Morning Bell: The State of Our Union
The President of the United States tomorrow will inform the Congress on the State of our Union, as he is constitutionally mandated to do. The… Read More
The President of the United States tomorrow will inform the Congress on the State of our Union, as he is constitutionally mandated to do. The… Read More
This week’s election of conservative Sen.-elect Scott Brown (Republican) in a very blue Massachusetts has sent shock waves throughout the White House and congressional leadership…. Read More
From the President who brought you unaccountable, constitutionally-questionable czars comes the latest innovation in pass-the-buck leadership: a White House executive commission designed to solve the… Read More
In the wake of widespread public backlash over his eleventh-hour deal to get increased federal taxpayer Medicaid funding for his vote, Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.)… Read More
One of the main arguments President Barack Obama and other Democrats have made on behalf of the health care bills that have passed the House… Read More
Bloomberg reports: The Mayo Clinic, praised by President Barack Obama as a national model for efficient health care, will stop accepting Medicare patients as of… Read More
This week National Journal Online asked their stable of health experts: Would the leading Democratic health care reform proposals result in a better or worse… Read More
The Senate health care bill no longer contains an explicit “public option,” but it does include heavy regulation of private health plans, including minimum amount… Read More
The Obama White House and its congressional allies have tried all year to push their various bills through to passage by truncating the time between… Read More
Christmas is coming early for a few lucky states including Hawaii, Massachusetts, Nebraska and Vermont. But their good fortune will come at the expense of… Read More
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has set the stage for a major vote Monday morning at 1:00 AM – one that would require the… Read More
The Senate Leadership is scheduling the first vote on their health care bill later today. A thorough critique and analysis of the 383 page manager’s… Read More
Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) may have announced that he expects to vote for Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) health bill this afternoon, but that leaves… Read More
Last month, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) rammed through her version of Obamacare almost a week before the agency in charge of running Medicare and Medicaid,… Read More
Washington is making the rest of America dizzy. The latest “breakthrough” agreement on health care will be the 8th major version this year (each exceeding… Read More
The Mayo Clinic, the American Medical Association, the American Hospital Association and the Federation of American Hospitals have all come out strongly against Senate Majority… Read More
Although the details have not been released, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has floated yet another potential “compromise” to his health care bill. There appear… Read More
This week the Commonwealth Fund released a report purporting to explain, as the title says, “Why Health Reform Will Bend the Cost Curve.” It is… Read More
This Monday the Senate voted on two amendments that determined whether savings from Medicare will be used to enhance the solvency of the financially troubled… Read More
If you are one of the few Americans who still subscribes, your morning newspaper probably has a headline like this: Democrats Reach Deal on Health… Read More
Details are diabolical. Very soon, the fine print of the latest Senate scheme on the government-run health plan will be unveiled. If the Senate leadership… Read More
The health care reform wallowing through Congress includes a ploy reminiscent of the “liar loans” prominent during the recent real estate bubble before its collapse…. Read More
Last week’s consideration of amendments to Obamacare focused on Medicare, which is used as one of the main sources of funding for the expansion of… Read More
No one knows for sure how Senator Reid’s health care bill (HR 3590) will impact any particular person or group, but this much is fairly… Read More
As we mentioned this morning, nobody believes that Congress will follow through on the health care spending cuts used to help pay for the Reid… Read More
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled his 2,074 page health care bill with claims that the massive measure falls under the $900 billion cost threshold… Read More
In order to pay for a massive health care bill (H.R. 3590), Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) creates a host of new taxes. These taxes… Read More
The latest proposal to pay for a government takeover of the health care system is to increase the Medicare tax for those that earn more… Read More
The Editorial Board of the Washington Post called out the Senate for trying to hide the true cost of Obamacare. Now they say the House… Read More
Analysis – With the first half of the health care bill now passed out of the House the Speaker now pivots to the second half… Read More
