Last weekend Democrats in the US Senate took another step toward passing their government run healthcare legislation. The more we have come to learn about this legislation, the more we all have cause to be concerned about this plan. …
Read Original Story: Big Government the Wrong Answer on Health Care – Big Government (blog)
As the Senate begins what is expected to be a raucous debate over US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s health care reform bill, national Republicans stepped up their efforts to use the issue as …
Read Original Story: GOP hopes Reid will pay for health reform in next year's election – Reno Gazette-Journal
If the Senate were going to write a new rule for Medicare payments meant to slow the growth of medical costs, you might think that the rule would apply to hospitals and doctors. A fair amount of medical care is, after all, …
Read Original Story: Budget Hawks Have a Buffet of Options With Health Bill – New York Times
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) — The Obama administration and two major lobbying groups are seeking to spur momentum for a health- care overhaul after the US Senate cleared the way for a floor debate that is likely to extend to Christmas or …
Read Original Story: White House, AARP Seek to Capitalize on Senate Health-Care Vote – Bloomberg
The New York Times Prescriptions Blog reports on a ripple in "the Senate’s predominant history as an old-boys’ club." It notes that "to move the bill forward for full debate, the Democrats’ last two crucial votes came from women: Senators Mary L. …
Read Original Story: Senate Personalities Shape, Debate Health Reform Bill – Kaiser Health News
Two bits of conventional wisdom are circulating about the health bill pending in Congress. One is that no health bill will pass unless it provides for a public option, a government-sponsored competitor to private insurers; …
Read Original Story: Triggering a Victory on Health Bill – Wall Street Journal
Over the weekend, the Senate commenced its historic debate on health reform legislation. So what are they talking about in what many call the world’s greatest deliberative body? Throughout this year’s debate, rather than making reasoned policy …
Read Original Story: Will Health Reform Opponents Face The Facts? – Huffington Post (blog)
Members of Congress are on their Thanksgiving break, but the debate surrounding health care reform rages on. Some Moderate Democrats oppose the so-called public option, the government run portion of the bill. Republicans criticize its cost and tax …
Read Original Story: Schumer Expects Bi-partisan Support For Senate Health Care Bill – FOX 40 News WICZ TV
The House and Senate will have a difficult time reconciling their healthcare reform bills on several key issues, including abortion funding and a public option, among others. By Gail Russell Chaddock | Staff writer/ November 24, 2009 edition Congress …
Read Original Story: Top four differences of Senate and House healthcare reforms bills – Christian Science Monitor
The House contender for a new health reform law is a done deal, while Senate Democrats have moved its version of a bill to the Senate floor. Once the final Senate bill passes, the next step is to reconcile the …
Read Original Story: How the health reform bill would affect you – Bankrate.com
