Health Reform in the House | Fact of the Day H.R. 3962 allows Medicaid to cover services provided by birth centers that are not hospitals, enhancing access and providing more choices for women. | | Follow Health Insurance Reform
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At The Time This Daily Dose Was Sent, Insured Americans Had Paid a “Hidden Tax” of $40,502,201,650 This Year In Additional Premium Costs To Cover Care For The Uninsured. Under the Microscope COMPROMISE CLOSE In the Senate, five moderate Democrats and five liberal Democrats have been meeting to solve the impasse over a public option in the Senate health insurance reform bill. The group is awaiting feedback from the Congressional Budget Office on their compromise options before moving forward on an agreement. On the Senate Floor, other amendments continue to be debated and this afternoon Senator Ben Nelson’s amendment regarding abortion may come to a vote. Yesterday White House advisors met again with Senate leadership to discuss the Senate’s progress on the bill. HEALTH CARE BY THE NUMBERS As Congress works to tackle a crisis that has plagued our country for decades, it’s important to remember what the health care crisis is currently costing our country and the cost of inaction to families, businesses, and taxpayers: Health Care By The Numbers [AARP Bulletin, 12/1/2009]
Health Care By the Numbers
[House Democratic Leadership, 10/29/2009]
Cost of Inaction [House Democratic Leadership, 10/29/2009]
Health Care Headlines Senate Turns To Health Bill's Major Obstacles
Seeking to resolve two contentious issues blocking health-care reform in the Senate, lawmakers began consideration Monday of an amendment to restrict abortion coverage, while Democrats closed in on alternatives to the public-insurance option. [Washington Post, 12/8/2009] Dems Weigh Temporary Medicare Expansion
Urgently seeking a deal on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, Democratic senators are considering temporarily opening the Medicare rolls to uninsured middle-aged people able to purchase the coverage. [Associated Press, 12/8/2009] Two Issues Threaten To Divide Senate Dems On Healthcare Reform
Two issues threaten to divide Senate Democrats as they struggle with the higher-profile question of whether to create a government-run health insurance plan. [The Hill, 12/7/2009] Restaurant Group Takes Place At Table
While many small businesses are fighting to block passage of health care reform, restaurant owners have decided to work for something they can support. [Politico, 12/8/2009] OPINION: The Medical Bill You Need To See
By Ezra Klein
We've had a pretty good discussion this year on the public option and on "death panels." But for all the hype over health-care reform, we have not done a very good job of talking about the health-care system itself -- in particular, why our system is so expensive. [Washington Post, 12/8/2009] OPINION: The GOP’s Strategy For Defeating Health Care
By Barbara Shelly
Something as sweeping as health care reform, we're being told, should have bipartisan support.
[Merced Sun-Star, 12/7/2009] | 