got to an issue that has... More

An Rx for Reporting

Yesterday’s strategies failed on the health-reform story. Now what?

By Trudy Lieberman   Mar 23, 2010 at 10:20 AM

Just before Christmas, a CNN poll asked Americans whether they favored or opposed the health-reform bills moving through Congress. Forty-two... More

A P.S. on WellPoint

Deconstructing the insurer’s grassroots campaign

By Trudy Lieberman   Mar 22, 2010 at 12:57 PM

Let it be known to friend and foe alike that WellPoint was at the health reform table. The ill-timed rate... More

The Meaning of Those CBO Numbers

Smoke and mirrors and the doctor fix

By Trudy Lieberman   Mar 22, 2010 at 12:07 AM

Congressional Budget Office (CBO) numbers released at the end of last week gave the House Democrats the ammo they were... More

Social Security’s Code Words

Erskine Bowles takes the stage

By Trudy Lieberman   Mar 19, 2010 at 11:48 AM

Those who consider themselves Social Security mavens know the name Erskine Bowles. Bill Clinton’s former chief of staff, and currently... More