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Health & Wellness Newsletter June 30th, 2009 More from Health & Wellness »

Got Health Insurance? Fighting for a Public Option Might Just Get You a Raise! By Joshua Holland, AlterNet Controlling health care costs isn't just necessary for the health of our economy -- it'd also be likely to boost personal incomes. Read more »   Joshua Holland of AlterNet argues: "If people understood the health care debate in these terms -- reform the system and control costs; get a handle on costs and get a pay raise! -- it'd be a political game-changer. "Most workers think stagnant wages mean their employer is paying them less," Ezra Klein writes. "They don't know that the main reason for stagnant wages is that their wage increases are going to pay for their health insurance premiums." "Over the past 30 years, economic growth hasn't made its way into most working people's paychecks. But -- and this is key -- the amount businesses have to pay for an hour of work has increased." - Mike Elk, Health & Wellness Editor     Hey Progressives, Join Forces to Fight the Health Insurance Industry! By Karen Dolan, Institute for Policy Studies Single-payer and public option advocates are fighting each other. We must remember that we're on the same side. Read more »   Why You May Be Stuck Holding the Bill for the Largest Taxpayer Rip Off By Dean Baker, AlterNet The health care industry is getting money out of our pockets because their friends in Congress have made sure the money flows from us to them. Read more »   Corporate Campaign Contributions Make Us All Sick - Literally! By Joe Conason, Truthdig Whenever Democratic politicians are confronted with this conflict between the public interest and their private fund-raising, they choose the latter. Read more »   The Public Option Will Improve Private Health Insurance By Robert Reich, AlterNet Without the government as competition, the private sector has little incentive to improve. Read more »   We've Been Trapped Inside a Bad Health Care System So Long, We Don't Even Know How Much We're Missing By Sara Robinson, Campaign for America's Future Our current system has robbed us of the chance to save, educate ourselves, see the world and live to a robust old age. Read more »   Americans Demand a Public Option in Health Care -- When Will Politicians Listen? By Robert Parry, Consortium News Even in special-interest-dominated Washington, it's rare for politicians to so blatantly privilege a private industry over the will of the people. Read more »   Are Mind-Enhancing Drugs a Dangerous Fad or a Great Way to Get Ahead? By Jeremy Laurance, Independent UK Advocates say they are an irresistible way of improving students' performance. Critics argue they are a dangerous fad. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     A Health Insurance Insider Blows the Whistle. By Monica Sanchez, Campaign for America's Future Read shocking testimony on how a health insurance insider blows the leads on health insurance Read more »   Be in a TV Ad... and Call Senate Democrats Out on Health Care Reform By Adam Green, Open Left Demand the public option! Read more »   Republican Hypocrisy Summed Up By Jill Hussein C., Brilliant at Breakfast Greedy bastards don't want you to get a piece of their sweet deal. Read more »   Big Ag's Big Lie About Organic Food By Jill Richardson, Daily Kos You've been told a lot of lies, but right now I'm going to focus on just one. Read more »

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