Rehabilitating Healthcare

March 26, 2010
Editorial: Senate Republicans chose politics over substance in dealing with the reconciliation bill.March 25, 2010
Editorial: Legal challenges aimed at overturning the reform law are divisive and should be rejected.March 22, 2010
Editorial: House passage of a comprehensive reform bill puts the nation on the path to universal health insurance.March 20, 2010
Editorial: The Democrats' reform legislation isn't perfect. But it's a good -- and necessary -- start.March 18, 2010
Editorial: A self-executing rule to pass the healthcare bill is no abuse of power. Tactics aside, the fate of comprehensive reform will be decided soon by the House.March 12, 2010
Editorial: Republicans who say the House and Senate bills won't limit spending on care are wrong.March 4, 2010
Editorial: Reform is desperately needed, and if that means Democrats must push through a bill, that's OK.March 2, 2010
Opinion L.A.: The president identifies four GOP proposals he wants incorporated into the healthcare bill.February 26, 2010
Editorial: What did Obama's summit prove? That Democrats are on the right track, and need to get a bill passed.February 23, 2010
Editorial: At Thursday's meeting on health reform, the focus should be on reining in rapidly rising costs.February 11, 2010
Editorial: The insurer's proposed rate hikes are the best argument for passing healthcare reform now.February 8, 2010
Editorial: As reform efforts resume in Congress, the focus should beon reining in costs.January 21, 2010
Editorial: Reform is needed. Democrats should not let the GOP victory in Massachusetts derail it.January 16, 2010
Editorial: Yes, unions negotiated a better deal for labor. But the goal of controlling costs was preserved.December 22, 2009
Editorial: Favors and exceptions may get a bill through the Senate, but that doesn't make them good policy.December 17, 2009
Editorial: Despite concessions and flaws, the Senate and House bills retain the necessary elements of reform.December 10, 2009
Editorial: A Senate compromise isn't perfect, but it's better to enact legislation now and fix the problems later than get nothing at all.November 16, 2009
Editorial: Some states, such as Arizona, are considering ways to opt out of a national plan. That's foolish.November 9, 2009
Editorial: Democrats in the House get their way, but what we need is real debate. If only the Republicans would oblige.November 6, 2009
Editorial: Senate and House bills limit coverage for illegal immigrants and abortion. But critics aren't satisfied.November 2, 2009
Editorial: The government-run option is a good compromise, but lawmakers avoided dealing with its true cost.October 24, 2009
Editorial: The current system gives insurers an incentive to deny costly claims. Lawmakers need to correct that flaw without turning increasingly to the courts.October 14, 2009
Editorial: In reconciling different bills, lawmakers will have to address the issues of policy affordability and penalties for those who don't buy coverage.October 4, 2009
Editorial: As Senate Democrats begin stitching together their reform bills, three core issues divide them.September 26, 2009
Editorial: Requiring all Americans to obtain insurance is integral to slowing spending and improving care.September 18, 2009
Editorial: Sen. Baucus' bill has its critics, but it also brings into focus basic questions about reform.September 10, 2009
Editorial: Obama made a compelling case for reform. How it'll be paid for, though, is another matter.September 8, 2009
Editorial: If reform is to pass, he must detail problems in the system and his solutions. It could be too late though.September 4, 2009
Editorial: If anything, the proposal forces private insurers to go further to fund and account for pregnancy terminations.September 2, 2009
Editorial: Yes, lawmakers should act quickly. But this summer's delay doesn't kill the chance for reform.August 24, 2009
Editorial: Critics of 'Obamacare' say healthcare reform will require deep cuts to Medicare. The better question is what might happen to Medicare if the healthcare system isn't reformed.August 17, 2009
Editorial: Granting illegal immigrants coverage is an explosive issue, but it doesn't need to be addressed yet.August 13, 2009
Editorial: Images of ill Americans relying on the kindness of medical professionals says more about the need for reform than all that shouting.August 9, 2009
Editorial: Tempers are rising, but not awareness of the need for reform. This is no time to be shouted down.July 20, 2009
Editorial: There are limits on care now, and no reform will change that. But that's not an excuse to do nothing.July 16, 2009
Editorial: Higher taxes on the wealthy and businesses send the wrong message to America's middle class.July 13, 2009
Editorial: More primary-care physicians, treatment standards and electronic medical records would help.July 6, 2009
Editorial: Expanding coverage would be expensive, but it would deliver benefits over time.June 29, 2009
Editorial: The way to cut costs is to base payments on medical outcomes rather than pouring money into individual medical services.June 22, 2009
Editorial: There is fundamental agreement about what needs to be fixed: rising costs, questionable quality of care, and holes in coverage.