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At The Time This Daily Dose Was Sent, Insured Americans Had Paid a “Hidden Tax” of $37,176,750,807 This Year In Additional Premium Costs To Cover Care For The Uninsured. Under the Microscope STATE & DISTRICT RESOURCES House Members have returned to their districts this week to observe Veterans Day and meet with constituents on health care and other important issues. Below are resources with state and district specific health care-related information.
Health Care Headlines Obama Seeks Revision of Plan’s Abortion Limits
President Obama suggested Monday that he was not comfortable with abortion restrictions inserted into the House version of major health care legislation, and he prodded Congress to revise them. [New York Times, 11/10/2009] Senate Faces Abortion Rights Rift
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid found his health reform efforts seriously complicated Monday by the explosive issue of abortion, as key centrist senators said they wanted to see airtight language in the bill blocking federal funding for the procedure. [Politico, 11/9/2009] Groups Redirect Health-Care Ads to Cheer and Jeer Democrats
The House's passage Saturday of a sweeping health-care bill has pushed the advertising battle over reform into a new phase, as competing groups have taken to the airwaves to thank or punish Democrats for their votes. [Washington Post, 11/10/2009] Senate Democrats Look To Start Health Reform Debate Next Week
Senate Democratic leaders expect their long-awaited healthcare bill to hit the chamber floor as early as Monday. [The Hill, 11/9/2009] Democrats Raise Alarms Over Costs of Health Bills
As health care legislation moves toward a crucial airing in the Senate, the White House is facing a growing revolt from some Democrats and analysts who say the bills Congress is considering do not fulfill President Obama’s promise to slow the runaway rise in health care spending. [New York Times, 11/10/2009]
Read a related blog post from White House Budget Office Director, Peter Orszag. Oregon Small Businesses Back Health Reform Legislation
A coalition of small businesses from across the state endorsed the weekend vote by the U.S. House of Representatives that brought health care reform within one vote of the president’s desk. [KGW.com, 11/9/2009] Pelosi’s Deal-Making Skills Helped Save Health Care Bill
By Norman Ornstein
Whatever one thinks of the substance, and whatever happens from now on, the House Democrats’ victory Saturday on their health care reform package with only a single Republican supporter was a triumph of legislative maneuvering, with the biggest kudos going to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
[Roll Call, 11/10/2009] EDITORIAL: House Takes Bold Action
Reps. Shelley Berkley and Dina Titus, both Nevada Democrats, deserve praise for joining the House majority Saturday to approve a truly historic comprehensive health care insurance reform bill. It was a bold move that seeks to reverse generations of congressional failure by giving tens of millions of uninsured and underinsured Americans sufficient access to the nation’s health care system. [Las Vegas Sun, 11/10/2009] | 