Health-Reform Foe Runs Firm Serving Patients Who Would Benefit From Public Option
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on October 1st, 2009 4:42 am by HL
Health-Reform Foe Runs Firm Serving Patients Who Would Benefit From Public Option
Rick Scott, a key opponent of health-care reform, runs a for-profit company that operates a chain of walk-in clinics targeted at the uninsured and underinsured — the very people who would most benefit from a public option.
Sparkman’s Son: “He Didn’t Do This To Himself”
Bill Sparkman’s son tells the AP that he has no doubt his father was murdered. “No person on this planet is going to fight cancer like he did, then … kill himself ” said Josh Sparkman, whose father, a Census Bureau worker, was found dead with the word “Fed” scrawled across his chest.
Lobbyist’s Political Fundraising Paid For Mistress’s Gifts, Kids’ School Fees, Say Feds
Alan Mendelsohn, a Florida lobbyist, ran a scheme in which he raised money through political contributions and lobbyist fees, then diverted that money to personal expenses while avoiding lobbying disclosure rules, says prosecutors. Mendelsohn pleaded not guilty today.