Health Reform in the House | Fact of the Day Seniors in Medicare must pay 20 percent of the cost of many preventive services on their own. For a colonoscopy that costs $700, this means that a senior must pay $140 – a price that can be prohibitively expensive. (CMS) | | Follow Health Insurance Reform
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At the Time This Daily Dose Was Sent, Insured Americans Had Paid a “Hidden Tax” of $47,841,860,920 since January 1, 2009 in Additional Premium Costs to Cover Care for the Uninsured. Under the Microscope HOW HEALTH REFORM WOULD HELP WOMEN: BY THE NUMBERS In the individual health insurance market, women often spend more money to receive less care. For example, women spend 68 percent more on health care during their reproductive years than men, yet only 12 percent of women with coverage in the individual market have a health insurance plan that covers pregnancy. For more statistics illustrating why health insurance reform is particularly important for women, read this recent Center for American Progress brief. Read reports on health insurance reform and women:
Health Care Headlines Obama Plans Bipartisan Summit on Health Care
President Obama said Sunday that he would convene a half-day bipartisan health care session at the White House to be televised live this month, a high-profile gambit that will allow Americans to watch as Democrats and Republicans try to break their political impasse. [New York Times, 2/8/2010] Obama Invites Republicans to Summit on Health Care
President Obama moved to jump-start the stalled health-care debate Sunday, inviting Republicans in Congress to participate in a bipartisan, half-day televised summit on the subject this month. [Washington Post, 2/8/2010] Exclusive: Sebelius Says Obama Will 'Accelerate' Health Care Reform After Bipartisan Meeting
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said on Monday that President Obama is willing to "add various elements" to health care legislation suggested by Republican lawmakers during an upcoming bipartisan meeting on the topic. [Huffington Post, 2/8/2010] Study Shows How Medicare Rewards MDs For Overuse
Medicare's move in 2005 to pay doctors to do bladder cancer surgery in their offices rather than in hospitals dramatically raised the number of procedures and overall health costs, U.S. researchers said on Monday. [Reuters, 2/8/2010] Read the study abstract. Clinton-Era Health Aides Push To Save Obama's Plan
Shock and awe. That's what survivors of the Clinton-era health care collapse are feeling as President Barack Obama's overhaul legislation wobbles in Congress. [Associated Press, 2/8/2010] The Antitrust Exemption For Health Insurers: Meaningful or Not?
With comprehensive health care legislation foundering in Congress, the House is turning to a narrower piece of legislation that lawmakers hope has widespread, populist appeal: repealing the antitrust exemption for health and medical liability insurers. [Kaiser Health News, 2/8/2010] Healthcare Lobby Looks to Jobs Bill As Vehicle For Medicare Fixes
Lobbyists for healthcare interests are eyeing the Senate jobs bill as a vehicle for several key priorities left behind when healthcare reform stalled. [The Hill, 2/7/2010] EDITORIAL: Back to the Drawing Board
The House is about to take up healthcare reform again, but not in a meaningful way. Lawmakers are expected to pass a bill this week that would repeal the federal antitrust exemption that insurance companies have enjoyed since 1945 -- a move that makes for little more than a good sound bite. [L.A. Times, 2/8/2010] OPINION: On Health Care: 'Finish the Kitchen'
By E.J. Dionne Jr.
If President Obama gets to sign a health-reform bill, as I believe he will, one reason may be Rep. Jay Inslee's difficult experience renovating his kitchen. [Washington Post, 2/8/2010] OPINION: Fairness Doctrine
By Jonathan Cohn
The idea that Republicans haven’t had a chance to present their ideas on health care reform is a bit mind-boggling. [New Republic, 2/8/2010] | 