I seriously doubt the Senate will vote by March 18, but I think we’re closing in on a viable bill.
I don’t think the bill goes far enough. As Big Eddie said on Wednesday, this is a step in the right direction and we have to take it and then begin the fight for more reform.
“Pass [...]

We had another great day in Washington today, starting with an informal Congressional hearing. Not all of us got to talk, but I did get to chime a Tibetan bowl every 12 minutes to comemmorate the American who died during that time from not having insurance.
The hearing was moderated by Wendell Potter, the former insurance company [...]

We had 3,000 people in front of the Ritz Carlton today to protest against the control of our health care by Big Insurance. I joined a number of people I met at the last event (when we blocked the entrance to the US Chamber of Commerce), plus 3,000 others, and we marched on the Ritz [...]
I’m flying to Washington tomorrow for some protests, possible arrest and an appearance on The Ed Show on MSNBC on Wednesday.
Tomorrow is a travel day and then the big protest on Tuesday. We’re heading over to the hotel where America’s Health Insurance Plans is holding a meeting to plan its attack on health reform. Some [...]
I had an op-ed piece published in the Citizen-Times today (http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20100228/OPINION03/100226027/1006). I talked about the fact that 47,000 people die every year because they don’t have health insurance — one every 12 minutes — and I got an e-mail from a person who believes every American has access to quality health care. He didn’t believe [...]
We got a letter from the insurance company today telling us that the insurance company has approved Rob’s hospitalization for heart surgery.
What a relief. I was afraid they might refuse it because they hadn’t pre-approved it.
You never know. I know a woman whose insurance refused to cover her breast cancer because they said it was [...]
It was two years ago today that I got the news Mike’s cancer was back. The doctors had hoped to give him another year, but the cancer didn’t respond to chemo and he died six weeks later, on April 1.
I got the call on my way into work, and Rob and I dropped everything and [...]

It ought to be illegal for an insurance company to stall a vital medical test for 36 hours. Rob came incredibly close to dying because Blue Cross/ Blue Shield insisted on pre-approving a heart stress test for 36 hours.
Rob’s doctor had done an EKG that showed irregularities. That meant there was something wrong with his [...]
Turns out Rob didn’t need to come so close to dying last night. His family doctor wanted him to have the stress test Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday morning, but Blue Cross/Blue Shield wanted to review the decision of a doctor who had found a dangerous irregularity in Rob’s EKG.
When it comes to heart problems, every [...]
We started out before daybreak today, going to the cardioloist for a stress test for Rob and talking about going to Tomato Jam Cafe for lunch.
Rob had been having shortness of breath and a tight feeling in his chest, so his doctor did an EKG Tuesday and didn’t like what she saw, so she scheduled [...]