AlterNet Blogs: Health and Wellness

House Will Take Up-or-Down Vote on Stupak Amendment, Threatening Women's Rights

RH Reality Check — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:00:01 PST

The House leadership bows to anti-choice congressmen, allowing them a vote on an anti-choice amendment to the health-care bill.

If Tea-Baggers Are Such Populists, Why not Vent Fury Over Flu Shots Going to Wall Street While Kids Go Without?

Jill C. — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:12:01 PST

Or maybe their anger is misdirected.

At Least 5 Need Government-Run Health-Care at Bachmann's Angry Protests Against Government-Run Health-Care

Joshua Holland — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:27:01 PST

Milbank.

How Does a Religious Cult Have the Clout to Delay Health Care Vote?

Adele Stan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:30:01 PST

To keep House vote on track, Pelosi struggles to appease the Catholic church and The Family cult on abortion language.

Report: Hasan Snapped Under Weight of Bullying, Anxiety Over Deployment

Joshua Holland — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:36:01 PST

That's not stopping the usual suspects from crying "jihad."

CBO: Repubs' "Alternative" Health-Care Plan Would Leave 52 Million Uninsured in 2019

Ben Armbruster — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:22:01 PST

That's just great.

Boehner's Lame Excuse About Why the GOP Health Care Bill Sucks So Badly

mcjoan — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:55:01 PST

Really, a leaked draft was all they could come up with after a day?

Iowa Wingnut Steve King Lauds Lobbyists as American Heros for Bussing in Health Reform Protesters

Lee Fang — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:46:01 PST

Astroturfing earns praise from the GOP rep.

Joe Lieberman In a Thong? New "Strip Joe" Game Allows You to See the Awful Truth

Adele Stan — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:45:01 PST

The folks at Agit-Prop have a new animated game for you to play. Warning: It's not pretty.

Joe Lieberman: Swine Flu is Either with Us or the Terrorists!

Steve M. — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:42:01 PST

Oh, Joe ...

GOP Loon Goes Off the Rails: Health Reform Greater Threat than Terrorism

Faiz Shakir — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:12:01 PST

The government's trying to put you to death, don't you know.

McCain Adviser Who Attacked Dems' Health Reform Now Facing Insurance Nightmare

Igor Volsky — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:35:01 PST

It's a sad irony.

50 Things Restaurant Servers Should Never Do

Tara Lohan — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:00:01 PDT

This a little above the hand-washing kinda thing.

NC Blue Cross Blue Shield Customers Asked By Company to Oppose Public Option -- After Hiking Premiums 11%

Adele Stan — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:00:01 PDT

In a direct-mail campaign to its customers, North Carolina Blue Cross-Blue Shield asked its customers to voice opposition to health-care reform to their senator.

Pelosi to Go With Not-So-Robust Public Option

John Nichols — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:35:01 PDT

"Nancy Pelosi has decided to propose a government-run insurance plan that would negotiate rates with doctors and hospitals, rather than using prices set by the government."