After a year of 5 proposed major health care bills, markups on these bills, reconciliation and every other possible means by which legislation can be agreed upon and sent to the President, finally there will be a new health care system in the U.S. The bill itself is 2000+ pages and, depending upon the provision,… Continue reading Can Health Care Reform Be Implemented? Doubtful.
After a Sunday afternoon debate, including drama, and what seemed like all members of Congress taking the floor to verbalize their opinions, House Democrats garnered enough votes to pass the Reconciliation Act of 2010. Bart Stupak (D. Michigan) announced at a 4pm press conference that, as a result of an agreement with an executive order… Continue reading House Democrats Whipped into Shape by Executive Order
After literally thousands of pages of legislation, days of debate, and a seven hour healthcare summit, the House and the Senate are no closer to an overhaul of the healthcare system than they were a year ago. It is not only bipartisan support that continues to be an issue; the disagreement has progressed to a… Continue reading White House Easter Egg Hunt: New Venue for Healthcare Reform
After months of attempting to craft a bipartisan bill that would overhaul our health care system, it would seem, after President Obama’s State of the Union Address, that health care reform is dying a slow death. The lead Democrats have moved on to the next item on their agenda. While the President has, in the… Continue reading Democrats try CPR to Resuscitate Health Care Reform
In what might have been the most widely reported non election day contest, the Massachusetts special senate election dealt health care reform what may be its final blow. While the need for some health care reform continues to be important for Americans, the approach by which President Obama hoped to achieve that goal is clearly… Continue reading Red Sox win Game 7 of the 2010 Health Care World Series
The House and the Senate are behind closed doors hammering out health care reform. President Obama had indicated that he would like to see the final bill on his desk before the State of the Union address, most likely January 26th. There are still differences, however, between the two bills that must be ironed out.… Continue reading Shopping for a car? Your health insurance may be a Cadillac.
With nine days to go until Christmas, Senators are under the gun to garner the 60 votes needed to pass a health care reform bill. There are still several outstanding issues remaining to be resolved before the bill can be presented for full Senate approval. Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) is committed to vote as late… Continue reading Health Care: What’s Hot and What’s Not For Christmas
On Monday November 30, the Senate began debating the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” also known as the senate overhaul health care bill. The Senate was able to secure the 60 votes necessary to pass the bill for debate, however, this in no way translates into Senate approval and many key Senators have been… Continue reading Botox or Botax for Christmas?
There is so much legislation being proposed that it is difficult to understand what it will mean to individuals and small businesses. With the World Series upon us, it may be an ideal time to think about health care reform and how baseball and the World Series may help people see how the various proposals… Continue reading Use the World Series to Understand Health Care Reform
It’s impossible not to read or hear that the Senate Finance Committee has approved the Baucus health care bill with a 14-9 vote. Senator Olympia Snowe (R. Maine) in a move that was widely expected, voted with the Democratic majority on the committee. The passage of this bill is viewed by many as a major… Continue reading Health Care Reform Forecast: Snowe Day?
