Health Reform in the House | Fact of the Day H.R. 3962 requires that full-time directors of food services at nursing facilities or skilled nursing facilities be Certified Dietary Managers, Dietetic Technicians, or have equivalent military, academic, or other qualifications as specified by the Secretary. | | Follow Health Insurance Reform
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At The Time This Daily Dose Was Sent, Insured Americans Had Paid a “Hidden Tax” of $38,244,251,433 This Year In Additional Premium Costs To Cover Care For The Uninsured. Under the Microscope SENATE DRAFT BILL Last night after a Caucus meeting, Senate leadership released their merged health insurance reform bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The Act is fully paid for and will provide coverage to over 94 percent of Americans, while reducing the deficits over time. Read the short summary.
Read the short summary of immediate benefits. Senate Unveils Health-Care Bill
Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid presented an $848 billion health-care overhaul package on Wednesday that would extend coverage to 31 million Americans and reform insurance practices while adding an array of tax increases, including a rise in payroll taxes for high earners. [Washington Post, 11/19/2009]
Health Care Headlines Senate Girds For Historic Debate On Health Bill
After months of maneuvering, the Senate stands at the brink of a historic battle over health care with President Barack Obama and his allies on one side and Republicans, outnumbered but unflinching, on the other. [Associated Press, 11/18/2009] Reid Rolling Out Big Guns to Push Healthcare Bill to 60 Needed Votes
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has recruited an all-star team of former senators — Vice President Joe Biden, Tom Daschle and Ken Salazar — to push healthcare reform over the finish line. [The Hill, 11/18/2009] Key Differences in the Health Care Plans
The health care proposals from the House and the Senate are broadly similar but differ on some major issues. [New York Times, 11/19/2009] Rising Prices of Drugs Lead to Call for Inquiry
Democrats in Congress asked for two separate investigations of drug industry pricing Wednesday as they continue working on legislation to overhaul the nation’s health care system. [New York Times, 11/19/2009] Screening Policy Won’t Change, U.S. Officials Say
The Obama administration distanced itself Wednesday from new standards on breast cancer screening that were recommended this week by a federally appointed task force, saying government insurance programs would continue to cover routine mammograms for women starting at age 40. [New York Times, 11/19/2009] OPINION: The Wrong Side of History
By Nicholas D. Kristof
Critics storm that health care reform is “a cruel hoax and a delusion.” Ads in 100 newspapers thunder that reform would mean “the beginning of socialized medicine.” [New York Times, 11/19/2009] | 