Post Runs "News" Story by Peterson-Funded Fiscal Times About Conrad Deficit Commission, Controversial Idea Promoted by Peterson -- Quoting Groups Funded by Peterson. Group Asks to Meet with Washington Post Company Chair Donald Graham. WASHINGTON, Jan.

Health Care Expert Jacob Hacker First to Detail How to Structure "Healthy Competition" Between Public Health Insurance Plan and Private Plans WASHINGTON, April 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With Congress preparing a sweeping overhaul to the nation's health care system, Jacob Hacker was the first today to outline details on how the nation can structure and implement a public health insurance option as part of the overall reforms. Hacker, who is the co-director of the U.C.

New Report By Hacker Details How To Structure A Public Health Insurance Plan That Guarantees Backup Coverage, Contains Costs, Competes With Private Insurers WASHINGTON, April 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Health care expert Jacob Hacker will join Institute for America's Future co-director Roger Hickey to release the first report to detail how the nation can structure and implement a public health insurance option as part of overall health care reform.

Encouraged That Obama Is Moving Quickly On Health Reform, Progressives Hail Choice of HHS Secretary and White House Health Reform Office Director WASHINGTON, March 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Campaign for America's Future co-director Roger Hickey congratulated President Obama today on his choice of Gov.

WASHINGTON, April 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sen. John McCain's health care plan would dismantle the employer-provided system that covers more than 60 percent of non-elderly Americans and drive up health care costs, according to experts responding to the announcement of his proposal today.