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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHoward Dean, Now Employed by Health Care Lobby Firm, Opposes Bernie Sanders on Single-Payer
and another one hits the dust...
Dean, a longtime supporter of single-payer, seemed to be changing his tune, a point made by host Chris Hayes during the segment.
This evolution of Dean, known within many circles for his spirited critique of the Iraq War during the 2004 Democratic primary, comes as he has settled into a corporate lobbying career.
Dean, though he rarely discloses the title during his media appearances, now serves as senior advisor to the law firm Dentons, where he works with the firms Public Policy and Regulation practice, a euphemism for Dentons lobbying team. Dean is not a lawyer, but neither is Newt Gingrich, who is among the growing list of former government officials and politicians that work in the Public Policy and Regulation practice of Dentons.
The Dentons Public Policy and Regulation practice lobbies on behalf of a variety of corporate health care interests, including the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, a powerful trade group for drugmakers like Pfizer and Merck.
In 2009, Dean praised single-payer while speaking on Democracy Now, calling the idea by far the most economically efficient system.
This evolution of Dean, known within many circles for his spirited critique of the Iraq War during the 2004 Democratic primary, comes as he has settled into a corporate lobbying career.
Dean, though he rarely discloses the title during his media appearances, now serves as senior advisor to the law firm Dentons, where he works with the firms Public Policy and Regulation practice, a euphemism for Dentons lobbying team. Dean is not a lawyer, but neither is Newt Gingrich, who is among the growing list of former government officials and politicians that work in the Public Policy and Regulation practice of Dentons.
The Dentons Public Policy and Regulation practice lobbies on behalf of a variety of corporate health care interests, including the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, a powerful trade group for drugmakers like Pfizer and Merck.
In 2009, Dean praised single-payer while speaking on Democracy Now, calling the idea by far the most economically efficient system.
https://theintercept.com/2016/01/14/howard-dean-lobbyist/
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Howard Dean, Now Employed by Health Care Lobby Firm, Opposes Bernie Sanders on Single-Payer (Original Post)
ellenrr
Jan 2016
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Duckhunter935
(16,974 posts)1. surprised, lol
saltpoint
(50,986 posts)2. Dean appears to have had
a change of heart on single-payer.
His formerly high opinion of it seems to have diminished considerably correspondent to the lobbyist paybump he no doubt receives in his current role.
FLPanhandle
(7,107 posts)3. Everyone has a price
Dean is now bought and sold.
notadmblnd
(23,720 posts)4. Everybody's got their price.
Dean was for single payer before he was paid to be against it. I hope they're paying you enough Howard