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Health Bill Deal ‘Close’ Though Some Democrats – And All Republicans – Hold Out
Congressional Democrats, reportedly closing in on a final health reform agreement, are seeking to alleviate concerns of reluctant members. The Associated Press: “It will come down to a phenomenal effort by congressional leaders and the White House to win over skittish lawmakers after a year of incendiary debate …
Senate Test Vote Today On Bill To Extend COBRA Subsidy, Doc Fix And State Medicaid Funding
The Senate is poised to consider a measure today that would include extending subsidies for COBRA benefits and unemployment insurance, prevent the Medicare payment cut for doctors and provide additional funding to state Medicaid programs…
Neb. Bill Would Ban Abortion After 20 Weeks On Basis Of ‘Fetal Pain’
On Thursday, a Nebraska Legislature committee heard testimony on an abortion ban bill (LB 1103) that would require physicians to determine the probable gestational age of a fetus before an abortion and prohibit the procedure after 20 weeks’ gestation on the basis that the fetus might experience pain, the Lincoln Journal Star reports…
Jobs Bill Missing Medicaid Money For States, Governors Call For Change
The $15 billion jobs bill that passed the Senate Monday does not include additional matching funds for state Medicaid programs, but governors are continuing to ask for its inclusion as they look for other ways to plus state budget holes made from Medicaid liabilities.The (Springfield, Mo…
Obama Builds On Senate Health Bill In Hopes Of Broader Support
President Barack Obama’s health care proposal, an effort to resuscitate the debate, merges the separate legislation passed in the Senate and House “into a final version that could pass muster in both chambers,” The Washington Post reports. “Obama’s proposal takes the more modest Senate bill as his basic framework…
Neb. Clears Path For Consideration Of Bill Providing Prenatal Care To Undocumented Immigrants
Nebraska lawmakers voted 36-0 Wednesday to bypass a legislative rule preventing bills from being introduced more than 10 days into a new legislative session, thereby allowing consideration of a bill (LB 1110) that would continue public insurance coverage for pregnant undocumented immigrants, the Lincoln Journal Star reports (Hicks, Lincoln Journal Star, 2/17)…
Virginia AG Works To Increase Outpatient Treatment For Mentally Ill; Iowa Hospitals Oppose Medicare Fraud Bill
News outlets report on health care developments in Virginia, the District of Columbia, California, Iowa, Maryland, Maine and Michigan. The Virginia attorney general wants to increase access to outpatient treatment for the mentally ill, The Washington Post reports…
Pelosi Says House Could Pass Senate Bill Under Two-Track Approach
“Laying out a possible path to approving healthcare legislation, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) said Wednesday that the House should pass the Senate’s version and then use a process known as ‘budget reconciliation’ to make the changes some lawmakers are demanding,” The Los Angeles Times reports…
With Federal Health Bill Stalled, California Senate To Vote On Comprehensive, Medicare For All Healthcare Reform
With prospects for national healthcare reform dimming following Tuesday’s election in Massachusetts, a major bill that would establish universal healthcare, through a Medicare-for-all style reform, has been cleared today for a new vote in the California legislature. SB 810, The California Universal Healthcare Act, authored by Sen…
As Dems Look To Regroup, Pelosi Says House Will Not Pass Senate Reform Bill Without Changes
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday said Democrats in the House do not have enough votes to pass the Senate’s health care reform bill (HR 3590) in its current form, effectively removing that option from the table as party leadership weighs how to proceed with the legislation, Politico reports…
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