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By OBOS — September 26, 2011

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By Christine Cupaiuolo — May 19, 2009

Political Diagnosis, Part II: Reduce Healthcare Costs, Support Midwives; Healthcare Reform Should Leave Out Moral Values; Funding Long-Term Care …

By Christine Cupaiuolo — July 13, 2009

Political Diagnosis, Part II: Road to the Supreme Court is Paved with Public Humiliation; Surgeon General Nominee and Abortion; Asylum for Battered Women

By Christine Cupaiuolo — July 20, 2009

Political Diagnosis, Part II: Undoing Bush’s Provider Conscience Rule

By Christine Cupaiuolo — February 28, 2009

Political Diagnosis: Budget Showdown on Health Care Looming; Doors to Office on Health Reform Now Officially Open; Gearing Up for Public Option Fight; Advisory Council and “Junk Religion” …

By Christine Cupaiuolo — April 12, 2009

Political Diagnosis: Confirmation, Nomination, Resignation and Party Switching

By Christine Cupaiuolo — May 4, 2009

Political Diagnosis: Conservative Groups Fight Health Care Reform; Bills May Split Over Public Option; High Cost of Care in Texas and More …

By Christine Cupaiuolo — May 30, 2009

Political Diagnosis: Global Gag Rule; Update on Conscience Clause; New Violence Against Women Advisor; The Last Word on Sarah Palin? …

By Christine Cupaiuolo — July 14, 2009

Political Diagnosis: Health Care Reform Tips – What to Read, Who to Watch; Groups Find Common Ground; A Lesson From Massachusetts; Time to Split the FDA? …

By Christine Cupaiuolo — March 30, 2009

Political Diagnosis: Health Czar Discusses Public Insurance Option; What Meaningful Health Care Reform Looks Like for Women; EPA Gets Real on Greenhouse Gases …

By Christine Cupaiuolo — April 19, 2009

Political Diagnosis: Hijacking Healthcare Reform

By Christine Cupaiuolo — August 11, 2009

Political Diagnosis: Legislation by August Looks Like a Longshot; The Democrat/Republican (and Democrat/Democrat) Divide; Public Insurance Plan is Not Single Payer, Repeat …

By Christine Cupaiuolo — July 13, 2009

Political Diagnosis: More on Abortion and Health Care Reform and “Third Way” Pregnancy Prevention Legislation

By Christine Cupaiuolo — July 22, 2009

Political Diagnosis: Obama Draws Attention to Women’s Inequality, Domestic and Global; New FDA Commissioner Nominated; Omnibus Bill Funds Reproductive Health Initiatives; The Return to a Scientific, Reality-Based Presidency

By Christine Cupaiuolo — March 15, 2009

Political Diagnosis: Obama Goes on Offensive for Health Reform; Abortion Debate Heats Up; Desperate for “Friends with Benefits” …

By Christine Cupaiuolo — July 20, 2009

Political Diagnosis: Obama to Lift Stem Cell Research Restrictions; Republicans Attack Health Programs; Fox News on the Provider Conscience Rule – Say What?; Health Care Reform Hits the Road …

By Christine Cupaiuolo — March 7, 2009

Political Diagnosis: Over-the-Counter Birth Control for 17-Year-Olds; Upcoming Vote on Sebelius for HHS; Budget Debate Picks Up Speed; Groups Call for Insurance Expansion …

By Christine Cupaiuolo — April 24, 2009

Political Diagnosis: Roadblocks and Lines (Not) Drawn in the Sand – the Week in Health Reform

By Christine Cupaiuolo — July 1, 2009

Political Diagnosis: Senate Finance Committee Considers Health Care Reform Bill

By Christine Cupaiuolo — September 22, 2009

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