Health Reform in the House | Fact of the Day In the health insurance reform bill, there are many provisions for expanding the nation’s health workforce, including scholarship and loan repayment programs, and expanded recruitment, training, and retention programs. | | Follow Health Insurance Reform
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At The Time This Daily Dose Was Sent, Insured Americans Had Paid a “Hidden Tax” of $34,208,410,847 This Year In Additional Premium Costs To Cover Care For The Uninsured. Under the Microscope The Underinsured In case you missed it, Commonwealth Fund vice president Sarah Collins gave testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing this week on The Growing Problem of Underinsurance in the United States: What It Means For Working Families And How Health Reform Will Help. Read more from the hearing “Insured But Not Covered: The Problem of Underinsurance.”
Health Care Headlines Pelosi: Time To Know Where Caucus Stands On Public HealthCare Option
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday told fellow Democrats the time has come for all members of the party to say where they stand on the government-run health insurance program. [The Hill, 10/15/2009] Read a related article. Obama Urges Democrats To Be Patient On Health Care
President Barack Obama is asking his hard-core Democratic supporters for patience and trust as he tries to stave off criticism that his administration has been slow in fulfilling promises he made as a candidate. [Associated Press, 10/16/2009] Rising Health Care Costs Mean Less Pay, Fewer Raises, Lost Jobs
Bruce Richmond always intended to offer health insurance to his 14 employees who manufacture thermal hearth pads that fit underneath pellet stoves and fireplaces. “My wife and I consider it a moral obligation to try to provide health care to our employees if we can,” he says, even though neither his Chinese nor Canadian competitors are burdened by health care costs. [AARP Bulletin Today, 10/16/2009] Influential AMA's Support For Reform Is Far From Certain
At the dawn of the Cold War, when President Harry S. Truman set forth a plan for national health insurance, the American Medical Association denounced it as "one of the final, irrevocable steps toward state socialism," warning that the idea "would not only jeopardize the health of our people, but would gravely endanger our freedom." [Washington Post, 10/16/2009] Democrats Address Their Own Rifts On Health Care
Deep fissures among Senate Democrats became evident on Thursday as lawmakers moved closer to a floor debate on legislation to remake the health care system. [New York Times, 10/16/2009] Senate Move On Medicare Payments Sets Up Pay-Go Showdown With House
Already at odds over healthcare, the Democratically controlled House and Senate are now on a collision course over legislation to require both chambers to pay for everything they pass. [The Hill, 10/15/2009] Health Bills Agree On Enhancing Kid’s Dental Care
Each of the key national health proposals calls for expanding coverage of pediatric dental care, long a concern of children's health advocates. [NPR, 10/14/2009] | 