Wow. Health reform has gotten really interesting. Major changes are occurring almost daily as the Senate searches for a proposal that will get 60 votes. OK, we will drop the public option plan but we’re adding Medicare for people aged …
Read Original Story: Let the Real Healthcare Debate Begin! – U.S. News & World Report (blog)
I honestly don’t know whether the Senate will pass a health care bill this year. On the one hand, the obstacles seem almost insuperable; on the other, there are some very smart people working very hard to …
Read Original Story: Health care: The irrational issue – Politico
Susan Getka left her job 18 months ago to care for her elderly father and mentally ill brother. Her sacrifice came at a cost: She was unable to buy health insurance from private insurers because she had a …
Read Original Story: For many, benefits from health care legislation are years away – Baltimore Sun
Small businesses in California could benefit from national health reform because current proposals would allow them to pool together to get lower premiums to provide coverage to their workers. In addition, overhaul legislation in both chambers would …
Read Original Story: Small Businesses Could Be Helped by Health Reform – California Healthline
Aside from what the politicians are saying — what do the small business owners say they want and need? Some complained to Fox News that they never see the elected officials who so often pontificate on the House or Senate floor about the needs of small …
Read Original Story: Job Hunt: Small Business in the US – FOXNews (blog)
Congratulations America, You may actually win the battle over health care. I should probably say, congratulations taxpayers who care about long-term stability of the United States. The senates health care plan has had a hard time flying, heck it can’t …
Read Original Story: Health Care Plan May be Dead – PoliticalLore.com (blog)
LD Schmidt is a working man who arrives, in sickness and in health, at his small midtown Sacramento electronics shop to repair audio equipment. Schmidt lacks health insurance, and hopes that the health care overhaul being debated …
Read Original Story: Health care overhaul bills would benefit small businesses – MiamiHerald.com
With Senate Dems furiously scrambling to arrive at a compromise health care bill, progressives have reached a point where most fear a health care bill more than they initially hoped for it. For politician with reputations to manicure, a health care …
Read Original Story: Why Disease Care Reform Will Never Reform Health Care – Huffington Post (blog)
In giving himself "a solid B-plus" for his presidency to date, President Obama also showed how high a political premium he places on new health care legislation. "B-plus because of the things that are undone. Health care is not yet signed. …
Read Original Story: Obama gives himself a B-plus — an A-minus if health care passes – USA Today
Almost every day one of my patients asks my opinion on health care reform. The short answer is that extending coverage to another 30 million Americans is a worthwhile goal but the timing is wrong. In the face of a $1.5 trillion budget deficit this year …
Read Original Story: Letter: Medicare cuts won't improve health care – Eagle Tribune
