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At The Time This Daily Dose Was Sent, Insured Americans Had Paid a “Hidden Tax” of $38,359,588,123 This Year In Additional Premium Costs To Cover Care For The Uninsured. Under the Microscope GEARING UP FOR THE WEEKEND Today the Senate opened a two-day Floor debate on the motion to proceed. Senate Majority Leader Reid has announced that Senators will vote Saturday around 8:00 p.m. on a motion to allow the Senate to begin debate on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Vice President Biden and other members of the Administration, as well as other prominent Democrats including former Senate Majority Leader Daschle, have been talking with Senators in preparation for the vote on the motion. Stage Set For Saturday Senate Vote On Reid’s Proposed Bill
The Senate will take its first crucial vote on healthcare overhaul legislation Saturday night, with three key Democrats appearing to lean toward a vote to start debate. [11/20/2009]
Read about Senator Nelson's plan to vote 'yes' here. Read materials on the Senate’s health insurance reform legislation.
Health Care Headlines Reid Pushes for Votes on Health-Care Bill
Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid worked Thursday to nail down the votes needed to move to a final debate on health-care legislation, but a tepid assessment of the public insurance plan he crafted emerged as the latest potential obstacle to the passage of the far-reaching changes.
[Washington Post, 11/20/2009] Reid Builds Anticipation On Healthcare: 'We'll Find Out When Votes Are Taken'
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is not making any bold predictions before Saturday’s vote to proceed on healthcare reform. [The Hill, 11/19/2009] CBO: House Bill Cuts Deficit More Than Senate Version
Score one for the House, perhaps. The Congressional Budget Office revised its estimate of the House health care bill Thursday, saying it would shrink the deficit by $139 billion in the first decade, $30 billion more than earlier estimates and $9 billion more than the Senate bill unveiled Wednesday by Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.). [Roll Call, 11/20/2009] Hoyer Was Healthcare’s Middle Man
As hundreds of Democrats erupted in thunderous applause when the House healthcare bill crossed the 218-vote threshold, a group of conservative Blue Dog Democrats who opposed the bill sat silently in the center of the chamber. [The Hill, 11/20/2009] EDITORIAL: Who's Afraid To Debate Health Reform?
The health-reform legislation unveiled Wednesday night deserves to be considered on the Senate floor. This is the only real question facing wavering senators who have concerns about particular provisions or about the overall reach and cost of the measure. The right answer is to allow the proposal to go forward.
[Washington Post, 11/20/2009] EDITORIAL: The Controversy Over Mammograms
An expert panel’s recommendation that mammography screening to detect breast cancer be scaled back has caused consternation among women and doctors and prompted some attempts to connect the results to the debate over health care. It is important to keep the findings and recommendations in perspective.
[New York Times, 11/20/2009] OPINION: A Leap Forward To Better Care
By Peter R. Orszag, Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget
The nation stands on the verge of achieving fundamental health-care reform. For the first time in history, the House of Representatives has enacted comprehensive health-reform legislation, and the Senate has begun its own debate. [Washington Post, 11/20/2009] | 