Posts Tagged ‘overhaul’
Democrats Take Aim At Deficit Targets, Continue To Wait For CBO Numbers On Health Overhaul
The Wall Street Journal: “With Congress just days away from an expected vote, Democrats still hadn’t settled on final language of the bill and until they do the Congressional Budget Office can’t release an estimate for how much the complete package would cost.” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D., Md…
Lobbyists Continue Efforts To Influence Health Overhaul
Here’s a look at some last-minute lobbying campaigns and what impact they may have had. The Washington Post: “Language in both the House and Senate bills would reward hospitals for efficiency in their Medicare spending, a dramatic change in the formula for parceling out the public dollars, which can account for as much as half of a hospital’s budget…
Republicans Bitter About Deals, Resigned About Likely Overhaul Passage
After a series of last minute deals paved the way for Senate Democrats to move forward with health overhaul legislation, Republicans lashed out, but also acknowledged that their options for fighting the legislation at this late date are limited. Bloomberg/BusinessWeek: “The debate over legislation overhauling the U.S…
Federal Health Overhaul Could Force State Changes
The bills pending in Congress could alter some restrictions on insurers and channel money to state health programs. The House bill includes, for instance, $23.5 billion to “allow Congress to continue pumping billions in new short-term aid to states to cover Medicaid costs that have increased with rising unemployment in the past year,” The Washington Post reports.
House Republicans Offer Health Overhaul Plan
House Republicans unveiled their health reform proposal Tuesday night. Their alternative health care bill “would reward states for reducing the number of uninsured, limit damages in medical malpractice lawsuits and allow small businesses to band together and buy insurance exempt from most state regulation,” The New York Times reports.
Senate Might See Health Overhaul Vote Slip Into 2010
Democrats are, by many accounts, a long way from agreement among their own members on a health care reform bill. Politico reports that “Democrats have blown so many deadlines for getting health reform done this year that insiders are increasingly skeptical they can finish by year’s end – and some even suggest the effort might slip to a new deadline, before the State of the Union address.
GOP Leaders Keep Up The Criticism About Democratic-Backed Health Overhaul Plans
Republicans are standing united – mostly – against health care reform in Congress as they try to make the case that Democratic-backed reforms are the wrong way to go. The New York Times: “The Republicans’ opposition is a remarkable display of the unity emerging against the broader Obama agenda as a dangerous expansion of government.
Even While Considering Major Overhaul, Democrats Expand Government Role In Public Health
“As if hedging their bets on health reform, Democrats are emphasizing smaller but still significant health-related investments this year, from food safety and community health centers to a greater emphasis on rooting out abuses in Medicare and Medicaid,” Politico reports. “It’s a far cry from the more ambitious government-backed insurance option proposed by President Barack Obama and House Democrats.
Health Care Overhaul Could Include Changes To Doctor Payments
The Wall Street Journal reports that “Democratic centrists said they won a tentative commitment from the White House to back a proposal to curb the growth of Medicare costs. … One proposal pushed both by President Barack Obama and some centrists is to give the executive branch the authority to implement cuts to Medicare spending that would be recommended by independent experts.
Senate Finance Committee Releases Policy Paper Describing Options To Pay For Health Overhaul
Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and ranking member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Monday released a 41-page document outlining policy options for financing health care reform, The Hill reports (Young, The Hill, 5/18).
Rx Drug Compare
Translator
By N2H