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At Finance Committee, Fireworks Surround Efforts To Add Drug Discount, Eliminate Individual Mandate
The Senate Finance Committee on Thursday defeated an amendment that sought to squeeze more money out of pharmaceutical companies to help pay for the costs of changing the health care system. The panel’s vote was a victory for President Obama and Finance Chairman Max Baucus.
Over 120 Patient Advocacy Groups Support Legislation To Eliminate Two-Year Medicare Waiting Period
The Coalition to End the Two-Year Wait for Medicare, over 120 organizations who work to ensure access to health care for people with disabilities, enthusiastically supports the introduction of Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2009, S.700 and H.R.1708, which would eliminate the unjustifiable two-year delay in coverage for people with severe disabilities who are waiting to become eligible for Medicare coverage.
Utah Joint Resolution Would Eliminate Medicaid Qualified Asset Tests
Utah state Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck (D) is sponsoring a joint resolution calling for the elimination of Medicaid’s qualified asset tests, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. Utah is one of four states that use the asset tests to determine Medicaid eligibility. The tests make Medicaid applicants ineligible for coverage if they have assets such as bank accounts or valuable furniture.
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