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" Now that the House has passed major health-care legislation, the pressure is building on Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., to pass a bill by President Obama's Christmas deadline. Reid has an even harder task in front of him than House Speaker Nancy Pelosi did ." [ Examiner ] Yes, because there are a few Democrats in the Senate Caucus who have "issues" with the public option,...
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The Lords of Entitlement Every medical insurance decision will be subject to rationing by politics. Speaker Nancy Pelosi defied policy logic and public opinion late Saturday night, ramming through the House a nearly 2,000-page health-care leviathan that counts as the biggest expansion of the federal government since the New Deal. As President Obama likes to say, this was a "teachable moment"...
Fascinating reality check from the Center for American Progress , with a local twist: Under the Republican health care alternative filed in the House, young and healthy individuals can purchase policies from insurers that don't abide by local benefit or rate standards. The Republican bill allows the health insurer to choose a "primary state" "whose covered laws shall govern the health...
-Posted by D. Worth (US) | for- M. Barbay (in France) Chants of Kill the Bill ; as the Dems push it up over 1.8 trillion... CBO Scores Republican Plan: Costs a Mere $61 Billion, Cuts $68 Billion from Deficit, Reduces Premiums Up to Ten Percent —Ace read more. But then, successful Health Care, beneficial for the economy, is not really what the Democrats are looking for, is it? ... If not, 2010...
The August Congressional Budget Office budget forecast for the fiscal year that began last month says that Uncle Sam will take in $2.264 trillion from October 2009 through September 2010. That's an increase of 7.6% over fiscal 2009's intake of $2.105 trillion . Though it won't be official until Tim Geithner's crew releases its Monthly Treasury Statement next week, it's virtually certain that the government's...
By Maria Armental CRANSTON, R.I. -- A 16-year-old girl found unconscious in an Aetna Street house Tuesday afternoon remains in critical condition at Hasbro Children's Hospital, the police said. Rescue crews responded to a report of an unknown medical situation at 5 Aetna St. at 3:33 p.m. on Tuesday, according to a statement issued by the police. Three minutes later, rescue personnel requested police...
Nine Universal Health Care Supporters Arrested At Lieberman's Office | TPM LiveWire Nine people protesting in favor of universal health care were arrested for unlawful entry this morning after occupying the office of Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), according to Capitol Police. Protesters chanted "Everyone in and no one out, universal health care now!" and "Represent Connecticut, not AETNA!"...
They came, they sat, they chanted : 8 Protesters backing a universal health care system briefly occupied Sen. Joe Lieberman's office this morning. Protesters were arrested, one by one, and dragged out of his office amid chants of "Everyone in and noone out, universal healthcare now!" and "Represent Connecticut, not AETNA!" Activists hopefully moving the Overton Window - in our...
As thousands of conservative activists descend on Washington’s Mall to protest the government takeover of 1/6 of our economy, another protest on the public option ensued [ video linked* ] . Nearly a score of Marxist protesters filled** the office of Sen. Lieberman, chanting “Everyone in and no one out, universal healthcare now!” and “Represent Connecticut, not AETNA!”....
HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aetna (NYSE: AET) announced today that Joseph M. Zubretsky, executive vice president and chief financial officer, is scheduled to make a presentation at the Credit Suisse Healthcare Conference on Nov. 12, 2009, in Phoenix, AZ. Aetna’s presentation is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time (9:30 a.m. Mountain Time). Investors, analysts and the general public...
Nine health care reform activists were arrested this morning while staging a sit-in inside Senator Joseph Lieberman's congressional office in Washington, D.C. The activists were there representing an organization called Mobilization for Health Care For All. Explaining their reasons for their actions, student activist Jason Ortiz said, "we staged a sit-in at Senator Lieberman's office this morning...
So nine martyr-combatants stormed and briefly occupied the office of Joe Lieberman this morning. After chanting about health care—”Everyone in and no one out, universal health care now!” and “Represent Connecticut, not AETNA!”—they were dragged away and arrested. MEANWHILE: We have not yet heard from Editor Jim Newell this morning! [TPM] Joe Lieberman - Connecticut...