politics of nonprofit healthcare

Reid would allow for the creation of nonprofit health care cooperatives; the House bill does not include such a measure. A bill recently passed by the Senate Finance Committee does not include a tax surcharge on the wealthy, ...The Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN) announced today that the organization will support the health care reform package moving through Congress, but only if it includes provisions for nonprofit agencies. ...More than eight of every 10 donations came from individuals, whose contributions comprised 60 percent of all philanthropic funds raised by nonprofit healthcare institutions last year. One in 10 donations were made by businesses, ...Moore let's the cat out of the Health Care bag note the use of the word "Nonprofit". Yes lefties like Moore who has made massive profits from his films hate to see others make a profit. HEY MIKE THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. ...HMSA is a non-profit health care plan, based in HawaiE�i with a mission to provide quality, affordable health care to the people of HawaiE�i. Here's a link to HMA, you decide. EUTF members will have to make their own choice, ...Did you really type the words "non-profit health care system?" That would be horrible. Medicine attracts some of the best and brightest minds in the world. If healthcare became a non-profit-why would somebody want to go to medical ...Kaiser Permanente approved $19 million in new grants for nonprofit organizations in the third quarter of 2009.The nonprofit healthcare provider said the.a�?The millions of Americans who work in the nonprofit sector must be included in health care reform,a�? McCollum said in a statement. a�?It's only fair that nonprofit organizations receive comparable treatment to the small business sector in ...Nonprofit organizations have always had an important role in the financing and delivery of health care services in the United States. Nonprofit health care organizations are part of the U.S. economy's a�?third sector,a�? the other two sectors are ... This entry was posted on October 28, 2009 at 8:29 am and is filed under Barack Obama, Conservative Issues, Democrats, Politics, fascism, health care, socialism. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. ...A recent report by the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies called the impact on nonprofits of rising health care costs "mammoth" with "profound implications for the country's current health reform debate." ...
Saturday, Sen. Barack Obama's spokesman Bill Burton repeated the oft-made assertion that "Obama doesn't take PAC money or money from federal registered lobbyists." (Claim rebutted by The Boston Globe last August.)








But behind Obama's campaign rhetoric about taking on special interests lies a more complicated truth. A Globe review of Obama's campaign finance records shows that he collected hundreds of thousands of dollars from lobbyists and PACs as a state legislator in Illinois, a US senator, and a presidential aspirant.

In Obama's eight years in the Illinois Senate, from 1996 to 2004, almost two-thirds of the money he raised for his campaigns -- $296,000 of $461,000 -- came from PACs, corporate contributions, or unions, according to Illinois Board of Elections records. He tapped financial services firms, real estate developers, healthcare providers, oil companies, and many other corporate interests, the records show.

Obama's US Senate campaign committee, starting with his successful run in 2004, has collected $128,000 from lobbyists and $1.3 million from PACs, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonprofit organization that tracks money in politics. His $1.3 million from PACs represents 8 percent of what he has raised overall.


He claimed to not take any, but his record in the Senate tells another story:

From the Boston Globe:
A Globe review of Obama's campaign finance records shows that he collected hundreds of thousands of dollars from lobbyists and PACs as a state legislator in Illinois, a US senator, and a presidential aspirant.

In Obama's eight years in the Illinois Senate, from 1996 to 2004, almost two-thirds of the money he raised for his campaigns -- $296,000 of $461,000 -- came from PACs, corporate contributions, or unions, according to Illinois Board of Elections records. He tapped financial services firms, real estate developers, healthcare providers, oil companies, and many other corporate interests, the records show.

Obama's US Senate campaign committee, starting with his successful run in 2004, has collected $128,000 from lobbyists and $1.3 million from PACs, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonprofit organization that tracks money in politics. His $1.3 million from PACs represents 8 percent of what he has raised overall. Clinton's Senate committee, by comparison, has raised $3 million from PACs, 4 percent of her total amount raised, the group said.

In addition, Obama's own federal PAC, Hopefund, took in $115,000 from 56 PACs in the 2005-2006 election cycle out of $4.4 million the PAC raised, according to CQ MoneyLine, which collects Federal Election Commission data. Obama then used those PAC contributions -- including thousands from defense contractors, law firms, and the securities and insurance industries -- to build support for his presidential run by making donations to Democratic Party organizations and candidates around the country.
Well, the others have ADMITTED to taking money from lobbyists, isn't it better to just tell the truth? I don't support Hillary either, I just want to see if others have looked as closely as these people running as I have tried to do, we are pretty much out of luck this election!
I don't know about Ron Paul BUT shouldn't Obama be clear on his record?
wow Jessica you are smart, I am glad you shared all of that, I was looking at his Senate record, I just fingured he hadn't excepted soft money while running during this election for President, BUT you proved otherwise! Thanks....