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Congressman Loebsack Discusses the Public Plan Option at Committee Hearing:  Webcast Representative Loebsack Discusses the Public Plan Option at Hearing for Committee on Education and Labor on by Alta PriceWhen we visited Representative Dave Loebsack last week in his D.C. … Continue reading →

Health Care Reform Update: “Mom, they’re invading our Capitol!” by Alta Price, M.D. My darling daughter, Meredith, who just finished her freshman year at Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa, is an intern in Representative Bruce Braley’s office in Washington, … Continue reading →

Health Care Reform Update: The House Democrats’ Proposal by Alta Price, M.D. I am home for two days, between one of those non-relaxing, hectic vacations and heading off to D.C. to lobby for health care reform (see Karen Metcalf’s post … Continue reading →

Health Care Reform Update: What Do Doctors Think About Health Care Reform? by Alta Price, M.D. Although I am a physician, I would never presume to speak for all physicians. For one thing, I am far more liberal than most … Continue reading →

Health Care Reform Update: Obama Administration Briefs Mayors by Alta Price, M.D. Davenport Mayor Bill Gluba invited me to participate in a conference call Monday afternoon between the Obama Administration and many mayors around the country. Knowing of my work … Continue reading →

Health Care Reform Call to Action:  Learn by Doing – the DFA Way  by Alta Price, M.D. Democracy for America doesn’t just ask you to call your elected official on the phone – they give you the skills you need … Continue reading →

Health Care Reform Update: Does Chuck Schumer Have the Solution to Iowa's Chuck Grassley’s Concerns About a Public Plan Option? by Alta Price, M.D. Last week I wrote about the positions of my Congressional delegation on the public plan option. … Continue reading →

Health Care Reform Update: Where Do Braley, Grassley, and Harkin Stand on the Public Plan Option? by Alta Price, M.D. Since I was in Washington, D.C., anyway, moving my daughter there to work as an intern in Representative Braley’s office … Continue reading →

Health Care Reform Update: Is the Democratic Leadership Backing Away From the Public Option? by Alta Price, M.D. According to an article “Baucus Lays Out Health Care Overhaul Details”  in the Commonwealth Fund’s Washington Health Policy Week in Review, Senator … Continue reading →

Health Care Reform Update: The Problem of Underinsurance by Alta L. Price, M.D. The May issue of Consumer Reports has an excellent article entitled “Hazardous health plans: Coverage gaps can leave you in big trouble”.  Many people who don’t have … Continue reading →