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1. Campaign Desk

   Health Reform Lessons from Massachusetts, Part V

   August 5, 2009 02:30 PM

   Three years ago, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts enacted a far-reaching health reform law that politicians and the media hailed as a model for other states and the federal government. That law has become the major blueprint for health system change... Continue reading

2. Campaign Desk

   Health Care Homework for the LA Times

   August 4, 2009 01:42 PM

   By now, it’s pretty clear that the U.S. is not going to adopt health reform that in any way resembles the systems in Canada, Germany, Great Britain, or any other country that gives all its citizens health care as a... Continue reading

3. Campaign Desk

   Detailing the Details

   August 3, 2009 08:30 AM

   Media coverage of health reform lately has centered on the legislative horse race, as we knew it would. The press has gone wild covering nearly every twist and turn in the chase to get bills passed by the full House... Continue reading

4. Campaign Desk

   Pelosi, Prevention, and PBS

   July 31, 2009 11:44 AM

   Preventative care saves money? C’est impossible, Madame Speaker! For weeks, we on Campaign Desk have been pointing out this fallacy, but members of Congress seem reluctant to embrace the evidence. That’s a rather strange stance for elected representatives, who’ve... Continue reading

5. Campaign Desk

   Shades of Richard Nixon

   July 30, 2009 08:00 AM

   Those of us of a certain generation remember Richard Nixon and all the gory Watergate details that oozed out and finally toppled a sitting president. None of us can forget Nixon’s defiant “I am not a crook”—a remark... Continue reading

6. Campaign Desk

   Health Reform Too Boring for Broadcast?

   July 28, 2009 03:56 PM

   Over the weekend, Politico published one of those juicy, inside-the-industry stories that media execs love to read. The story trashed health care reform as boring television and noted that MSNBC host Dylan Ratigan called health care “bad for... Continue reading

7. Campaign Desk

   Baucus Watch, Part XII

   July 27, 2009 01:23 PM

   As chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Max Baucus holds the keys to health care reform; any health care legislation must pass through his committee. So what he says or doesn’t say is important to those following the twists... Continue reading

8. Campaign Desk

   All the President’s Words, Part II

   July 24, 2009 11:15 AM

   What case did the president make for reform Wednesday night? Not a very persuasive one, in my view. For me, the big takeaway from President Obama’s press conference was that finally—finally—he revealed what this year-long exercise has been about. Whether... Continue reading

9. Campaign Desk

   Who Will Be at the Table? Part XII

   July 22, 2009 05:20 PM

   During the campaign, Barack Obama promised his cheering crowds that, when he rolled up his sleeves to work on health care, he would "have insurance company representatives and drug company representatives at the table. They just won't be able to... Continue reading

10. Campaign Desk

    Sen. Schumer, Meet Louise Russell

    July 22, 2009 10:48 AM

    Reporters from the New York media, take note! It’s time to tell your state’s senior senator (and the people he represents) the facts about preventative care—that elixir every politician believes will magically reduce health care costs. The other day, Sen.... Continue reading

11. Campaign Desk

    Health Reform Lessons from Massachusetts, Part IV

    July 21, 2009 12:43 PM

    Three years ago, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts enacted a far-reaching health reform law that politicians and the media hailed as a model for other states and the federal government. That law has become the major blueprint for health system change... Continue reading

12. Campaign Desk

    Gregory A+; Sebelius D-

    July 20, 2009 11:26 AM

    Last week, Campaign Desk urged reporters to start asking Obama tough questions on health care, so we could learn what kind of reform he stands for. Yesterday on Meet the Press, David Gregory did just that, <a href=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31982038/ns/meet_the_press/page/2/... Continue reading

13. Campaign Desk

    Who Will Be at the Table? Part XI

    July 17, 2009 03:01 PM

    During the campaign, Barack Obama promised his cheering crowds that, when he rolled up his sleeves to work on health care, he would “have insurance company representatives and drug company representatives at the table. They just won’t be able to... Continue reading

14. Campaign Desk

    All the President’s Words

    July 15, 2009 08:00 AM

    On Monday, the media went gaga reporting on President Obama’s fancy health reform rhetoric that flowed alongside his introduction of the new surgeon general, Dr. Regina Benjamin. For lo these many months, the president has staked out a... Continue reading

15. Feature

    Groundhog Day

    July 15, 2009 08:00 AM

    Last fall, soon after Barack Obama was elected president, Sheila Burke was waiting to discuss Obama’s campaign promises, via Webcast, with students specializing in health reporting at the City University of New York’s Graduate School of Journalism. Burke, a health-policy... Continue reading

16. Campaign Desk

    Hospital Disconnect

    July 14, 2009 01:40 PM

    Walking down the jetway to the 747 in Paris the other day, I spotted a copy of USA Today. One headline, “Double failure at USA’s hospitals—Death, readmission rates found lacking,” compelled me to grab the paper before boarding... Continue reading

17. Campaign Desk

    Health Care in France—and in America

    July 13, 2009 10:58 AM

    Welcome back to America, I said to myself after a two-week trip to France. Yes, I did think about health care while I was away—all that rhetoric about the U.S. and its “best” health care in the world, and the... Continue reading

18. Campaign Desk

    Memo to Sen. Barbara Boxer—and Journalists, Too

    June 30, 2009 10:20 AM

    Sen. Barbara Boxer was defiant. As Campaign Desk reported recently, the gentle lady from California said in no uncertain terms that if the Congressional Budget Office did not give the Senate the numbers it was looking for in... Continue reading

19. Campaign Desk

    Health Care Flashpoints, Part III

    June 29, 2009 08:00 AM

    Over the next few months, health reform will succeed or fail based on a few major flashpoints that will shape any new program, including the financing of health insurance and access to medical care itself. This is the third of... Continue reading

20. Campaign Desk

    Excluded Voices

    June 24, 2009 05:30 AM

    This past year’s health discussion has been remarkable for the narrow range of ideas and opinions that have floated down to the man on the street. Journalists have sought out the same organizations and sources for their stories, offering up... Continue reading

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