The Senate’s Public Plan “Opt Out” – More Optics than Option for the States
In the Senate, there is growing interest in the idea of a state “opt-out” of the federal public plan, a government –run health plan that… Read More
In the Senate, there is growing interest in the idea of a state “opt-out” of the federal public plan, a government –run health plan that… Read More
Once left for dead, it now appears likely that the health legislation Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) will introduce sometime this week will include a… Read More
On Monday the Senate Finance Committee unveiled the legislative text of S. 1796 — dubbed “America’s Healthy Future Act” — revealing to fans of legislative… Read More
In a recent New York Times column titled, “How an Insurance Mandate Could Leave Many Worse Off,” George Mason University economics professor Tyler Cowen pointed… Read More
Senate Analysis – An extension of unemployment insurance benefits will occupy the Senate for most of the week. Not only is extending jobless benefits the… Read More
The Chief Actuary in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in the Obama Health and Human Services department issued a memorandum late yesterday looking… Read More
Now that the Baucus Plan has been introduced as actual legislative language, it is clear more time is necessary to have a full understanding of… Read More
The latest ploy to promote Obamacare is to rename it after something popular. Giving it the title of “Medicare Part E” is the newest tactic…. Read More
Why trust Congress with health care when it messes up simple things like light bulbs? The new mandated light bulbs don’t save as promised; produce… Read More
While some prominent physician groups at the national level like the American Medical Association have suggested that the typical doctor on net would be better… Read More
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPlzV8BZdlw[/youtube] A poll released today by the Washington Post appears to indicate support for a public option is rising. They claim a 2% bump in the last… Read More
Politicians have always been great at two things (1) making promises that cannot be kept and (2) spending taxpayer money. Health care reform is no… Read More
The Washington Post published a poll today finding that Americans oppose the Obama administration’s health care plan 48% to 45%. But the headline above, is… Read More
As the secret Obamacare negotiations enter Day 7, word has leaked from the meeting that the White House and Senate leaders have ordered Congress to… Read More
“It’s very telling that the first vote that we’re going to make on health care, Neil, is to add a quarter of a trillion dollars… Read More
The Washington Post reports: [A]s a Senate vote on health-care legislation nears, those negotiations are occurring in a setting that is anything but revolutionary in… Read More
This summer, Whole Foods CEO John Mackey wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal outlining a pro-consumer, pro-market vision for health care reform that… Read More
The health care bill that emerged from the Senate Finance Committee this week will not pass the Senate in its current form if Democrat leadership… Read More
The Washington Post reports: Congressional budget analysts have given House leaders cost estimates for two competing versions of their plan to overhaul the health-care system… Read More
According to the Associated Press, at the direction of White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, Senate Democrats are plotting to pass a bill, by… Read More
When President Obama spoke to Congress on his health care plan, I was thinking about the 16-day stretch in July during which his bill was… Read More
This Morning Bell is the fourth in a five-part week-long series on how Obamacare will affect you. “Under our plan, no federal dollars will be… Read More
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nalRPJctQE4[/youtube] “My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government…Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and effectiveness in Government.”… Read More
In his September 9th address to Congress and the American people, President Obama acknowledged that, “my health care proposal has…been attacked by some who oppose… Read More
Leaders in the House and Senate have a secret plan to pass President Barack Obama’s sweeping health care plan without a conference and without any… Read More
On Friday, the last day before a long weekend due to Columbus Day and on the eve of the Finance Committee vote, the Congressional Budget… Read More
On August 12th, President Barack Obama promised the American people: “Under the reform we’re proposing, if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor…. Read More
Lost in the glowing coverage of the Congressional Budget Office’s “favorable” estimate of Sen. Max Baucus’ health care bill is an astounding fact: it doesn’t… Read More
A major new report confirms the worst fears of many: Health care reform will raise the costs for most Americans—by about 18% on average. That… Read More
Last night, Chris Frates of the Politico posted on Live Pulse a post “Unconventional Wisdom” where a “former House and Senate leadership aid” communicate to… Read More
