Reconciliation as a Tool of Health Reform

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/28/us/politics/28cong.html?hp

Bill Tauzin leaves PhRMA

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/11/health-reform-in-limbo-top-drug-lobbyist-quits/?hp

Democrats Shift Course on Health Care

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/21/health/policy/21health.html?ref=politics

Tea Party Movement wins Senate Election in Massachusetts

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/21/us/politics/21reconstruct.html?hp

Health Care Lobbying Shifts to the States

This recent New York Times article shows how health care interest groups are “venue shopping” on health care:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/29/health/policy/29lobby.html?_r=1&hp

Health Care Interests: Winners and Losers Among Lobbying Groups

This recent article in The Hill weighs the winners and losers on the health care bill:

http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/73605-k-streets-healthcare-winners-and-losers

Public Option About Messaging, Not Policy

This recent New York Times article claims that the the debate over the public option was one about messages, not about health care policy: http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/20/no-change-in-coverage-numbers-no-fight-for-public-option/?hp

MoveOn Addresses the Public Option

In this ad, MoveOn frames waiting on the public option as akin to waiting while a patient dies on an operating table: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5u_hxIVuBSs&feature=channel

MoveOn Attacks Joe Liberman on Health Care

See this recent MoveOn ad that addresses Joe Liberman’s fillibuster threats on health care reform: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vS6kIbJu64&feature=player_embedded

Genentech Lobbies on Health Care

This New York Times article discusses the techniques that Genentech uses to influence members of Congress: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/us/politics/15health.html?_r=1&hp