thinkprogress.org HEALTH CARE Hoping Obama Fails Days before President Obama took office, hate radio talker Rush Limbaugh, the de-facto leader of the Republican Party, summed up his desired outcome for the Obama presidency in four words: “I hope Obama fails.” Just days after he uttered that statement, Limbaugh told his audience, “There’s one thing we [...]
Archive for July 24th, 2009
24 Jul
Broad Brush Issues
THE NEW YORK TIMES Where the Jobs Are nytimes.com – An estimated 2.8 million employees will get a raise today, as the federal minimum wage rises from $6.55 an hour to $7.25. Another 1.6 million whose hourly pay hovers around $7.25 are also expected to get a boost as employers adjust their pay scales to [...]
24 Jul
House Deal On Cutting Health Costs
Campaign for America’s Future By Bill Scher July 22, 2009 – 10:16am ET The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start the day. Cost-Cutting Health Commission Wins Support Blue Dogs give list of demands to WH. CQ Politics: “On Tuesday, members of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition [...]
24 Jul
CLOSE THE DONUT HOLE. NOW!
Right now the new House Bill would phase out the dreaded senior drug expense in 2023, 14 long years from now. The Medicare Rights Center Your Weekly Medicare Consumer Advocacy Update July 23, 2009 Medicare’s Part D drug benefit has a built-in gap in coverage known as the “doughnut hole,” when coverage stops and consumers [...]
24 Jul
America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009
H.R.3200 America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. CURRENT 111ST SESSION OF CONGRESS OpenCongress Summary: This is the House Democrats’ big health care reform bill. Broadly, it seeks to expand health care coverage to [...]
