The Truth-O-Meter Says: Bill Pascrell on Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 in a speech on the House floor Pascrell says up to 22,000 Americans die yearly because they don’t have health insurance The debate over reforming the U.S. health care system has inspired a torrent of often conflicting statistics. We will look at three assertions made [...]
Archive for July 31st, 2009
31 Jul
The Health Care Debate: Another Country Heard From
Featured blog entries 7/24/09 10:38 AM Health Care for All 501c(3) One of the big differences between the 1993 Hillarycare debate and our current conversation is that we’re hearing a lot more fact and lot less fiction about how other countries’ systems actually work. Thank the Internet. Back in 1993, the “Harry and Louise” ads [...]
31 Jul
Answers to Questions about Obama’s Health Care Reform Plan
President Obama’s Health Care Reform Plan By Deborah White, About.com “ ” Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images This article explains and simplifies answers to key questions about President Obama’s health care reform plan provisions, ideas, and rationale, in the President’s own words. Why Does Health Care Need to Be Reformed? “Right now, premiums for families that have [...]
31 Jul
SENIORS AIR DOUBTS TO OBAMA
President Tries to Allay Fears Over Cuts to Medicare Spending, Says Waste Is Target By JANET ADAMY Wall St. Journal WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday sought to reassure senior citizens that squeezing billions of dollars from Medicare spending won’t hurt their benefits. He also defended a proposal aimed at encouraging Americans to make [...]
31 Jul
The Max Baucus Committee
By Ezra Klein | July 28, 2009s: Washington Post Health Reform There’s been a lot of anxiety over leaks outlining the compromises being made in the Senate Finance Committee’s health-care plan. Among these compromises is a rejection of the public option and the absence of an employer mandate. Disappointing stuff. But, at this point, completely [...]
31 Jul
HEALTH CARE Sorting Myth From Reality Congress may be moving one step closer to reforming health care, as the Senate Finance Committee nears agreement on a bipartisan compromise. Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) vowed that the committee would wrap up its work by the end of next week. This deal, however, will most [...]
31 Jul
HOUSE COMPROMISE WOULD LET MEDICARE NEGOTIATE DRUG PRICES
CQ TODAY MIDDAY UPDATE July 31, 2009 – 2:24 p.m. The government would be authorized to negotiate prices in Medicare’s prescription drug program under an agreement Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats struck Friday on its health overhaul bill. The panel, rushing to finish its part of the huge bill before leaving later in the day [...]
