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At the Time This Daily Dose Was Sent, Insured Americans Had Paid a “Hidden Tax” of $46,311,349,481 since January 1, 2009 in Additional Premium Costs to Cover Care for the Uninsured. Under the Microscope LEADER HOYER DELIVERS SPEECH ON 2010 AGENDA Today, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer delivered a speech at the National Press Club on the 2010 Agenda. While Hoyer stated that job creation and long-term deficit reductions were the most important priorities, “the objective of accessible, affordable, quality health care remains. It remains because every presidential candidate in 2008, from both parties, identified a health care crisis that is squeezing the middle class, and a status quo that cannot be sustained. It remains because Social Security and Medicare and Medicaid … are now a cherished part of our social compact. And it remains because in Massachusetts, the state that has already adopted a similar health care program, not even the Republican Senate candidate—who voted for the state plan—would speak against it.” House’s Hoyer Outlines Democrats’ Agenda
Some provisions in health care overhaul legislation can be dealt with individually, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Tuesday in a news conference outlining the Democrats' agenda for 2010. [Wall Street Journal, 1/26/2010]
Health Care Headlines Rx For Reform Needed
President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address on Wednesday may give him his last, best chance to reboot his health care agenda in the minds of the public and regain momentum shattered by the loss of the Senate Democrats’ 60-seat supermajority. [Roll Call, 1/26/2010] Decision Looms On Advancing Health Care Bill
Seeking to avert the collapse of major health care legislation, the White House and Democratic leaders in Congress face a crucial decision about whether to use a procedural maneuver that would allow them to advance the bill despite the loss of their 60-vote majority in the Senate.
[New York Times, 1/25/2010] GOP Struggles For Consensus On Health Care
Now that Democrats have lost their 60-vote, filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, Republicans have some ideas for how their stalled health overhaul can get started again: Find some bipartisanship. [NPR, 1/26/2010] In Health Debate, A Struggle to Balance State and Federal Roles
The question of equality, or inequality, among states is a major reason President Obama’s overhaul of America’s health care system, and the legislation in Congress to make it happen, seemed to reach the brink of collapse last week. [New York Times, 1/25/2010] Poll Shows Growing Fears On Health Care Overhaul
Fears about President Barack Obama's health care overhaul increased significantly in December, according to a new poll released as the legislation's future hangs in doubt. [Associated Press, 1/25/2010] EDITORIAL: Don’t Give Up Now
It would be a terrible mistake for Democrats to abandon comprehensive health care reform just because voters in the Massachusetts Senate race last week decided that they liked the Republican, Scott Brown, more than the Democrat, Martha Coakley. [New York Times, 1/26/2010] OPINION: Pass the Bill Now, Continued
By Harold Pollack, professor, University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
Timothy Jost and I assembled a letter signed by 51 health policy experts asking that the House pass the Senate bill and then fix this bill’s significant shortcomings through the reconciliation process.
[New Republic, 1/25/2010] | 